The Islay Natural History Trust's R* Japanese Red-cedar Cryptomeria japonica C Alder Alnus glutinosa L* Grey Alder A.incana Checklist of the Wild Flowers of Islay and Jura

This list includes all species reliably reported on Islay and Jura. The distribution and status of many species is poorly known and all records are

valuable. Please send them, with localities and dates, to the Islay Wildlife Information Centre, Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay, PA48 7TX. The

following status indications are necessarily only approximate and are based on the number of 10 km squares where the plant occurs, out of the 14 covering Islay.

C=widespread, usually common, 8 or more squares, L=less widespread, but can be common suitable habitat, 3-7 squares. R=rare or very local, 1 or 2 squares only. *= introduced or escaped. +=needs confirming. J=Jura only. O=old records, pre-1950.

LYCOPODIACEAE CUPRESSACEAE R* Hornbeam Carpinus betulus L Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago R* Gowen Cypress Cupressus goveniana C Hazel Corylus avellana J Stag’s-horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum L* Lawson’s Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana CHENOPODIACEAE R Alpine Clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum R* Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata C Fat-hen Chenopodium album SELAGINELLACEAE C Juniper Juniperus communis commmunis C Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata C Lesser Clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides J J.communis nana C Babington’s Orache A.glabriuscula ISOETACEAE ARAUCARIACEAE C Common Orache A.patula L Quillwort Isoetes lacustris R* Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana L Frosted Orache A.laciniata R Spring Quillwort I.echinospora TAXACEAE R Sea Beet Beta vulgaris EQUISETACEAE R* Yew Taxus baccata J Purple Glasswort Salicornia ramosissima R Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum NYMPHAEACEAE L Common Glasswort S.europaea C Water Horsetail E.fluviatile C White Water-lily Nymphaea alba alba L Annual Sea-blite Suaeda maritima R E.x litorale C N.alba occidentalis C Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali C Field Horsetail E.arvense R Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea PORTULACACEAE R E.x rothmaleri RANUNCULACEAE L* Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica J Shady Horsetail E.pratense C Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris C Blinks Montia fontana fontana C Wood Horsetail E.sylvaticum R* Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis R Blinks M.fontana variabilis C Marsh Horsetail E.palustre R* Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis CARYOPHYLLACEAE C Great Horsetail E.telmateia R* Monks-hood Aconitum napellus J Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia serpyllifolia OPHIOGLOSSACEAE C Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa R Arenaria serpyllifolia leptoclados L Adder’s-tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum J* Anemone rivularis J* Mossy Sandwort Arenaria balearica L Moonwort Botrychium lunaria R* Traveller’s-joy Clematis vitalba R Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia OSMUNDACEAE C Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris C Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides C Royal Fern Osmunda regalis C Creeping Buttercup R.repens C Common Chickweed Stellaria media ADIANTACEAE C Bulbous Buttercup R.bulbosus L Greater Stitchwort S.holostea J Parsley Fern Cryptogamma crispa R Goldilocks Buttercup R.auricomus L Lesser Stitchwort S.graminea MARSILIACEAE C Celery-leaved Buttercup R.sceleratus C Bog Stitchwort S.uliginosa R Pillwort Pilularia globulifera C Lesser Spearwort R.flammula flammula R* Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum HYMENOPHYLLACEAE C Lesser Spearwort R.flammula scoticus C Common Mouse-ear C.fontanum L Tunbridge Filmy-fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense C Lesser Celandine R.ficaria C Sticky Mouse-ear C.glomeratum C Wilson’s Filmy-fern H.wilsonii C Ivy-leaved Crowfoot R.hederaceus C Sea Mouse-ear C.diffusum R Killarney Fern Trichomanes speciosum L Brackish Water-crowfoot R.baudotii L Little Mouse-ear C.semidecandrum POLYPODIACEAE L Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot R.trichophyllus C Knotted Pearlwort Sagina nodosa C Polypody Polypodium vulgare R Common Water-crowfoot,R.aquatilis L Heath Pearlwort S.subulata L Intermediate Polypody P.interjectum O Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris