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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • The Rustics Mesapamea sp. Length 15-20mm. Common Rustic M. secalis and Lesser Common Rustic M. didyma are two closely-related species that are hard to distinguish and are treated together here. Both rest with their wings flat or in a shallow tent-like manner. Both have forewings that can range from buff to dark brown; all have a kidney-shaped marked outlined with white. Individuals with buffish forewings and darker margins are likely to be Common Rustics. Both species fly July-August. Larvae feed on grasses. Widespread and common.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • Hare's-tail Grass - Lagurus ovatus
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  • Marpissa nivoyi - female. A jumping spider adapted to hunting on grass stems. It is a rare spider most often occurring amongst Marram Grass on sand dunes.
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  • Zora spinimana is a common spider that hunts through grass tussocks. The yellow-brown colour matching dead grass leaves.
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  • Deer Grass Trichophorum cespitosum (Cyperaceae) Height to 30cm. Tufted relative of sedges that sometimes forms small clumps. Stems are smooth, round and leafless. Inflorescence is an egg-shaped, terminal spikelet. Flowers May-June. On acid moors and heaths. Widespraed in north, local in W.
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  • Large Quaking Grass - Briza maxima
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  • FIELD WOOD-RUSH Luzula campestris (Juncaceae) Height to 25cm. Tufted perennial of dry grassland, especially on calcareous soils (aka Good Friday Grass). FLOWERS are brown with yellow anthers; borne in heads (1 unstalked, several stalked) and arranged in clusters (Apr-May). FRUITS are brown and globular. LEAVES are grass-like and fringed with long, white hairs. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • FERN GRASS Catapodium rigidum. Similar to Crested Dog's-tail.  Has fern-like inflorescences. Dry grassland, coastal and S England, coastal Wales and S Ireland.
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  • Sea Fern-grass Catapodium marinum Height to 15cm<br />
Stout, wiry grass with a superficially fern-like inflorescences. Grows in dry, coastal grassland, on stable shingle and on walls. FLOWERS are borne in a branched inflorescence with short-stalked spikelets, more or less in one plane (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are nutlets. LEAVES are narrow and wiry. STATUS Locally common in coastal W Britain, and coastal S and SE England.
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  • Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea Length 17-19mm. A variable moth that usually rests with its wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Adult has forewings that range from grey-buff to rich brown; typically there is a dark band on the trailing edge, a dark central line and pale-ringed oval and kidney marks. Flies August-September. Larva feeds on grass stems and roots. Locally common only in central and southern Britain.
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  • ALPINE CAT'S-TAIL Phleum alpinum. Height to 40cm. A distinctive upland grass with ovoid flower heads (July-Aug). Restricted to a few base-rich flushes on damp, rocky ground and ledges in the central Highlands.
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  • Barren Brome Anisantha (Bromus) sterilis Height to 1m. Annual or biennial grass. Inflorescence drooping,  with stalked florets and long awns; May-July. Dry, bare and cultivated ground. Widespread but seldom common.
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  • CHAFFWEED Anagallis minima (Primulaceae) Height to 2cm<br />
Tiny and insignificant hairless annual that is easily overlooked. Found in short grass on damp, sandy ground. FLOWERS are minute, pale pink and borne at the bases of the stem leaves (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are spherical and pinkish, like miniature apples. LEAVES are oval and, uniquely among British species, have a black line around the margin of the under surface. STATUS-Widespread but extremely local.
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  • COMMON COTTONGRASS Eriophorum angustifolium (Cyperaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright perennial, distinctive when in fruit. Grows in very boggy ground with peaty, acid soils. FLOWERS are in inflorescences of drooping, stalked spikelets (Apr-May). FRUITS are dark brown with cottony hairs; fruiting heads resemble balls of cotton wool. LEAVES are dark green and narrow. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • COMMON COTTONGRASS Eriophorum angustifolium (Cyperaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright perennial, distinctive when in fruit. Grows in very boggy ground with peaty, acid soils. FLOWERS are in inflorescences of drooping, stalked spikelets (Apr-May). FRUITS are dark brown with cottony hairs; fruiting heads resemble balls of cotton wool. LEAVES are dark green and narrow. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • CURVED HARD-GRASS Parapholis incurva. Similar to Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum but is short, with curved spikes. Bare coastal grassland, S and SE England only.
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  • COMMON CORD-GRASS Spartina anglica Height to 1.3m<br />
Tufted perennial, of hybrid origin, found on mudflats and saltmarshes. FLOWERS borne in a stiff inflorescence of elongated clusters of 3-6 yellowish flower heads, up to 35cm long (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and tough. STATUS-Widespread on coasts of England, Wales and E and S Ireland.
