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Table 1- Plant records from 1975 onwards
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"Stace" indicates the page number of the plant in Stace 2nd Edition
# indicate that the species referred to (mostly trees - some shrubs) are planted specimens.
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Stace
Species
Common Name
Location
       
  PTERIDOPHYTA    
11 Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail N5
13 Ophioglossum vulgatum Adder's Tongue M5 by headstone to Painter 95536, 1979; still present June 1996. Not found since.
18 Polypodium vulgare Polypody M3 growing from a gravestone on west side of Chapel Avenue 1994; still present June 1996
20 Pteridium aquilinum Bracken O3 in The Birches 2007
22 Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue Fern M4 by headstone to Whitehead 1980's
24 Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort M4 growing in a drain on east side of Forges Rd. 13/7/80
27 Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Growing in a drain on east side of Forges Rd. 13/7/80; O3 by Old Crematorium Pond.
33 Dryopteris filix-mas Male Fern M4 on tombstone near Chapel corner of Church & Central Avenue 5/8/79; P3
35 Dryopteris dilatata Buckler Fern M3 on grave E. side of Church Avenue.
35 Dryopteris borreri Golden-scaled Male Fern Base of tree S. of old crematorium, 1995; June 1996
  GYMNOSPERMAE    
38# Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree O5
41# Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir  
41# Picea breweriana Brewer's Spruce  
43# Larix decidua European Larch  
44# Cedrus deodora Deodar M4 two trees; N3 one tree; N4 one tree; O3 two trees
44# Cedrus libani Cedar of Lebanon M4 five trees; N3 two trees; N4 four trees; O3 one tree
44# Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar  
44# Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine  
45# Pinus nigra laricio Corsican Pine M2, a number of trees by boundary fence. P2 eleven trees near railway
45# Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine L4/M4 two trees by W. Boundary Road; M5 a few trees by boundary fence, lopped in March 1994.
46# Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood M3 by Church Ave. near main entrance
49# Cupressus macrocarpa Monterey Cypress M3/4 a four-boled specimen between Central and Church Avenues. 26/03/94
49# x Cupressocyparis leylandii Leyland Cypress  
49# Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lawson's Cypress M4 four trees; N4 tall tree near crematorium east of St. Andrews Road
51# Araucaria araucana Monkey-puzzle  
51 Taxus baccata Yew O3 in wood and elsewhere; many planted specimens
 
ANGIOSPERMAE:
DICOTYLEDONES
  
78 Caltha palustris Marsh Marigold N3 Crematorium Pond. Double-flowered form 29/3/81
80 Eranthis hyemalis Winter Aconite  
88 Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup O3/4
88 Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup N5 O3/4
88 Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup O4
90 Ranunculus sceleratus Celery-leaved Buttercup N5; 03/4 in the Birches Pond 2007
90 Ranunculus lingua Great Spearwort N3, By New Crematorium Pond, 18/06/08
91 Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine Various areas e.g. M4,N4, N2 in grass by St. Dionis Road, 20/03/94.
95 Aquilegia spp. Columbine  
101 Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape M5 close to boundary fence 27/4/79
103 Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy N5 O3/4
103 Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy N5 O3/4
107 Pseudofumaria (Corydalis) lutea Yellow fumitory M3/4 On gravestone east side of Church Avenue near chapel; N3 by waterfall in catacomb pond.
110 Fumaria officinalis Common Fumitory N5 Rubbish tip 9/6/77
111 Platanus x hybrida (P. x hispanica) London Plane L4 an avenue of trees along West Boundary Road
114 Ulmus procera English Elm  
115 Ulmus carpinifolia (Ulmus minor agg. MILLER ) Smooth-leaved Elm P2 a tree in south of Glade Road
117 Urtica dioica var. angustifolia Wimm. and Grab. Nettle N5 O3/4
119# Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Caucasian Wing Nut   

 M4, a tree with a number of suckers nearby. Corner of Central Avenue near Chapel
120 Castanea sativa

