The following plants were identified growing wild on our allotment this year, by Geoffrey Norman, member of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) and the Surrey Botanical Society (SBS).
If you are interested in learning more about our local flora, he recommends the website of The South London Botanical Institute, situated at Tulse Hill. The Institute organises walks, in the Spring and Summer, looking for/at wild flowers and these are open to members and non-members, experts and beginners alike.
| Category | Plants |
Trees | Acer campestre (Field Maple), Acer platanoides (Norway Maple), Alnus glutinosa (Common Alder), Corylus avellana (Hazel), Fraxinus excelsior (Ash), Populus alba (White Poplar), Prunus avium (Wild Cherry), Prunus laurocerasus (Cherry Laurel), Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak), Quercus ilex (Holm Oak), Quercus petraea (Sessile Oak), Quercus robur (English Oak), Sambucus nigra (Elder), Ulmus procera (English Elm) |
| Shrubs | Aucuba japonica (Spotted Laurel), Euonymus europaeus (Spindle), Euonymus japonicus (Japanese Spindle), Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet), Rosa spinosissima (Burnet Rose), Rubus agg (Bramble), Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle) |
| Herbs | Aethusa cynapium (Fool’s Parsley), Alliaria petiolata (Garlic Mustard), Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Leek), Allium ursinum (Wild Garlic), Anagallis arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel), Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass), Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley), Arabidopsis thaliana (Thale Cress), Arctium minus (Lesser Burdock), Arum italicum ssp italicum (Italian Arum), Arum maculatum (Lords-and-Ladies), Atriplex prostrata (Spear-leaved Orache), Ballota nigra (Black Horehound), Barbarea verna (American Wintercress), Barbarea vulgaris (Wintercress), Bellis perennis (Daisy), Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed), Calystegia silvatica (Large Bindweed), Cardamine flexuosa (Wavy Bittercress), Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Bittercress), Carex pendula (Pendulous Sedge), Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed), Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear), Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine), Chenopodium album (Fat Hen), Chenopodium bonus-henricus (Good-King-Henry), Chenopodium polyspermum (Many-seeded Goosefoot), Circaea lutetiana (Enchanter’s Nightshade), Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle), Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle), Conium maculatum (Hemlock), Convolvulus arvensis (Field Bindweed), Crepis capillaris (Smooth Hawk’s-beard), Crocus tommasinianus (Early Crocus), Crocus x cultorum (Garden Crocus), Cynara cardunculus (Cardoon), Daucus carota ssp carota (Wild Carrot), Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove), Dipsacus fullonum (Teasel), Echinochloa crus-galli (Cockspur Grass), Elytrigia repens (Couch Grass), Epilobium hirsutum (Great Willowherb), Epilobium parviflorum (Hoary Willowherb), Epilobium tetragonum (Square-stalked Willowherb), Erucastrum gallicum (Common Dog-mustard), Euphorbia corallioides (Coral Spurge), Euphorbia helioscopia (Sun Spurge), Euphorbia oblongata (Balkan Spurge), Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge), Ficaria verna ssp fertilis (Lesser Celandine), Galanthus nivalis var (Snowdrop), Galium aparine (Cleavers), Geranium dissectum (Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill), Geranium pusillum (Small-flowered Crane’s-bill), Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert), Geranium pyrenaicum (Hedgerow Crane’s-bill), Geum urbanum (Wood Avens), Hedera helix (Ivy), Helleborus niger var (Christmas Rose), Helminthotheca echioides (Bristly Oxtongue), Hirschfeldia incana (Hoary Mustard), Hyacinthoides x massartiana (Hybrid Bluebell), Hylotelephium spectabile (Ice Plant), Hypochaeris radicata (Cat’s-ear), Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris), Juncus inflexus (Hard Rush), Lactuca virosa (Bitter Lettuce), Lamium album (White Dead-nettle), Lamium purpureum (Red Dead-nettle), Lapsana communis (Nipplewort), Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial Pea), Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling), Lemna minor (Common Duckweed), Lepidium draba (Hoary Cress), Leucojum aestivum ssp pulchellum (Summer Snowflake), Lotus corniculatus (Bird’s-foot Trefoil), Lotus pedunculatus (Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil), Lunaria annua (Honesty), Luzula campestris (Field Wood-rush), Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny), Malva arborea (Tree Mallow), Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow), Matricaria chamomilla (Chamomile), Matricaria discoidea (Pineappleweed), Medicago lupulina (Black Medick), Myosotis stricta (Strict Forget-me-not), Oxalis corniculata (Procumbent Yellow-sorrel), Pentaglottis sempervirens (Green Alkanet), Persicaria maculosa (Redshank), Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain), Plantago major (Greater Plantain), Polygonum aviculare (Knotgrass), Polygonum depressum (Prostrate Knotweed), Potamogeton crispus (Curled Pondweed), Potentilla reptans (Creeping Cinquefoil), Primula vulgaris (Primrose), Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup), Rumex sanguineus (Wood Dock), Rumex crispus (Curled Dock), Sagina filicaulis (Slender Pearlwort), Sagina procumbens (Procumbent Pearlwort), Scorzoneroides autumnalis (Autumn Hawkbit), Scrophularia auriculata (Water Figwort), Senecio jacobaea (Ragwort), Senecio vulgaris (Groundsel), Silene dioica (Red Campion), Sison amomum (Stone Parsley), Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade), Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle), Sonchus oleraceus (Smooth Sow-thistle), Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort), Stellaria media (Common Chickweed), Symphytum officinale (Common Comfrey), Symphytum x uplandicum (Russian Comfrey), Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew), Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy), Tragopogon porrifolius (Salsify), Trifolium dubium (Lesser Trefoil), Trifolium pratense (Red Clover), Trifolium repens (White Clover), Tripleurospermum inodorum (Scentless Mayweed), Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle), Valerianella locusta (Corn Salad), Verbena bonariensis (Argentinian Vervain), Verbena officinalis (Common Vervain), Veronica agrestis (Green Field-speedwell), Veronica hederifolia ssp lucorum (Ivy-leaved Speedwell), Veronica persica (Common Field-speedwell), Vicia tetrasperma (Smooth Tare) |
Other Plants | Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail), Potamogeton crispus (Curled Pondweed) |