C Procumbent Pearlwort S.procumbens R Southern Polypody P.cambricum C Lesser Meadow-rue Thalictrum minus L Annual Pearlwort S.apetala DENNSTAEDTIACEAE R Alpine Meadow-rue T.alpinum L Sea Pearlwort S.maritima C Bracken Pteridium aquilinum BERBERIDACEAE O Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus THELYPTERIDACEAE J* Clustered Barberry Berberis aggregata C Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis R Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris R* Barberry B.vulgaris C Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola C Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis PAPAVERACEAE C Greater Sea-spurrey S.media C Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma R* Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum L Lesser Sea-spurrey S.marina ASPLENIACEAE R Common Poppy P.rhoeas R Sand Spurrey S.rubra C Hart’s-tongue Phyllitis scolopendrium L Long-headed Poppy P.dubium C Ragged-Robin Lychnis flos-cuculi C Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum- O*Prickly Poppy P.argemone J* Corncockle Agrostemma githago nigrum L* Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica L* Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris C Sea Spleenwort A.marinum FUMARIACEAE C Sea Campion S.uniflora C Maidenhair Spleenwort A.trichomanes quadrivalens J* Fern-leaved Corydalis Corydalis cheilanthifolia L* White Campion S.latifolia R A.trichomanes trichomanes R* Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea C Red Campion S.dioica R Green Spleenwort A.viride J Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata R* S.fimbriata C Wall-rue A.ruta-muraria O White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata R* Soapwort Saponaria officinalis L Rustyback Ceterach officinarum R Tall Ramping-fumitory F.bastardii POLYGONACEAE WOODSIACEAE R Common Ramping-fumitory F.muralis R* Lesser Knotweed Persicaria campanulata C Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina R Purple Ramping-fumitory F.purpurea L Common Bistort P.bistorta J Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris L Common Fumitory F.officinalis C Amphibious Bistort P.amphibia L Brittle Bladder-fern Cystopteris fragilis ULMACEAE C Redshank P.maculosa DRYOPTERIDACEAE C* Wych Elm Ulmus glabra R Pale Persicaria P.lapathifolia L Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum R* Dutch Elm U.x hollandica C Water-pepper P.hydropiper L Hard Shield-fern P.aculeatum R* English Elm U.procera L Ray’s Knotgrass Polygonum oxyspermum J Mountain Male-fern Dryopteris oreades J* Small-leaved Elm U.minor minor L* Equal-leaved Knotgrass P.arenastrum C Male-fern D.filix-mas CANNABACEAE L Knotgrass P.aviculare J Dryopteris affinis x D.filix-mas R* Hop Humulus lupulus L* Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica C Scaly Male-fern D.affinis MORACEAE R* Giant Knotweed F.sachalinensis C Hay-Scented Buckler-fern D.aemula R* Fig Ficus carica R Black Bindweed F.convolvulus C Narrow Buckler-fern D.carthusiana URTICACEA R* Rhubarb Rheum x hybridum C Broad Buckler-fern D.dilatata C Common Nettle Urtica dioica C Sheep’s Sorrel Rumex acetosella J Northern Buckler-fern D.expansa C Small Nettle U.urens C Common Sorrel R.acetosa BLECHNACEAE R* Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii R Northern Dock R.longifolius C Hard-fern Blechnum spicant MYRICACEAE R Water Dock R.hydrolapathum PINACEAE C Bog-myrtle Myrica gale C Curled Dock R.crispus L* European Silver-fir Abies alba FAGACEAE J R.crispus x obtusifolius R* Noble Fir A.procera C* Beech Fagus sylvatica C Clustered Dock R.conglomeratus R* Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii L* Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa L Wood Dock R.sanguineus L* Western Hemlock-spruce Tsuga heterophylla R* Turkey Oak Quercus cerris C Broad-leaved Dock R.obtusifolius C* Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis R* Evergreen Oak Q.ilex R Mountain Sorrel Oxyria digyna C* Norway Spruce P.abies C Sessile Oak Q.petraea PLUMBAGINACEAE C* European Larch Larix decidua R Q.petraea x robur C Thrift Armeria maritima C* Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris C* Pedunculate Oak Q.robur ELATINACEAE R* Austrian/Corsican Pine P. nigra BETULACEAE L Six-stamened Waterwort Elatine hexandra L* Lodgepole Pine P.contorta C Silver Birch Betula pendula CLUSIACEAE TAXODIACEAE C Downy Birch B.pubescens pubescens R* Rose-of-Sharon Hypericum calycinum R* Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum C Downy Birch B.pubescens tortuosa C Tutsan H.androsaemum R Imperforate