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List of plants found in Ryde Cemetery compiled by Margaret Burnhill of IW Natural History Society in 2001

Latin Name 

Common Name

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

Agrostis canina

Velvet Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Black Bent

Ajuga reptans

Bugle

Alchemilla mollis

Soft Ladies Mantle

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard

Allium triquetrum

Three Cornered Leek

Allium vineale

Crow Garlic

Alopecurus pratensis

Meadow Foxtail

Anagallis arvensis ssp arvensis

Scarlet Pimpernel

Anisantha sterilis

Barren Brome

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet Vernal Grass

Anthriscus sylvestris

Cow Parsley

Arabidopsis thaliana

Thale Cress

Arrhenatherum elatius

False Oat Grass

Arum maculatum

Lords and Ladies

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Wall Rue

Aster x salignus

Common Michaelmas Daisy

Bellis perennis

Daisy

Brachypodium sylvaticum

False Brome

Bromus hordeaceus hordeaceus

Soft Brome

Calystegia sepium

Hedge Bindweed

Cardamine flexuosa

Wavy Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Hairy Bittercress

Cardamine pratensis

Cuckoo Flower

Carex divulsa

Grey Sedge

Carex spicata

Spiked Sedge

Centaurea nigra

Common Knapweed

Centaurium erythraea

Common Centaury

Cerastium fontanum holosteoides

Common Mouse-ear

Cerastium glomeratum

Sticky Mouse-ear

Chrysanthemum maximum

Shasta Daisy

Circaea lutetiana

Enchanter's Nightshade

Clematis vitalba

Traveller's-joy

Convolvulus arvensis

Field Bindweed

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Wall Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Himalayan Cotoneaster