Sweet Chestnut       

  
120 Fagus sylvatica Beech M5, specimen in lawn; O2 'heterophylla'; O3 'purpurea'
122 Quercus cerris Turkey Oak N4 nr. chapel
122 Quercus petraea Sessile Oak P2 sapling by fence 6/91
122 Quercus ilex Holm Oak L4 by West Boundary Road, regenerating, numerous specimens
123 Quercus robur English Oak N5 O5
124 Betula pendula Silver Birch O3 A tree labelled B. verrucosa; nearby another labelled B. pubescens but this tree looks more like B. pendula
140 Chenopodium album Fat Hen N5 O3
144 Atriplex patula Common Orache L5 by house fence in alley leading to bridle path; O3
144 Atriplex hastata Spear-leaved Orache (R.Baker: Dump area 29/9/79)
156 Montia perfoliata Spring Beauty M4 13/5/79; O4
162 Stellaria media Common Chickweed M5 N5 03/4
165 Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear O4 pavement edge of Poplar Rd. at junction with side road, 22/5/81
165 Cerastium holosteoides Common Mouse-ear N2, in grass between graves 20/03/94; N4
168 Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort N4 P2
171 Spergula arvensis Corn Spurrey O3 Dump 9/6/79
173 Spergularia rubra Sand Spurrey 

O3/O4 track of tip area
176 Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion M4 on grave east side of Church Ave.
176 Silene latifolia (alba) White Campion O3/4 Q2
177 Silene dioica Red Campion N5
180 Dianthus barbata Sweet William On disturbed ground SW of Old Crematorium 18/06/08
183 Polygonum persicaria Red Shank N5 O3
186 Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed O3
190 Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel N5 O3/4
191 Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel P3 in grass by fence
194 Rumex crispus Curled Dock O3/4
195 Rumex obtusifolius Broad-Leaved Dock N5 O3/4
203 Armeria maritima Thrift Quite common on and occasionally spreading from gravestones
206 Hypericum calycinum Rose of Sharon N3 bank behind pond (naturalised)
207 Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's Wort Rough grassland, footpath near railway
212 Malva sylvestris Mallow O4
214 Malva neglecta Dwarf Mallow (R.Baker: On rose beds 09/10/79)
219 Viola sp. Garden Pansy N5
220 Viola riviniana Common Dog Violet L4 short grass by West Boundary Rd, just past Belfry Rd. 7/5/81; M4, on a grave at L.H. side of Church Ave, 26/03/94
220 Viola odorata Sweet Violet N2, between graves near boundary fence, 20/03/94. N4, a nice patch beneath a small tree at corner of St Andrews Road and Chapel Avenue, 26/03/94
220 Viola reichenbachiana Pale Wood Violet M4, lots in grass between Church Avenue and Central Avenue, 26/03/94
223 Bryonia dioica White Bryony O3
224 Cucurbita pepo Vegetable Marrow O3 dump area 1979
226 Populus x canescens Grey Poplar O3
226# Populus nigra "italica" Lombardy Poplar

O4, a row by Poplar Road;N4 N5 O5, a line of 'shelter' trees by the Aldersbrook boundary fence, var 'Italica'

237 Salix [caprea caprea] Great Sallow O5 (check species)
250 Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard O4
250 Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard  
250 Arabidopsis thaliana Thale Cress N2, on graves, 20/03/94; N3 lawn edge by catacombs 26/3/92; N5
255 Barbarea vulgaris Common Winter Cress N5 O3/4
259 Cardamine flexuosa Wood Bitter-cress O4 dump
259 Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bitter-cress M3 by graves and in grassland; N3 paving stones by new crematorium; N5
259 Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo Flower N3 bottom of S. embankment near catacombs
262 Lunaria annua

Honesty         

  
263 Lobularia maritima Sweet Alison

P3 on disturbed ground, 2 June 2007

267 Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's Purse N5 O3/4 P2
268 Thlaspi arvense Common Field Pennycress N5
272 Cardaria draba Hoary Cress O4
272 Lepidium perfoliatum Perfoliate Pepperwort N5 a 2ft. plant on grave (Hill) May 1991
273 Coronopus didymus Lesser Swine-cress N5
275 Rorippa sylvestris Creeping Yellow-cress by  New Crematorium Pond on 20/06/08
276 Sinapis arvensis Charlock N5
279 Hirschfeldia incana Hoary Mustard  
281 Reseda luteola Weld O3
281 Raphanus raphanistrum Wild Radish N5
287# Arbutus unedo

