Ben Lawers 2nd & 3rd July 2011 Leader: Peter Gateley
Species list for Ben Lawers: 2nd
July 2011
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Adoxa moschatellina Moscatel
Agrostis capillaris Common Bent
Alchemilla alpina Alpine ladies-mantle
Alchemilla
species Lady's-mantle species
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Asplenium viride Green spleenwort
Bellis perennis Daisy
Betula pendula Silver Birch
Betula pubescens Downy Birch
Blechnum spicant Hard Fern
Botrychium lunaria Moonwort
Briza media Quaking-grass
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Caltha palustris Marsh-marigold
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
Cardamine pratensis Cuckooflower
Carex binervis Green-ribbed Sedge
Carex nigra Common Sedge
Carex saxatilis Russet sedge
Cerastium alpinum Alpine mouse-ear
Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear
Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage.
Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle
Corylus avellana Hazel
Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail
Cystopteris fragilis Brittle Bladder-fern
Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Draba incana Hoary whitlowgrass
Empetrum nigrum Crowberry
Epilobium anagallidifolium Alpine willowherb
Equisetum palustre Marsh Horsetail
Equisetum sylvaticum Wood Horsetail
Erica tetralix Cross-leaved Heath
Eriophorum angustifolium Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum vaginatum Hare's-tail Cottongrass
Euphrasia sp. Eyebright species
Festuca rubra Red Fescue
Festuca vivipara Viviparous fescue
Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw
Gaultheria mucronata Prickly Heath
Geranium sylvaticum Wood Cranesbill
Gnaphalium supinum Dwarf cudweed
Helictotrichon pratense Meadow Oat-grass
Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-grass
Huperzia selago Fir clubmoss
Juncus conglomeratus Compact Rush
Juncus effusus Soft Rush
Juncus squarrosus Heath Rush
Juncus triglumis Three-flowered rush
Linum catharticum Purging Flax
Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Trefoil
Luzula multiflora Heath Woodrush
Luzula spicata Spiked woodrush
Luzula sylvatica Great Woodrush
Lycopodium clavatum Stag's-horn clubmoss
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean
Meum athamanticum Spignel
Minuartia sedoides Cyphel
Molinia caerulea Purple Moor-grass
Montia fontana Blinks
Myosotis alpestris Alpine forget-me-not
Nardus stricta Mat-grass
Oreopteris limbosperma Lemon-scented Fern
Oxalis acetosella Wood Sorrel
Oxyria digyna Mountain sorrel
Pedicularis sylvatica Lousewort
Persicaria vivipara Viviparous bistort
Pinguicula vulgaris Butterwort
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Poa alpina Alpine meadowgrass
Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
Polygala vulgaris Milkwort
Polystichum lonchitis Holly Fern
Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog Pondweed
Potentilla crantzii Alpine cinquefoil
Potentilla erecta Tormentil
Racomitrium lanuginosum Woolly fringe-moss
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle
Rubus saxatilis Stone bramble
Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort
Salix aurita Eared Willow
Salix herbacea Least willow
Saxifraga aizoides Yellow saxifrage
Saxifraga hypnoides Mossy saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia Purple saxifrage
Saxifraga stellaris Starry saxifrage
Sedum rosea Roseroot
Selaginella selaginoides Lesser clubmoss
Sibbaldia procumbens Sibbaldia
Silene acaulis Moss Campion
Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod
Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan
Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious
Thalictrum alpinum Alpine meadow-rue
Tofieldia pusilla Scottish asphodel
Trichophorum germanicum Deergrass
Trifolium repens White Clover
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry
Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell
Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia humifusa Mountain thyme-leaved speedwell
Viola lutea Mountain Pansy
Species list for Black Wood: 3rd July 2011
Ajuga reptans Bugle
Alnus glutinosa Alder
Anemone nemorosa Wood Anemone
Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica
Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern
Betula pendula Silver Birch
Betula pubescens Downy Birch
Blechnum spicant Hard Fern
Briza media Quaking-grass
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Campanula rotundifolia Harebell
Carex binervis Green-ribbed Sedge
Carex pallescens Pale Sedge
Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb
Conopodium majus Pignut
Cytisus scoparius Broom
Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot
Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern
Festuca rubra Red Fescue
Festuca vivipara Viviparous fescue
Fraxinus
excelsior Ash
Gymnadenia
borealis Heath fragrant-orchid
Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern
Hypericum pulchrum Slender St John's-wort
Lathyrus linifolius Bitter-vetch
Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Trefoil
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel
Melampyrum pratense Cow-wheat
Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury
Molinia caerulea Purple Moor-grass
Oreopteris limbosperma Lemon-scented Fern
Oxalis acetosella Wood Sorrel
Phegopteris connectilis Beech Fern
Pinguicula vulgaris Butterwort
Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine
Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain
Polygala serpyllifolia Heath Milkwort
Populus tremula Aspen
Primula vulgaris Primrose
Prunella vulgaris Selfheal
Prunus padus Bird Cherry
Pteridium aquilinum Bracken
Pyrola minor Common wintergreen
Quercus robur English Oak
Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup
Rhinanthus minor Yellow-rattle
Rubus saxatilis Stone bramble
Salix pentandra Bay Willow
Sanicula europaea Sanicle
Sorbus aucuparia Mountain Ash
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan
Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Scabious
Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue
Trientalis europaea Chickweed wintergreen
Vicia sepium Bush Vetch
Viola riviniana Wood-dog-violet
Species list for
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved
Sandwort
Calluna vulgaris Heather
Carex
pulicaris Flea
Sedge
Carex
rostrata Bottle
Sedge
Dactylorhiza maculata Heath
Spotted-orchid
Drosera rotundifolia Round-leaved
Sundew
Equisetum
palustre Marsh
Horsetail
Erica
cinerea Bell
Heather
Erica
tetralix Cross-leaved
Heath
Festuca ovina Sheep's
Fescue
Festuca rubra Red
Fescue
Hypericum pulchrum Slender
St John's-wort
Juncus
acutiflorus Sharp-flowered
Rush
Juncus conglomeratus Compact
Rush
Juncus
effusus Soft
Rush
Juncus
squarrosus Heath
Rush
Lysimachia nemorum Yellow
Pimpernel
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean
Molinia caerulea Purple
Moor-grass
Myrica gale Bog-myrtle
Pedicularis palustris Marsh
Lousewort
Pedicularis sylvatica Lousewort
Phragmites australis Reed
Potamogeton polygonifolius Bog
Pondweed
Salix
aurita Eared
Willow
Saxifraga aizoides Yellow
saxifrage
Triglochin palustris Marsh
Arrow-grass
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry
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