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WETLAND PLANTS – Full Species List WETLAND PLANTS – full species list (Latin) RECORDING FORM Surveyor Name(s) Pond name Date e.g. John Smith (if known) Square: 4 fig grid reference Pond: 8 fig grid ref e.g. SP1243 (see your map) e.g. SP 1235 4325 (see your map) METHOD: wetland plants (full species list) survey Survey a single pond in each 1km square Aim: To assess pond quality and conservation value using plants, by recording all wetland plant species present within the pond’s outer boundary. How: Identify the outer boundary of the pond. This is the ‘line’ marking the pond’s highest yearly water levels (usually in early spring). It will probably not be the current water level of the pond, but should be evident from the extent of wetland vegetation (for example a ring of rushes growing at the pond’s outer edge), or other clues such as water-line marks on tree trunks or stones. Within the outer boundary, search all the dry and shallow areas of the pond that are accessible. Survey deeper areas with a net or grapnel hook. Record wetland plants found by crossing through the names on this sheet. You don’t need to record terrestrial species. For each species record its approximate abundance as a percentage of the pond’s surface area. Where few plants are present, record as ‘<1%’. If you are not completely confident in your species identification put’?’ by the species name. If you are really unsure put ‘??’. After your survey please enter the results online: www.freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/projects/waternet/ Aquatic plants (submerged-leaved species) Nitella mucronata (Pointed Stonewort) Floating-leaved species Apium inundatum (Lesser Marshwort) Nitella opaca (Dark Stonewort) Azolla filiculoides (Water Fern) Aponogeton distachyos (Cape-pondweed) Nitella spanioclema (Few-branched Stonewort) Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (Frogbit) Cabomba caroliniana (Fanwort) Nitella tenuissima (Dwarf Stonewort) Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Floating Pennywort) Callitriche sp. (undet. Water-starwort species) Nitella translucens (Translucent Stonewort) Lemna aequinoctialis (non-native Duckweed sp) Callitriche hamulata (Intermediate Water-starwort) Nitellopsis obtusa (Starry Stonewort) Lemna gibba (Fat Duckweed) Callitriche hermaphroditica (Autumnal Water-starwort) Oenanthe fluviatilis (River Water-dropwort) Lemna minor (Common Duckweed) Callitriche obtusangula (Blunt-fruited Water-starwort) Potamogeton sp. (undet, Pondweed species) Lemna minuta (Least Duckweed) Callitriche palustris (Starwort with no english name) Potamogeton acutifolius (Sharp-leaved Pondweed) Lemna trisulca (Ivy-leaved Duckweed) Callitriche platycarpa (Various-leaved Water-starwort) Potamogeton alpinus (Red Pondweed) Lemna turionifera (Red Duckweed) Callitriche stagnalis (Common Water-starwort) Potamogeton berchtoldii (Small Pondweed) Lemna valdiviana (non-native Duckweed sp) Callitriche truncata (Short-leaved Water-starwort) Potamogeton coloratus (Fen Pondweed) Luronium natans (Floating Water-plantain) Ceratophyllum demersum (Rigid Hornwort) Potamogeton compressus (Grass-wrack Pondweed) Nuphar advena (Spatter-dock) Ceratophyllum submersum (Soft Hornwort) Potamogeton crispus (Curled Pondweed) Nuphar lutea (Yellow Water-lily) Chara sp. (undet. Stonewort species) Potamogeton epihydrus (American Pondweed) Nuphar pumila (Least Water-lily) Chara aspera (Rough Stonewort) Potamogeton filiformis (Slender-leaved Pondweed) Nymphacae sp. (Water-lily non native spp) Chara baltica (Baltic Stonewort) Potamogeton friesii (Flat-stalked Pondweed) Nymphaea alba (White Water-lily) Chara canescens (Bearded stonewort) Potamogeton gramineus (Various-leaved Pondweed) Nymphoides peltata (Fringed Water-lily) Chara connivens (Convergent stonewort) Potamogeton lucens (Shining Pondweed) Persicaria amphibia (Amphibious Bistort) Chara contraria (Opposite Stonewort) Potamogeton nodosus (Loddon Pondweed) Potamogeton natans (Broad-leaved Pondweed) Chara curta (Lesser Bearded Stonewort) Potamogeton obtusifolius (Blunt-leaved Pondweed) Potamogeton polygonifolius (Bog Pondweed) Chara denudata (Naked Stonewort) Potamogeton pectinatus (Fennel Pondweed) Riccia bifurca (Lizard Crystalwort) Chara fragifera (Strawberry Stonewort) Potamogeton perfoliatus (Perfoliate Pondweed) Riccia canaliculata (Channelled Crystalwort) Chara globularis (Fragile stonewort) Potamogeton praelongus (Long-stalked Pondweed) Riccia fluitans (A floating liverwort) Chara hispida (Bristly Stonewort) Potamogeton pusillus (Lesser Pondweed) Ricciocarpos natans (A floating liverwort) Chara intermedia (Intermediate Stonewort) Potamogeton rutilus (Shetland Pondweed) Spirodela oligorrhiza (a non-native Duckweed sp.) Chara muscosa (Mossy Stonewort) Potamogeton trichoides (Hairlike Pondweed) Spirodela polyrhiza (Greater Duckweed) Chara pedunculata (Hedgehog Stonewort) Ranunculus sp. (undet. Wate-crowfoot species) Wolffia arrhiza (Rootless Duckweed) Chara