Strawberry Tree          

 N3 corner of St Andrews Road.
296 Primula vulgaris Primrose M4, in lawn near chapel between Church Ave and Boundary Road. 02/04/94
300 Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny N4 between gravestones south of chapel 4/10/81
306 Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry M/N5 by nursery fence
308 Sempervivum tectorum House-leek P2 spreading from graves 6/91
312 Sedum reflexum Reflexed Stonecrop N3
313 Sedum acre Biting Stonecrop N3 bank of St. Andrews Road
313 Sedum album White Stonecrop N3
313 Sedum anglicum English Stonecrop  
334 Rubus idaeus Raspberry M5 by boundary fence; P3 by boundary fence
335 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble O3/4 O5
335 Rubus laciniatus Cut-leaved Bramble O3/4
344 Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil N3 (some of the specimens here had some of the features of P. x italica) 1992
345 Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry L4 north edge of West Boundary Rd. on 'Griffiths' grave, 7/5/81. N2, between graves near fence, 20/03/94.
361 Rosa canina Dog Rose O3/4
367# Prunus avium Bird Cherry O3 on lawn
367# Prunus laurocerasus Cherry-laurel N3 hedge at top of bank behind pond.
369# Malus sp. Apple N4 east of Boundary Rd 'John Downie' variety 13/10/80; otherwise a number of other varieties in various locations
370 Sorbus aucuparia Rowan M3/4
371 Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam  
391 Cotoneaster simonsii Cotoneaster N3 planted east of St Andrews Road north of New Crematorium.
395 Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn N7 between Memorial Ave. and Poplar Rd. amongst gravestones (check species)
396# Crataegus persimilis

Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn

  
397 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn P2
397 Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn N3 Double-flowered form south edge of square by road
401 Robinia pseudoacacia Locust Tree O3 dump; and O3 Memorial Gardens as var. 'Frisia'
402 Galega officinalis Goat's-rue O5
406 Lotus corniculatus Birdsfoot-trefoil N5 P2
407 Lotus pedunculatus Large Birdsfoot-trefoil O5 bridle path
411 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch  
412 Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare L3 M5 O3
412 Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare 18/06/08
412 Vicia sativa Common Vetch N5 O3/4 P2
414 Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling P3 by roadside
415 Lathyrus latifolius Broad-Leaved Pea N5
417 Melilotus altissima Tall Melilot N/O3
417 Melilotus alba White Melilot O3
420 Medicago lupulina Black Medick  
421 Medicago sativa Lucerne O5 near to sewage works
425 Trifolium repens White Clover N5 P2
427 Trifolium pratense Red Clover N5
432 Lupinus sp. Lupin P3
432 Laburnum anagyroides Common Laburnum M3
435 Sarothamnus scoparius Broom M5 in enclosure, N5 O3/4
436 Ulex europaeus Gorse N5 O3/4
444 Epilobium hirsutum Great Willow-herb O4; by new creamatorium pond, sept 2008
446 Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willow-herb  
448 Chamaenerion angustifolium Rosebay Willow-herb N5
451 Oenothera [erythrosepela] Evening Primrose O3, tip, June onwards. Species needs checking
451 Oenothera [biennis] Evening Primrose O3 north side of dump 1/7/79; on dumped gravelly mound 24/9/80
454# Aucuba japonica Spotted Laurel Planted in various locations
455

Viscum album          

 Mistletoe  
456# Euonymus japonicus Evergreen Spindle-tree N7 particularly. Many specimens of Euonymus spp.
456 Ilex aquifolium Holly many varieties of holly present
456# Ilex x altaclerensis Highclere Holly var. 'Hodginsii'
458 Mercurialis annua Annual Mercury O3 dump area 1/7/79
461 Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge M4, common on old gravestones.
461 Euphorbia helioscopia Sun Spurge N5
468 Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-chestnut M4, An avenue of trees lining Chapel Ave.; M5 by boundary fence, regenerating
468# Aesculus x carnea Red Horse-chestnut N3 O4 some trees by Poplar Rd.
468# Aesculus indica Indian Horse-chestnut a specimen tree.
470 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore N5; O1/P2 saps 6/91; O3/O4
470 Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