Crepis capillaris

Smooth Hawk'sbeard

Crepis vesicaria

Beaked Hawk'sbeard

Crocosmiiflora C.pottsii x C.aurea

Montbretia

Crocus vernus

Spring Crocus

Cymbalaria muralis

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

Dactylis glomerata

Cocksfoot

Dryopteris filix-mas

Male Fern

Epilobium hirsutum

Great Willowherb

Epilobium montanum

Broad-leaved Willowherb

Epilobium parviflorum

Small-flowered Willowherb

Equisetum arvense

Field Horsetail

Festuca gigantea

Giant Fescue

Festuca pratensis

Meadow Fescue

Fragaria vesca

Wild Strawberry

Fuchsia magellanica

Fuchsia

Galanthus nivalis

Snowdrop

Galium aparine

Goosegrass

Galium verum

Ladies'Bedstraw

Geranium dissectum

Cut-leaved Cranesbill

Geranium molle

Dove'sfoot Cranesbill

Geranium pusillum

Small Flowered Cranesbill

Geranium sanguineum

Bloody Cranesbill

Geum urbanum

Wood Avens

Hedera helix

Ivy

Hedera helix ssp.hibernica

Atlantic Ivy

Helictotrichon pubescens

Downy Oat Grass

Heracleum sphondylium

Hogweed

Holcus lanatus

Yorkshire Fog

Hordeum murinum

Wall Barley

Hyacinthoides hispanica x non-scripta

Hybrid Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Bluebell

Hypericum pulchrum

Slender St John's Wort

Hypochoeris radicata

Cat's Ear

Iris foetidissima

Foetid Iris

Lamium purpureum

Red Dead Nettle

Lathyrus pratensis

Meadow Vetchling

Leontodon autumnalis

Autumn Hawkbit

Leontodon hispidus

Rough Hawkbit

Leontodon saxatilis

Lesser Hawkbit

Leucanthemum  vulgare

Ox-eye Daisy

Ligustrum vulgare

Wild Privet

Lobularia maritima

Sweet Alison

Lolium perenne

Perennial Rye-grass

Lonicera periclymenum

Honeysuckle

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's Foot Trefoil

Luzula campestris

Field Woodrush

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny

Malva sylvestris

Common Mallow

Matricaria discoidea

Pineappleweed

Medicago arabica

Spotted Medick

Mercurialis perennis

Dog's Mercury

Milium effusum

Wood Millet

Muscari neglectum

Grape Hyacinth

Myrtus communis

Common Myrtle

Myrtus Tarentina

Small leaved Myrtle

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Wild Daffodil

Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Corky Water Dropwort

Orchis morio

Green-Winged Orchid

Orobanche hederae

Ivy Broomrape

Oxalis articulata

Pink Sorrel

Papaver hybridum

Opium Poppy

Pentaglottis sempervirens

Evergreen Alkanet

Petasites fragrans

Winter Heliotrope

Phyllitis scolopendrium

Hart's Tongue Fern

Picris echioides

Bristly Ox-Tongue

Pilosella officinarum

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Pimpinella saxifraga

Burnet Saxifrage

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort Plantain

Plantago major

Greater Plantain

Poa annua

Annual Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Smooth Meadow Grass

Poa trivialis

Rough Meadow Grass

Polygonum aviculare

Knotgrass

Potentilla anglica

Trailing Tormentil

Potentilla reptans

Creeping Cinquefoil

Potentilla sterilis

Barren Strawberry

Primula veris vulgaris

False Oxlip

Primula vulgaris

Primrose

Primula x polyantha

Polyanthus

Prunella vulgaris

Self-heal

Pulicaria dysenterica

Fleabane

Pyracantha coccinea

Pyracantha

Ranunculus acris

Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus bulbosus

Bulbous Buttercup

Ranunculus ficaria

Lesser Celandine

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup

Rosa arvensis

Field Rose

Rosa canina

Dog Rose

Rosa canina x stylosa

Dog x Sort-styled Rose

Rubus fruticosus

Bramble

Rumex acetosa  ssp acetosa

Common Sorrel

Rumex conglomeratus

Clustered Dock

Rumex crispus

Curled Dock

Sagina apetala

Annual Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Procumbent Pearlwort

Sanguisorba minor

Salad Burnet

Sedum album

White Stonecrop

Sedum anglicum

English Stonecrop

Sedum rupestre

Reflexed Stonecrop

Sempervivum tectorum

Houseleek

Senecio jacobea

Common Ragwort

Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

Silaum silaus

Pepper Saxifrage

Silene maritima

Sea Campion

Sison amonum

Stone Parsley

Solanum dulcamara

Woody Nightshade

Solidago canadensis

Garden Golden Rod

Sonchus asper

Prickly Sow Thistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Soft Sow Thistle

Stellaria media

Chickweed

Succisa pratensis

Devil's Bit

Tamus communis

Black Bryony

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion

Thymus polytrichus

Wild Thyme

Trifolium dubium

Lesser Trefoil

Trifolium fragiferum

Strawberry Clover

Trifolium pratense

Red Clover

Trifolium repens

White Clover

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Scentless Mayweed

Urtica dioica

Stinging Nettle

Veronica arvensis

Wall Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Germander Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica persica

Common Field Speedwell

Vicia sativa

Common Vetch

Vinca major

Greater Periwinkle

Viola reichenbechiana

Wood Dog Violet

Yucca recurvifolia

Spanish-Daggers

 

 

TREES

 

Latin Name 

Common Name

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

Amelanchier lamarckii

June Berry

Aucuba japonica

Spotted Laurel

Cedrus atlantica

Atlas Cedar

Cedrus libani

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Chamaecyparis lawsonia

Lawson's Cypress

Cornus sanguinea

Dogwood

Crataegus monogyna

Common Hawthorn

Cupressus macrocarpa

Monterey Cypress

Fagus purpurea

Copper Beech

Fagus sylvatica

Beech

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior Pendula

Weeping Ash

Ilex aquifolium

Holly

Ilex 'aureomarginata'

Golden-tipped Holly

Ilex'Ferox'

Hedgehog Holly

Laburnum anagyroides

Laburnum

Laurus nobilis

Bay

Pinus radiata

Monterey Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine

Prunus domestica

Wild Plum

Prunus lusitanica

Portuguese Laurel

Quercus ilex

Evergreen Oak,

Quercus robur

Pedunculate Oak

Robinia pseudoacacia

False Accacia

Salix caprea

Goat Willow

Salix cinerea

Grey Willow

Sambucus nigra

Elder

Taxus baccata

Yew

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'

Irish Yew

Tilia x vulgaris

Lime

Ulmus glabra

Wychelm

Viburnum tinus

Laurustinus


 

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