St John's-wort H.maculatum obtusiusculum EMPETRACEAE R* Bird Cherry P.padus C Square-stalked St John’s-wort H.tetrapterum C Crowberry Empetrum nigrum R* Cherry Laurel P.laurocerasus C Trailing St John’s-wort H.humifusum ERICACEAE R* Crab Apple Malus sylvestris C Slender St John’s-wort H.pulchrum C* Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum R* Apple M.domestica C Marsh St John’s-wort H.elodes JO Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia C Rowan Sorbus aucuparia TILIACEAE R* Shallon Gaultheria shallon J Common Whitebeam S.rupicola C* Lime Tilia x vulgaris J* Prickly Heath G.mucronata L* Broad-leaved Whitebeam S.latifolia MALVACEAE L Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi R* Broad-leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus R* Musk-mallow Malva moschata C Heather Calluna vulgaris R* Small-leaved Cotoneaster C.integrifolius L* Common Mallow M.sylvestris C Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix J* Thyme-leaved Cotoneaster C.linearifolius DROSERACEAE C Bell Heather E.cinerea J* Wall Cotoneaster C.horizontalis C Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia L Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos J* Himalayan Cotoneaster C.simonsii R D.rotundifolia x anglica L Cowberry V.vitis-idaea C Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna C Great Sundew D.anglica J Bog Bilberry V.uliginosum FABACEAE C Oblong-leaved Sundew D.intermedia C Bilberry V.myrtillus C Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria CISTACEAE PYROLACEAE C Common Birds-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus J Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium O Common Wintergreen Pyrola minor C Greater Birds-foot-trefoil L.pedunculatus VIOLACEAE J Intermediate Wintergreen P.media C Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca R* Sweet Violet Viola odorata PRIMULACEAE L Wood Vetch V.sylvatica C Common Dog-violet V.riviniana C Primrose Primula vulgaris R Hairy Tare V.hirsuta R* Early Dog-violet V.reichenbachiana R* Cowslip P.veris C Bush Vetch V.sepium L Heath Dog-violet V.canina C Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum R+ Common Vetch V.sativa C Marsh Violet V.palustris L* Creeping-Jenny L.nummularia R Spring Vetch V.lathyroides R Wild Pansy V.tricolor tricolor R* Dotted Loosestrife L.punctata L Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius L Wild Pansy V.tricolor curtsii J Chickweed Wintergreen Trientalis europaea C Meadow Vetchling L.pratensis R* Garden Pansy V. x intersita C Bog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella J Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea L.sylvestris R Field Pansy V.arvensis C Scarlet Pimpernel A.arvensis R Common Restharrow Ononis repens J* V.labrodonica L Chaffweed A.minima R Black Medick Medicago lupulina SALICACEAE C Sea-milkwort Glaux maritima C White Clover Trifolium repens C Aspen Populus tremula C Brookweed Samolus valerandi L Alsike Clover T.hybridum R* Hybrid Black Poplar P.x canadensis GROSSULARIACEAE L Hop Trefoil T.campestre R* Balm-of-Gilead P.candicans L* Red Currant Ribes rubrum C Lesser Trefoil T.dubium L Bay Willow Salix pentandra L Downy Currant R.spicatum C Red Clover T.pratense R* Crack-willow S.fragilis R* Black Currant R.nigrum C Zigzag Clover T.medium R* Hybrid Crack-willow S.x rubens R* Flowering Currant R.sanguineum L Hare’s-foot Clover T.arvense R* Purple Willow S.purpurea R* Gooseberry R.uva-crispa R* Laburnum Laburnum anagyroides R* Green-leaved Willow S.x rubra CRASSULACEAE L Broom Cytisus scoparius C* Osier S.viminalis R* House-leek Sempervivum tectorum C Gorse Ulex europaeus R* Broad-leaved Osier S.x sericans C Roseroot Sedum rosea ELAEAGNACEAE O Holme Willow S.x calodendron R* Orpine S.telephium R* Sea Buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides O Eared Osier S.x stipularis C Biting Stonecrop S.acre HALORAGACEAE L* Goat Willow S.caprea caprea L White Stonecrop S.album L Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum C Grey Willow S.cinerea oleifolia C English Stonecrop S.anglicum C Alternate Water-milfoil M.alterniflorum J S.cinerea x aurita SAXIFRAGACEAE GUNNERACEAE J S.cinerea x myrsinifolia J Starry Saxifrage Saxifraga stellaris J* Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria C Eared Willow S.aurita R* Londonpride S. x urbium LYTHRACEAE R S.aurita x repens R Purple Saxifrage S.oppositifolia C Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria O Dark-leaved Willow S.myrsinifolia L Yellow Saxifrage S.aizoides C Water-purslane L.portula L