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  • FALSE OAT-GRASS Arrhenatherum elatius Height to 1.5m<br />
Tall, often tufted perennial of disturbed grassland, roadside verges and waysides. FLOWERS are borne in an open inflorescence comprising numerous 2-flowered spikelets, one floral element of which has a long awn (May-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are broad and long with a blunt ligule. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • PURPLE MOOR-GRASS Molinia caerulea (Poaceae) Height to 80cm. Tussock-forming perennial, usually associated with damp ground on acid heaths and grassy moors. FLOWERS are purplish green spikelets, borne in long, branched spike-like heads (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and 3-5mm wide, with purplish leaf sheaths. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • TUFTED HAIR-GRASS Deschampsia cespitosa Height to 1.5m<br />
Tufted, clump-forming perennial of damp grassland, woodland rides and marshes. FLOWERS are borne in a long-stemmed inflorescence comprising spreading clusters of 2-flowered, silvery purple spikelets (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are dark green, wiry and narrow with rough edges. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • BLACK-GRASS Alopecurus myosuroides has a slender, tapering inflorescence. Arable weed. Locally common, S and E England.
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  • PURPLE MOOR-GRASS Molinia caerulea (Poaceae) Height to 80cm. Tussock-forming perennial, usually associated with damp ground on acid heaths and grassy moors. FLOWERS are purplish green spikelets, borne in long, branched spike-like heads (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and 3-5mm wide, with purplish leaf sheaths. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • FLATTENED MEADOW-GRASS Poa compressa. Height to 40cm. Upright, tufted and hairless perennial with flattened stems. Grows in dry, grassy places. Flowers in a pyramidal inflorescence, the purplish-brown spikelets carried on whorls of stalks (May-July). Fruits small, dry nutlets. Leaves with a hooded tip and blunt ligule. Status widespread but local.
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  • Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis. Height to 80cm. Distinctive annual of bare, grassy places, especially near the sea. Flowers in a dense inflorescence with long awns, green at first, turning silky white later, sometimes partly shrouded by the uppermost leaf (June-Aug). Fruits dry nutlets. Leaves rough and flat. Status rare, mainly coastal S England but increasingly inland too.
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  • Meadow Oat-grass Helictotrichon (Avenula) pratensis Height to 70cm. Tufted perennial of disturbed grassland, roadside verges and waysides. FLOWERS are borne in an open inflorescence comprising numerous 2-flowered, awned spikelets (May-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are broad and long. STATUS-Widespread and fairly common. Sometimes planted in seed mixes.
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  • ANNUAL BEARD-GRASS Polypogon monspelienis. Height to 80cm. Distinctive annual of bare, grassy places, especially near the sea. Flowers in a dense inflorescence with long awns, green at first, turning silky-white later, sometimes partly shrouded by uppermost leaf (June-Aug). Fruits dry nutlets. Leaves rough and flat. Status rare, mainly coastal S England but increasingly inland too.
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  • DOWNY OAT-GRASS Helictotrichon pubescens. Has hairy leaves and sheathes and silvery, bent-awned spikelets. Widespread but local in dry grassland.
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  • ROUGH MEADOW-GRASS Poa trivialis Height to 90cm<br />
Loosely tufted perennial with creeping runners. Grows in damp, often shady, places. FLOWERS are borne in a pyramidal inflorescence, the purplish brown spikelets carried on whorls of stalks (May-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are pale green, and soft with a pointed ligule and a rough sheath. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • ITALIAN RYE-GRASS Lolium multiflorum (Poaceae) Height to 90cm. Tufted annual or biennial with rough stems and leaves. Commonly cultivated on farmland to provide grazing for livestock. FLOWERS are borne in unbranched heads, the spikelets brown with long awns (May-Aug). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are often rolled when young. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in N.
