PLANT RECORDS FROM L A N D G U A R D COMMON ( 1 9 7 9 - 8 2 )
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Heracleum sphondylium ( • • • • ) Scattered throughout F and J, but nowhere frequent. Toriiis japonica ( • • • • ) Mainly confined to F and D where it has occurred regularly in small quantity. Daucus carota ( • • • • ) Frequent in J, L and N and occasional elsewhere. After Anthriscus caucalis probably the commonest Umbellifer on Landguard. Bryonia dioica ( • • • • ) Occasional plants scattered over the entire area, but not frequent. Mercurialis annua ( o * o o ) One or two plants in U. Euphorbia helioscopia Occasional in disturbed places. E. peplus ( • • • o ) As for the preceding species. E. paralias ( o o t » ) One clump found in S. However, many hundreds of plants were seen in 1982 at the southern tip of Landguard, beyond the recording area. Polygonum aviculare agg. ( o « * * ) A few plants seen at the southern end of X and occasionally elsewhere: overall, however, the plant is amazingly rare. 1t has not been possible to determine the species with certainty, since most of the plants found had shed nearly all their leaves at the time of fruiting. P. persicaria ( o o t * ) Confined to disturbed areas, notably A and part of J following re-seeding. P. lapathifolium ( o * * o ) In similar places to the preceding. Plants from J keyed to P. nodosum, now included in this species. Fallopia convolvulus ( o » « o ) Occasional, mainly in X. Rumex acetosella agg. ( • • • • ) Common and widespread, especially abundant in C. R. crispus ( • • • • ) Common in P and V and occasional in X. R. pulcher ( • • • • ) Occasional, mainly in H, L a n d S. R. obtusifolius ( * o * * ) Infrequent in disturbed places, especially A , D and X. R. crispus X obtusifolius ( o o « o ) One plant seen in X, with itsparent species. Urtica urens ( • • • • ) Rare, but usually to be found at the southern end of L. U. dioica ( • • • • ) A major patch in V/S and some plants in L. Absent from most other places. Armeria maritima ( • • • • ) A few plants in H and one non-flowering patch in S: not seen elsewhere. Anagallis arvensis ssp. arvensis ( • • • • ) Common in all dry, sparsely vegetated places, notably the western parts of S. All the plants seen have had red flowers. Syringa vulgaris ( o « * « ) O n e or two bushes on L. Ligustrum vulgare ( • • • • ) As for the preceding species. Cynoglossum officinale ( • • • • ) Occasional, mainly in the southern part of S. Anchusa arvensis ( • • • o ) A few plants at the southern end of L. Myosotis arvensis ( « o « « ) Almost confined to the foot of the eastern slopes of L, where it is usually frequent. M. ramosissima ( • • • • ) Common as a spring ephemeral in all areas with short turf, especially H and S. Echium vulgare ( • • • • ) Scattered over the entire recording area in dry, open
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