Tea-leaved Willow S.phylicifolia R Mossy Saxifrage S.hypnoides MYRTACEAE C Creeping Willow S.repens L Rue-leaved Saxifrage S.tridactylites R* Urn-fruited Gum Eucalyptus urnigera L Dwarf Willow S.herbacea J Pick-a-back-plant Tolmeia menziesii ONAGRACEAE BRASSICACEAE C Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium L Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum R* Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale oppositifolium C Hoary Willowherb E.parviflorum L* Hedge Mustard S.officinale C Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris C Broad-leaved Willowherb E.montanum R* Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata ROSACEAE R Square-stalked Willowherb E.tetragonum L Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana R* Bridewort Spiraea salicifolia C Short-fruited Willowherb E.obscurum R* Treacle Mustard Erysimum cheiranthoides C Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria J Pale Willowherb E.roseum C* Dame’s Violet Hesperis matronalis L Stone Bramble Rubus saxatilis J* American Willowherb E.ciliatum R Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris C Raspberry R.idaeus C Marsh Willowherb E.palustre C Water-cress Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum C Bramble R.fruticosus J Alpine Willowherb E.anagallidifolium J Marsh Yellow-cress R.palustris L R.nemoralis L* New Zealand Willowherb E.brunnescens J Creeping Yellow-cress R.sylvestris L R.polyanthemus C* Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium C Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis C Marsh Cinquefoil Potentilla palustris C* Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica C Wavy Bitter-cress C.flexuosa C Silverweed P.anserina C Enchanter’s-nightshade Circaea lutetiana C Hairy Bitter-cress C.hirsuta C Tormentil P.erecta C Upland Enchanter’s-nightshade C.x intermedia L Hairy Rock-cress Arabis hirsuta L Trailing Tormentil P.anglica CORNACEAE R* Honesty Lunaria annua R Creeping Cinquefoil P.reptans R* Dogwood Cornus sanguinea R* Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima L Barren Strawberry P.sterilis AQUIFOLIACEAE L Hoary Whitlow-grass Draba incana C Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca C Holly Ilex aquifolium R* Wall Whitlow-grass D.muralis C Water Avens Geum rivale EUPHORBIACEAE L Common Whitlow-grass Erophila verna L G.rivale x urbanum C Dog’s Mercury Mercurialis perennis C Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis officinalis L Wood Avens G.urbanum L Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia C Scottish Scurvygrass C.officinalis scotica O Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria R Petty Spurge E.peplus R Danish Scurvygrass C.danica R Fragrant Agrimony A.procera R Portland Spurge E.portlandica O Gold-of-pleasure Camelina sativa J Alpine Lady’s-mantle Alchemilla alpina R Sea Spurge E.paralias O C.allysum L Lady’s-mantle A.filicaulis vestita LINACEAE R* Ball Mustard Neslia paniculata R A.xanthochlora R* Flax Linum usitatissim C Shepherd’s-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris C A.glabra C Fairy Flax L.catharticum R* Field Penny-cress Thlaspi arvense R A.mollis C Allseed Radiola linoides R* Hoary Cress Lepidum draba draba C Slender Parsley Piert Aphanes australis POLYGALACEAE R* Swine-cress Coronopus squamatus C Burnet Rose Rosa pimpinellifolia C Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris vulgaris L* Lesser Swine-cress C.didymus J R.pimpinellifolia x sherardii C P.vulgaris collina C* Rape Brassica napus R* Japanese Rose R.rugosa C Heath Milkwort P.serpyllifolia R* Turnip B.rapa L Dog-rose R.canina HIPPOCASTANACEAE O Black Mustard B.nigra R R.canina x R.caesia L* Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum C* Charlock Sinapis arvensis R Glaucous Dog-rose R.caesia glauca ACERACEAE C* White Mustard S.alba O Harsh Downy Rose R.tomentosa R* Norway Maple Acer platanoides C Sea Rocket Cakile maritima R Sherard’s Downy-rose R.sherardii R* Field Maple A.campestre O Seakale Crambe maritima L Soft Downy-rose R.mollis C* Sycamore A.pseudoplatanus L* Wild Radish Raphanus raphamistrum raphanistrum R* Sweet-briar R.rubiginosa OXALIDACEAE L Sea Radish R.raphistrum maritimus R* Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera R* Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis coniculata R* Garden Radish R.sativus C Blackthorn P.spinosa J* Least Yellow-sorrel O.exilis RESEDACEAE R* Wild Plum P.domestica domestica R* Pink-sorrel O.articulata R* Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea R* P.domestica institis