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  • Early Hair-grass - Aira praecox
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  • HEATH WOOD-RUSH Luzula multiflora (Juncaceae) Height to 30cm. Tufted perennial that grows on heaths and moors, and in woodlands, on acid soils. FLOWERS are brown and borne in stalked heads of 5-12 flowers, the heads in clusters of 3-10 (May-Jun). FRUITS are brown, globular and shorter than the sepals. LEAVES are grass-like, fringed with white hairs. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • GOAT’S-BEARD Tragopogon pratensis (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Upright annual or perennial of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-4cm across, with yellow florets and long, narrow bracts; flowers close by midday and remain closed on dull mornings (May-Aug). FRUITS are white ‘clocks’, 8-10cm across. LEAVES are narrow, grass-like and clasping, or sheathing, at the base. STATUS-Locally common only in England and Wales; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • COCK’S-FOOT Dactylis glomerata Height to 1m<br />
Tufted, tussock-forming perennial of grassland and woodland rides. FLOWERS are borne in an inflorescence of long-stalked, dense and egg-shaped heads that spread and then fancifully resemble a bird’s foot (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are rough with slightly inrolled margins. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • COCK’S-FOOT Dactylis glomerata Height to 1m<br />
Tufted, tussock-forming perennial of grassland and woodland rides. FLOWERS are borne in an inflorescence of long-stalked, dense and egg-shaped heads that spread and then fancifully resemble a bird’s foot (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are rough with slightly inrolled margins. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • COMMON COTTONGRASS Eriophorum angustifolium (Cyperaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright perennial, distinctive when in fruit. Grows in very boggy ground with peaty, acid soils. FLOWERS are in inflorescences of drooping, stalked spikelets (Apr-May). FRUITS are dark brown with cottony hairs; fruiting heads resemble balls of cotton wool. LEAVES are dark green and narrow. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • WHITE CLOVER Trifolium repens (Fabaceae) Height to 40cm<br />
Creeping, hairless perennial that roots at the nodes. Found in grassy places on a wide range of soil types. FLOWERS are creamy white, becoming brown with age; borne in long-stalked rounded heads, 2cm across (May-Oct). FRUITS are concealed by the calyx. LEAVES are trifoliate, the rounded leaflets often bearing white mark and translucent lateral veins. STATUS-Widespread and often extremely common throughout the region.
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  • Footpath through the dunes at Holme Nature Reserve on the Norfolk coast
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  • choke<br />
Epicloe typhina
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  • drab bonnet<br />
Mycena aetites
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  • Scarlet Bonnet - Mycena adonis
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  • grey puffball<br />
Bovista plumbea
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  • campion anther smut<br />
Microbotryum violaceum
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  • milky conecap<br />
Conocybe apala
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  • Entoloma undatum
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  • grey knight<br />
Tricholoma terreum
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  • Disciotis venosa
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  • persistent waxcap<br />
Hygrocybe persistens
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  • spangle waxcap<br />
Hygrocybe insipida
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  • Hygrocybe conicoides
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  • Hygrocybe conicoides
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  • Limacella guttata
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  • The Dun-bar  Cosmia trapezina Length 15-18mm. A very variable moth that rests with its forewings spread flat. Adult has forewings that usually range from orange-buff to rich brown; most forms have a darker central, band defined by dark-edged pale cross lines and containing a dark spot. Flies July-September. Larva feeds on a range of deciduous trees. Widespread but commonest in southern and central Britain.
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  • COMMON DANDELION Taraxacum officinale agg. (Asteraceae) Height to 35cm. Extremely variable perennial. Experts recognise several sub-groups (sections), containing numerous so-called micro-species; however, for simplicity’s sake, here they are lumped together as a single species. Grows in a wide variety of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-6cm across, with yellow florets; heads are solitary and borne on hollow stems that yield a milky sap if broken (Mar-Oct). FRUITS have a hairy pappus, arranged as a white ‘clock’. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and sharply lobed; arranged in a basal rosette. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout.
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  • GREATER PLANTAIN Plantago major (Plantaginaceae) Height to 20cm. Persistent and usually hairless perennial of lawns, disturbed grassland and arable land. FLOWERS are 3mm across, the corolla pale yellow and anthers that are purple when young, turning yellow later; on slender spikes, 10-15mm long (Jun-Oct). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are broad, oval, up to 25cm long, with 3-9 veins and a distinct, narrow stalk; in basal rosettes. STATUS-Widespread and extremely common throughout.
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  • SAINFOIN Onobrychis viciifolia (Fabaceae) Height to 75cm<br />
Distinctive, straggly and slightly downy perennial. Found in dry, calcareous grassland. FLOWERS are pink and red-veined; in conical spikes up to 80cm long (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are oval, warty pods. LEAVES comprise 6-14 pairs of oval leaflets. STATUS-Possibly native in SE England but a relict of cultivation elsewhere.
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  • DRAGON’S-TEETH Tetragonolobus maritimus (Fabaceae) Height to 10cm. Hairy, grey-green and sprawling perennial. Found in grassy places on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 2-2.5cm long and pale yellow; solitary, on long stalks (May-Aug). FRUITS are 5cm long, deep brown and 4-angled. LEAVES are trifoliate with triangular stipules. STATUS-Extremely local in SE England and probably introduced.