 
470# Acer tataricum var. ginnala

Amur Maple

  
471 Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven N2 a number of trees and saplings by boundary fence
473 Oxalis corniculata Procumbent Yellow-sorrel in grass on SE slope of Birch Hill, 31/03/08
480 Geranium dissectum Cut-leaved Cranesbill M5 O4/5
480 Geranium sanguineum Bloody Cranesbill M5 near Adder's-tongue - an escape
482 Geranium robertianum Herb Robert  
482 Geranium molle Dove's-Foot Cranesbill N4 grass verge at S. bend of Poplar Rd. 26/08/80
482 Geranium pyrenaicum Hedgerow Cranesbill  
489 Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan Balsam O5 outside cemy. on footpath by sewage works 1979; plentiful 1986
490 Hedera helix Ivy M5
501 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley O3/4
502 Conopodium majus Pignut P3 numerous plants on track by east boundary fence 21/5/80
504 Aegopodium podagraria Ground Elder N2, between graves near fence, 20/03/94. N3 03 on bank behind pond
506 Foeniculum vulgare Fennel O3
507 Conium maculatum Hemlock O4 by Poplar Road bank
515 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed N5?
518 Daucus carota Wild Carrot L5 by house fence in alley leading to bridle path 15/8/80
525 Vinca major Greater Periwinkle N3 bank behind pond (naturalised)
528

Lycopersicon esculentum

Tomato

  
531 Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade N5
531 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet N4
535 Calystegia sepium silvatica Great Bindweed O3
545 Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey O4
548 Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet M5 near boundary fence 21/03/08
551 Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not O3/4
560 Lamium album White Dead-nettle M5, N2, on grave; N5 O3/4
562 Lamium purpureum Red Dead-Nettle N5 O3/4, O4 by Poplar Road 20/03/94, P2
562 Lamium amplexicaule Henbit M/N3 by South Boundary Road
563 Galeopsis tetrahit agg. Common Hemp-nettle P3 long grass near boundary fence; N5
567 Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal O1/2, by S. boundary Rd. 1/7/79; O4/5, two flowers in grass between gravestones and row of Poplars, 9/9/79; M3
583 Plantago major Great Plantain N5
584 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain N5 O3/4
586 Forsythia x intermedia Common Forsythia N5 two shrubs
586 Fraxinus excelsior Ash M4 near chapel = F. excelsior 'Pendula'
586# Fraxinus ornus Manna Ash  
587 Syringa vulgaris Lilac L4, a white-flowered form at corner of Belfry/West Boundary Roads. 7/5/81
587# Ligustrum ovalifolium Japanese Privet Planted by West Boundary Road
596 Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon O2, between graves near fence 01/06/2008
598 Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax N5 on gravestone; O2 on gravestone 01/06/2008
599 Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax  
599 Linaria purpurea Purple Toadflax N5 by grave to Harrison 9/81
600 Digitalis purpurea Foxglove O3/4
602 Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved Speedwell M3 in lawn east of Church Ave, near Silver Birches 24/10/96
603 Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell O4/5 grass beneath Lombardy Poplar, 14/4/81
604 Veronica arvensis Wall Speedwell O3 1980
605 Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell M4 N5 O4 around gravestones
605 Veronica hederifolia Ivy Speedwell M4, N2 on graves, 20/03/94.
639 Campanula persicifolia Peach-leaved Bellflower  
640 Campanula rotundifolia Harebell M3 around gravestones; O4
647 Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw N2 by grave near roundabout 1/7/79
647 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw O1/O2 grass by roadsides, common, 6/81
649 Galium aparine Cleavers O3/4
651 Sambucus nigra Elder O3/4 P2
661 Dipsacus fullonum fullonum Wild Teasel O3
662 Knautia arvensis Field Scabious N2, one plant in grass amongst gravestones, 4/10/81; O2 well established plants in lawn around graves, 13/9/91
674 Arctium minus Lesser Burdock N5
675 Carduus acanthoides Welted Thistle Unknown location
676 Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle N5 O3/4
678 Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle By New Crematorium Pond
683 Centaurea nigra Black Knapweed Redbridge Field on disturbed ground, 26/09/08
686 Lapsana communis Nipplewort O4 by Poplar Road, 20/03/94.
686 Hypochoeris radicata Common Cat's-ear N4
688 Picris echioides Bristly Ox-tongue N5 O4
690 Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle N5
698 Taraxacum officinale Dandelion O3/4
699 Crepis vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia Beaked Hawk's-beard N5
702 Hieracium pilosella (Pilosella officinarum) Mouse-ear Hawkweed N4
705 Hieracium spp. Leafy Hawkweed N4 N5
715 Gnaphalium uliginosum Marsh Cudweed  
719 Solidago canadensis Canadian Golden Rod  
720 Aster sp. Michaelmas Daisy O3; by new crematorium pond
725 Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane O3
725 Bellis perennis Daisy  
729 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort N5 O3/4
732 Achillea millefolium Yarrow N4 N5 O3/4 P2
735 Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy N4 O3
736 Matricaria matricarioides Pineapple Mayweed N5 O3
736 Matricaria recutita Scented Mayweed N5 O3
736 Tripleurospermum inodorum Scentless Mayweed  
740 Senecio vulgaris Groundsel N5 O3/4
740 Senecio squalidus Oxford Ragwort M4, N5
740 Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort N4, one plant by fence; N5 a few plants in rough grassland at N.E. corner of cemetery; O5, some plants near Sewage Works wall
742 Senecio viscosus Stinking Groundsel O3
746 Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot N3 by pond; O3/4, dump, 20/03/94.
750 Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort O3
751 Ballota nigra Black Horehound O3
753 Galinsoga parviflora Gallant Soldier N4 by roadside before junction into Poplar Rd.; N5 by side of Nursery Rd. and on dump ground
 