rudis (Rugged Stonewort) R. penicillatus subsp. Penicillatus (Stream Crowfoot) Emergent plant species Chara tormentosa (Coral Stonewort) Ranunculus aquatilis (Common Water-crowfoot) Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort) Chara virgata (Delicate stonewort) Ranunculus baudotii (Brackish Water-crowfoot) Acorus calamus (Sweet-flag) Chara vulgaris (Common Stonewort) Ranunculus circinatus (Fan-leaved Water-crowfoot) Agrostis canina (Velvet Bent) Egeria densa (Large-flowered Waterweed) Ranunculus fluitans (River Water-crowfoot) Agrostis stolonifera (Creeping Bent) Elatine hexandra (Six-stamened Waterwort) Ranunculus peltatus (Pond Water-crowfoot) Alisma gramineum (Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain) Elatine hydropiper (Eight-stamened Waterwort) Ranunculus penicillatus (Stream Water-crowfoot) Alisma lanceolatum (Narrow-leaved Water-plantain) Eleogiton fluitans (Floating Club-rush) Ranunculus trichophyllus (Thread-leaved Crowfoot) Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water- plantain) Elodea callitrichoides (South American Waterweed) Ranunculus tripartitus (Three-lobed Crowfoot) Alopecurus aequalis (Orange Foxtail) Elodea canadensis (Canadian Waterweed) Sagittaria rigida (Canadian Arrowhead) Alopecurus borealis (Alpine Foxtail) Elodea nuttallii (Nuttall’s Waterweed) Sagittaria sagittifolia (Arrowhead) Alopecurus geniculatus (Marsh Foxtail) Eriocaulon aquaticum (Pipewort) Sagittaria subulata (Narrow-leaved Arrowhead) Anagallis tenella (Bog Pimpernel) Fontinalis antipyretica (Willow Moss) Sparganium angustifolium (Floating Bur-reed) Andromeda polifolia (Bog-rosemary) Groenlandia densa (Opp-leaved Pondweed) Sparganium emersum (Unbranched Bur-reed) Angelica archangelica (Garden Angelica) Hippuris vulgaris (Mare’s-tail) Sparganium natans (Least Bur-reed) Angelica sylvestris (Wild Angelica) Hottonia palustris (Water-violet ) Sphagnum sp. (Bog-moss (list species if possible)) Apium graveolens (Wild Celery) Hydrilla verticillata (Esthwaite waterweed) Stratiotes aloides (Water Soldier) Apium nodiflorum (Fool’s-water-cress) Isoetes echinospora (Spring Quillwort) Subularia aquatica (Awlwort) Apium repens (Creeping Marshwort) Isoetes lacustris (Quillwort) Tolypella glomerata (Clustered Stonewort) Baldellia ranunculoides (Lesser Water-plantain) Lagarosiphon major (Curly Waterweed) Tolypella intricata (Tassel Stonewort) Berula erecta (Lesser Water-parsnip) Lamprothamnium papulosum (Foxtail Stonewort) Tolypella nidifica (Bird's-nest Stonewort) Bidens cernua (Nodding Bur-marigold) Littorella uniflora (Shoreweed) Tolypella prolifera (Great Tassel Stonewort) Bidens connata (London Bur-marigold) Lobelia dortmanna (Water Lobelia) Utricularia australis (Bladderwort) Bidens frondosa (Beggarticks) Ludwigia palustris (Hampshire-purslane) U. intermedia (s.l.) (Intermed Bladderwort grp) Bidens tripartita (Trifid Bur-marigold) Myriophyllum alterniflorum (Alternate Water-milfoil) U. intermedia (s.s.) (Intermediate Bladderwort) Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge) Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot’s-feather) Utricularia minor (Lesser Bladderwort) Bolboschoenus maritimus (Sea Club-rush) Myriophyllum spicatum (Spiked Water-milfoil) Utricularia ochroleuca (Pale Bladderwort) Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush) Myriophyllum verticillatum (Whorled Water-milfoil) Utricularia stygia (Nordic Bladderwort) Bryum calophyllum (Matted bryum) Najas flexilis (Slender Naiad) Utricularia vulgaris (s.l.) (Greater Bladderwort group) Bryum knowltonii (Knowlton`s Thread-moss) Najas marina (Holly-leaved Naiad) Utricularia vulgaris (s.s.) (Greater Bladderwort) Bryum warneum (Sea bryum) Nitalla gracilis (Slender Stonewort) Vallisneria spiralis (Tapegrass) Calamagrostis canescens (Purple Small-reed) Nitella capillaris (Slimy-fruited Stonewort) Zannichellia palustris (Horned Pondweed) Calamagrostis epigejos (Wood Small-reed) Nitella confervacea (Least stonewort) Calamagrostis purpurea (Scandinavian Small-reed) Nitella flexilis (Smooth Stonewort) Calamagrostis scotica (Scottish Small-reed) Nitella hyalina (Many-branched Stonewort) Calamagrostis stricta (Narrow Small-reed) Calla palustris (Bog Arum) Epipactis palustris (Marsh Helleborine) Oenanthe silaifolia (Narrow-leaved Water-dropwort) Caltha palustris (Marsh-marigold) Equisetum fluviatile (Water Horsetail) Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern) Cardamine amara (Large Bitter-cress) Equisetum palustre (Marsh Horsetail) Parnassia palustris (Grass-of-Parnassus) Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower) Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath) Pedicularis palustris (Marsh Lousewort) Carex acuta (Slender Tufted-sedge) Eriophorum angustifolium (Common Cottongrass) Persicaria hydropiper (Water-pepper) Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge) Eriophorum gracile (Slender Cottongrass) Persicaria lapathifolia (Pale Persicaria)
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