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  • COMMON CALAMINT Clinopodium ascendens (Lamiaceae) Height to 50cm. Upright, hairy and tufted perennial that branches from the base and smells of mint. Grows in dry grassland, hedgerows and verges, often on chalk or limestone soils. FLOWERS are 3-4cm long and pinkish lilac with darker spots on the lower lip; borne in clustered heads that comprise dense whorls (Jun-Sep). LEAVES are rounded and long-stalked. STATUS-Very locally common in the S but scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • THYME-LEAVED SPEEDWELL Veronica serpyllifolia (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 20cm. Delicate and often downy perennial, with creeping stems that root at intervals, and typically hairless, upright flowering stems. Grows on bare and disturbed ground including short grassland, cultivated land and woodland clearings. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, the corolla 4-lobed and pale blue or white; borne on short stalks in loose spikes (Apr-Oct). FRUITS are flattened and rather oval capsules. LEAVES are thyme-like, small, oval and untoothed. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • TWIGGY MULLEIN Verbascum virgatum. Height to 1.5m. Slender, glandular-hairy biennial of dry grassy places. Flowers 1-2cm across, yellow, in groups of 1-5; flower stalks shorter than calyx (June-Sept). Fruits capsules. Leaves heart-shaped at the base, the upper ones slightly clasping. Status rare; restricted as a native to Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles; occasional elsewhere.
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  • CORN PARSLEY Petroselinum segetum (Apiaceae) Height to 60cm. Slender and rather wiry, hairless and dark grey-green perennial that smells of Parsley. Found in grassy places and hedges, usually near the sea. FLOWERS are white and borne in open umbels, 3-5cm across; these are open and irregular, due to unequal length of rays (Aug-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped. LEAVES are pinnate with ovate, toothed leaflets. STATUS-Local and mainly coastal in S England and S Wales only.
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  • CORN PARSLEY Petroselinum segetum (Apiaceae) Height to 60cm. Slender and rather wiry, hairless and dark grey-green perennial that smells of Parsley. Found in grassy places and hedges, usually near the sea. FLOWERS are white and borne in open umbels, 3-5cm across; these are open and irregular, due to unequal length of rays (Aug-Sep). FRUITS are egg-shaped. LEAVES are pinnate with ovate, toothed leaflets. STATUS-Local and mainly coastal in S England and S Wales only.
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  • COMMON CENTAURY Centaurium erythraea (Gentianaceae) Height to 25cm. Variable, hairless annual that is found in dry, grassy places, including verges, chalk downland and sand dunes. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across, unstalked and pink with 5 petal-like lobes that open fully only in sunshine; borne in terminal clusters and on side shoots (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green and oval, those on the stem narrower than the basal ones (10-20mm across), which form a rosette; all leaves have 3-7 veins. STATUS-Widespread and common, except Scotland. Note-dwarf form var. capitatum (so-called Dumpy Centaury) occurs on coasts of England and Wales.
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  • PALE SEDGE Carex pallescens. Similar to Common sedge C. nigra. Has female spikelets clustered near top of stem. Damp grassland, commonest in the North.
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  • COMMON SPIKE-RUSH Eleocharis palustris (Cyperaceae) Height to 50cm. Creeping, hairless perennial with green, leafless stems. Grows in marshes and pond margins. FLOWERS are brown and borne in terminal, egg-shaped spikelets of 20-70 flowers (May-Jul). FRUITS are yellowish brown. LEAVES are reduced to brownish, basal sheaths on the stems. STATUS-Widespread and locally common throughout.
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  • GREATER KNAPWEED Centaurea scabiosa (Asteraceae) Height to 1m. Elegant perennial. Stems are stiff, downy, grooved and swollen beneath the base of the plant. Grows in dry grassland, mainly on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-5cm across, with reddish purple disc florets (the outer ones are elongated, spreading and ray-like) and a swollen base coated with brown bracts; heads are solitary (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are hairless achenes. LEAVES are oblong and deeply pinnate. STATUS-Locally common in S and E England; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • Autumn Hawkbit - Leontodon autumnalis
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  • Perennial Sow-thistle - Sonchus arvensis
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  • Perennial Sow-thistle - Sonchus arvensis
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  • Pink Hawksbeard - Crepis rubra
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  • Summer Savory - Satureja hortensis
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  • Urospermum - Urospermum dalechampii
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  • Man Orchid - Orchis anthropophorum
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  • Harebell - Campanula rotundifolia
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula, Stoke Woods, Bicester, Oxfordshire owned by the Woodland Trust
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  • Tufted Hair-grass - Deschampsia cespitosa
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  • Striate Earthstar - Geastrum striatum
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  • Golden Waxcap - Hygrocybe chlorophana
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  • Striate Earthstar - Geastrum striatum
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  • Powdercap Strangler - Squamanita paradoxa
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  • Glutinous Waxcap - Hygrocybe glutinipes
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  • Honey Waxcap - Hygrocybe reidii
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  • Splendid Waxcap - Hygrocybe splendidissima
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  • Cedarwood Waxcap - Hygrocybe russocoriacea
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  • Spangle Waxcap - Hygrocybe insipida
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  • Golden Waxcap - Hygrocybe chlorophana
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  • Agaricus bernardii
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  • Winter Stalkball - Tulostoma brumale
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  • Devil's Fingers - Clathrus archeri
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  • Field Mushroom - Agaricus campestris
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