ANGIOSPERMAE:
MONOCOTYLEDONES
  
758 Butomus umbellatus Flowering Rush South end of New Crematorium Pond, July 1995
760 Alisma plantago-aquatica Common Water Plantain In New Crematorium Pond, 11/08/06
778 Arum maculatum Cuckoo-pint O4, by Poplar Road, 20/03/94
779 Spirodela polyrhiza Greater Duckweed Old Crematorium Pond, 13/10/08
780 Galium saxatile Heath Bedstraw O1, by signpost of South Boundary Rd., 1/7/79; M3 M4
788 Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush New Crematorium Pond, 18/06/08
790 Juncus effusus Soft Rush O3
790 Juncus inflexus Hard Rush N5 in Nursery area, 21/03/08
791 Luzula campestris Field wood-rush N2, M4; common in grass in various parts of the cemy.
793 Luzula multiflora Many-headed wood-rush 14/05/08
801 Cyperus longus Galingale New Crematorium Pond, Sept. 2008
815 Carex hirta Hairy Sedge O1; P2 7/6/81
816 Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge New Crematorium Pond, June 2008
859 Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot N5
864 Arrhenatherum elatius Tall or False Oat-grass N3 N4 O1/P2
868 Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog N3 N4
871 Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass N3
888 Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome  
895 Hordeum murinum Wall Barley N3 N4 P2
910 Panicum mileaceum Common Millet O3
931 Ornithogalum angustifolium Star-of-Bethlehem  
932 Scilla siberica Siberian (Spring) Squill N2 by St Dionis Road by vault 106333, 20/04/94
934 Chionodoxa forbesii (luciliae) Glory-of-the-snow N4/M4; naturalised in various locations
934 Hyacinthoides non-scriptus Bluebell L3,M3,M4,M5, common.
934 Hyacinthoides hispanica(Endymion hispanicus) Spanish Bluebell O3 woodland at edge of chute
935 Muscari spp. Grape Hyacinth  
938 Allium roseum Rosy Garlic O2 by a grave near the boundary, 01/06/08
941 Tristagma uniflorum Spring Starflower  
943 Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop P2 beneath tree on South Perimeter Road, 9/3/80
945 Narcissus spp. Hybrid Daffodils  
955 Crocus spp. Autumn Crocus M5 east side of West Boundary Road in grass near gravestones (may be Colchicum autumnalis)
955 Crocus nudiflorus Autumn Crocus  
956 Crocus tommasinianus Early Crocus Common on lawns
958 Crocus spp. Garden Crocii Many naturalised plants in various locations
958 Crocus purpureus (vernus) Spring Crocus 3/3/78
962 Tamus communis Black Bryony in a privet hedge opposite the shoot, 15/09/08
975 Dactylorchis maculata Spotted Orchid O3 S. side of pond by old crematorium. 10/06/98 until 2007
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