C Wood-sorrel O.acetosella R* Wild Cherry P.avium J Pale Pink-sorrel O.incarnata GERANIACEAE R* Henbit Dead-nettle L.amplexicaule L Intermediate Bladderwort U.intermedia R Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum C Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa C Lesser Bladderwort U.minor L Meadow Crane’s-bill G.pratense C Common Hemp-nettle G.tetrahit CAMPANULACEAE R Bloody Crane’s-bill G.sanguineum L Bifid Hemp-nettle G.bifida R* Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia R* Long-stalked Crane's-bill G.columbinum C Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata R* Creeping Bellflower C.rapunculoides C Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill G.dissectum C Lesser Skullcap S.minor C Harebell C.rotundifolia C Dove’s-foot Crane’s-bill G.molle C Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia L Sheep’s-bit Jasione montana R Shining Crane's-bill G.lucidum C Bugle Ajuga reptans C Water Lobelia Lobelia dortmanna C Herb Robert G.robertianum L* Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea RUBIACEAE C Common Storks-bill Erodium cicutarium C Selfheal Prunella vulgaris L Field Madder Sherardia arvensis TROPAEOLACEAE R* Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare R+ Woodruff Galium odoratum R* Nasturtium Nasturtium officinale C Thyme Thymus polytrichus L Fen Bedstraw G.uliginosum BALSAMINACEAE C Gipsywort Lycopus europaeus C Common Marsh-bedstraw G.palustre R* Himalayan Balsam Impatiens sp.?balfourii L Corn Mint Mentha arvensis C Lady’s Bedstraw G.verum ARALIACEAE L Whorled Mint M.x verticillata R+ Hedge Bedstraw G.mollugo C Common Ivy Hedera helix helix L Bushy Mint M.x gracilis C Heath Bedstraw G.saxatile R* Atlantic Ivy H.helix hibernica C Water Mint M.aquatica C Cleavers G.aparine APIACEAE L Peppermint M.x piperita J Crosswort Cruciata laevipes C Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris L* Spear Mint M.spicata CAPRIFOLIACEAE C Sanicle Sanicula europaea L* Apple-mint M.x villosa C* Elder Sambucus nigra R Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum J* Corsican Mint M.requienii R Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus L Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris HIPPURIDACEAE R* Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus R Bur Parsley A.caucalis L Mare’s-tail Hippuris vulgaris R* Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa R* Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata CALLITRICHACEAE C Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum C Pignut Conopodium majus L Autumnal Water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica VALERIANACEAE R Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga C Common Water-starwort C.stagnalis C Common Cornsalad Valerianella locusta L Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria R Various-leaved Water-starwort C.platycarpa C Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis O Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum O Pedunculate Water-starwort C.brutia R* Pyrenean Valerian V.pyrenaica R Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa L Intermediate Water-starwort C.hamulata J Marsh Valerian V.dioica C Parsley Water-dropwort O.lachenalii PLANTAGINACEAE R* Red Valerian Centranthus ruber C Hemlock Water-dropwort O.crocata C Buck’s-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus DIPSACACEAE L* Hemlock Conium maculatum C Sea Plantain P.maritima C Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis R Wild Celery Apium graveolens C Greater Plantain P.major ASTERACEAE R Fool’s Water-cress A.nodiflorum R+ Hoary Plantain P.media C Lesser Burdock Arctium minus L Lesser Marshwort A.inundatum C Ribwort Plantain P.lanceolata J Welted Thistle Carduus crispus C Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum C Shoreweed Littorella uniflora C Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare C Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris BUDDLEJACEAE L Meadow Thistle C.dissectum C Hogweed Heracleum spondylium R* Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii O Melancholy Thistle C.heterophyllum J* Giant Hogweed H.mantegazzianum OLEACEAE C Marsh Thistle C.palustre L Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica C* Ash Fraxinus excelsior C Creeping Thistle C.arvense C Wild Carrot Daucus carota R* Lilac Syringa vulgaris C Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra GENTIANACEAE R* Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare L Nipplewort Lapsana communis C Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea SCROPHULARIACEAE C Cat’s-ear Hypochoeris radicata O Lesser Centaury C.pulchellum J* Moth Mullein Verbascum blattaria C Autumn Hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis C Field Gentian Gentianella campestris L* Great Mullein V.thapsus C Rough Hawkbit L.hispidus L Autumn Gentian G.amarella R* Dark Mullin V.nigrum C Lesser Hawkbit L.saxatilis APOCYNACEAE C Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa C Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis O Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor L Water Figwort S.auriculata C Smooth Sow-thistle S.oleraceus R* Greater Periwinkle V.major R Musk Mimulus moschatus C Prickly Sow-thistle S.asper SOLANACEAE L Monkeyflower M.guttatus J Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis R* Chinese Teaplant Lycium chinense L Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis L Lesser Dandelion Taraxacum laevigatum R* Sweet Pepper Capsicum annuum C Foxglove Digitalis purpurea C Narrow-leaved Marsh Dandelion T.palustre O Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum R Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus C Broad-leaved Marsh Dandelion T.spectabile R Bittersweet S.dulcamara C Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia L T.unguilobum R* Thorn-apple Datura stramonium serpyllifolia C Common Dandelion T.officinale CONVOLVULACEAE R V.serpyllifolia humifusa C Marsh Hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa R Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis C Heath Speedwell V.officinalis C Smooth Hawk’s-beard C.capillaris L Sea Bindweed Calystegia soldanella C Germander Speedwell V.chamaedrys C Mouse-ear Hawkweed Pilosella officinarum L Hedge Bindweed C.sepium C Wood Speedwell V.montana J Fox-and-cubs P.aurantiaca aurantiaca R C.sepium x C.silvatica C Marsh Speedwell V.scutellata R Fox-and-cubs P.aurantiaca carpathicola R* Hairy Bindweed C.pulchra C Brooklime V.beccabunga C Hawkweeds Hieracium agg. R Large Bindweed C.silvatica L Blue Water Speedwell V.anagallis-aquatica R H.umbellatum MENYANTHACEAE L Pink Water Speedwell V.catenata R H.latobrigorum C Buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata C Wall Speedwell V.arvensis R H.rubiginosum POLEMONIACEAE L Green Field-speedwell V.agrestis R H.caledonicum O* Jacob’s-ladder Polemonium caeruleum R+ Grey Field-speedwell V.polita R H.orimeles AGAVACEAE C Common Field-speedwell V.persica J H.scoticum R* New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax R Slender Speedwell V.filiformis R H.anglicum BORAGINACEAE R* Ivy-leaved Speedwell V.hederifolia J H.hebridense R Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale J* Korimoko Hebe salicifolia R H.iricum L* Comfrey Symphytum officinale R* Hedge Veronica H. x franciscana J H.vennicontium R* Russian Comfrey S.x uplandicum C Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense R Small Cudweed Filago minima R* Tuberous Comfrey S.tuberosum C Eyebright Euphrasia arctica borealis L Mountain Everlasting Antennaria dioica R* Creeping Comfrey S.grandiflorum C E.tetraquetra L Heath Cudweed Gnaphalium sylvaticum C Bugloss Anchusa arvensis C E.nemorosa C Marsh Cudweed G.uliginosum R* Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens J E.nemorosa x E.confusa L* Elecampane Inula helenium R Oysterplant Mertensia maritima L E.confusa R Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica C Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides L E.frigida C Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea C Creeping Forget-me-not M.secunda R E.marshallii R* Canadian Goldenrod S.canadensis C Tufted Forget-me-not M.laxa C E.micrantha R* Confused Michaelmas-daisy Aster novi-belgii R* Wood Forget-me-not M.sylvatica R E.scottica C Sea Aster A.tripolium C Field Forget-me-not M.arvensis C Red Bartsia Odontites verna J* Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus R+ Early Forget-me-not M.ramosissima R Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor stenophyllus C Daisy Bellis perennis C Changing Forget-me-not M.discolor R R.minor monticola L Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium LAMIACEAE R R.minor borealis C Tansy T.vulgare J Betony Stachys officinalis C Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris C Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris C Hedge Woundwort S.sylvatica C Lousewort P.sylvatica R* Wormweed A.absinthium L Hybrid Woundwort S.x ambigua L Lousewort P.sylvatica hibernica R* Southernwood A.abrotanum C Marsh Woundwort S.palustris OROBANCHACEAE C Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica L Field Woundwort S.arvensis R Thyme Broomrape Orobanche alba C Yarrow A.millefolium L* White Dead-nettle Lamium album LENTIBULARIACEAE O Chamomile Chamaemelum nobile R* Spotted Dead-nettle L.maculatum C Pale Butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica C Corn Marigold Chrysanthemum segetum C Red Dead-nettle L.purpureum C Common Butterwort P.vulgaris C Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare L Cut-leaved Dead-nettle L.hybridum L Greater Bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris R* Shasta Daisy L. x superbum L Northern Dead-nettle L.confertum O Bladderwort U.australis L Scented Mayweed Matricaria recutita C Pineapple-weed M.discoidea C Saltmarsh Flat-sedge Blysmus rufus C Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum C Sea Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum C Black Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans C Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea L Scentless Mayweed T.inodorum C White Beak-sedge Rhynchospora alba C Common Bent Agrostis capillaris C Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea L Great Fen-sedge Cladium mariscus L Black Bent A.gigantea C Marsh Ragwort S.aquaticus C Greater Tussock-sedge Carex paniculata C Creeping Bent A.stolonifera O Hoary Ragwort S.erucifolius L Lesser Tussock-sedge C.diandra C Velvet Bent A.canina C Groundsel S.vulgaris C False Fox-sedge C.otrubae C Brown Bent A.vinealis L Heath Groundsel S.sylvaticus C Sand Sedge C.arenaria R Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos C Colt’s-foot Tussilago farfara L Brown Sedge C.disticha C Marram Ammophila arenaria C Butterbur Petasites hybridus C Remote Sedge C.remota L Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis R* Winter Heliotrope P.fragrans C Oval Sedge C.ovalis C Marsh Foxtail A.geniculatus R* Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis C Star Sedge C.echinata L Timothy Phleum pratense R Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita C Dioecious Sedge C.dioica C Smaller Cat-s-tail P.bertolonii C Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum L White Sedge C.curta O Smooth Brome Bromus racemosus ALISMATACEAE L Hairy Sedge C.hirta C Soft-brome B.hordaceus L Lesser Water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides L Slender Sedge C.lasiocarpa R B.hordaceus thominei R Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica L Lesser Pond-sedge C.acutiformis R* Lesser Soft-brome B.x pseudothominei HYDROCHARITACEAE R+ Greater Pond-sedge C.riparia O Rye Brome B.secalinus L Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis O Cyperus Sedge C.pseudocyperus L Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa JUNCAGINACEAE C Bottle Sedge C.rostrata R* Drooping Brome Anisantha tectorum C Marsh Arrowgrass Triglochin palustris R Bladder-sedge C.vesicaria C False Brome Brachypodium sylvaticum C Sea Arrowgrass T.maritimum R Pendulous Sedge C.pendula C Common Couch Elytrigia repens POTAMOGETONACEAE L Wood-sedge C.sylvatica C Sand Couch E.juncea C Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans C Glaucous Sedge C.flacca R Lyme-grass Leymus arenarius C Bog Pondweed P.polygonifolius C Carnation Sedge C.panicea J Broad Wheat Triticum aestivum L Shining Pondweed P.lucens C Smooth-stalked Sedge C.laevigata C Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens R Long-leaved Pondweed P.x zizii C Green-ribbed Sedge C.binervis C Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea C Various-leaved Pondweed P.gramineus C Distant Sedge C.distans C Common Reed Phragmites australis L Bright-leaved Pondweed P.x nitens L Long-bracted Sedge C.extensa SPARGANIACEAE L Red Pondweed P.alpinus C Tawny Sedge C.hostiana C Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum L Long-stalked Pondweed P.praelongus L C.x fulva C Unbranched Bur-reed S.emersum C Perfoliate Pondweed P.perfoliatus C Long-stalked Yellow-sedge C.viridula brachyrrhyncha C Floating Bur-reed S.angustifolium R Lesser Pondweed P.pusillus C Common Yellow-sedge C.viridula oedocarpa C Least Bur-reed S.natans R Blunt-leaved Pondweed P.obtusifolius L Small-fruited Yellow-sedge C.v.viridula TYPHACEAE L Small Pondweed P.berchtoldii C Pale Sedge C.pallescens R Bulrush Typha latifolia O Curled Pondweed P.crispus C Spring Sedge C.caryophyllea LILIACEAE R Slender-leaved Pondweed P.filiformis C Pill Sedge C.pilulifera C Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum L Fennel Pondweed P.pectinatus C Bog-sedge C.limosa R* Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale RUPPIACEAE C Common Sedge C.nigra R* Pyrenean Lily Lilium pyrenaicum L Beaked Tasselweed Ruppia maritima R Stiff Sedge C.bigelowii R* Solomon’s-seal Polygonatum multiflorum O Spiral Tasselweed R.cirrhosa R Few-flowered Sedge C.pauciflora R* Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum angustifolium NAJADCEAE C Flea Sedge C.pulicaris R Spring Squill Scilla verna L Slender Naiad Najas flexilis POACEAE C Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta ZOSTERACEAE C Mat-grass Nardus stricta R* Few-flowered Garlic Allium paradoxum L Eelgrass Zostera marina O Wood Millet Milium effusum C Ramsons A.ursinum L Dwarf Eelgrass Z.noltei L Meadow Fescue Festuca pratensis R* Sand Leek A.scorodoprasum ARACEAE C Tall Fescue F.arundinacea R* Wild Onion A.vineale R Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum R Giant Fescue F.gigantea R* Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum LEMNACEAE C Red Fescue F.rubra R* Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis C Common Duckweed Lemna minor J F.rubra scotica R* Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus ERIOCAULACEAE C Sheep’s-fescue F.ovina R* Butcher’s-broom Ruscus aculeatus R Pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum C Viviparous Sheep’s-fescue F.vivipara IRIDACEAE JUNCACEAE R Fine-leaved Sheep’s-fescue F.filiformis J* Yellow-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium californicum C Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus L Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne C Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus R Slender Rush J.tenuis C Italian Rye-grass L.multiflorum J* Aunt-Eliza Crocosmia paniculata R Round-fruited Rush J.compressus O Darnel L.temulentum R* Potts' Montbretia C.pottsi C Saltmarsh Rush J.gerardii L Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides L* Montbretia C. x crocosmiflora R Leafy Rush J.foliosus R Rat’s-tail Fescue V.myuros ORCHIDACEAE C Toad Rush J.bufonius C Crested Dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus J Narrow-leaved Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia R Frog Rush J.ambiguus C Common Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima R Marsh Helleborine Epipactis palustris L Blunt-flowered Rush J.subnodulosus R Reflexed Saltmarsh-grass P.distans J Broad-leaved Helleborine E.helleborine O Alpine Rush J.alpinoarticulatus R Quaking-grass Briza media C Common Twayblade Listera ovata C Jointed Rush J.articulatus C Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua L Lesser Twayblade L.cordata R J.acutiflorus x J.articulatus C Rough Meadow-grass P.trivialis R Irish Lady’s-tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana C Sharp-flowered Rush J.acutiflorus C Spreading Meadow-grass P.humilis L Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha C Bulbous Rush J.bulbosus C Smooth Meadow-grass P.pratensis C Lesser Butterfly-orchid P.bifolia L Sea Rush J.maritimus J Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass P.angustifolia R Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis J Hard Rush J.inflexus L Wood Meadow-grass P.nemoralis R Small-white Orchid Pseudorchis albida C Soft-rush J.effusus C Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata L Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia conopsea C Compact Rush J.conglomeratus C Whorl-grass Catabrosa aquatica C Frog Orchid Coeloglossum viride C Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa C Sea Fern-grass Catapodium marinum C Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii C Great Wood-rush L.sylvatica C Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans C D.fuchsii x D.purpurella C Field Wood-rush L.campestris R Hybrid Sweet-grass G.x pedicellata C Heath Spotted-orchid D.maculata C Heath Wood-rush L.multiflora L Small Sweet-grass G.declinata C Early Marsh-orchid D.incarnata CYPERACEAE R+ Wood Melick Melica uniflora L D.maculata x purpurella C Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium C Downy Oat-grass Helictotrichon pubescens C Northern Marsh-orchid D.purpurella L Broad-leaved Cottongrass E.latifolium L Meadow Oat-grass H.pratense C Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula C Hare’s-tail Cottongrass E.vaginatum C False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius C Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum germanicum O Bristle Oat Avena strigosa C Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris R* Wild-oat Avena fatua Classification and nomenclature follow C Slender Spike-rush E.uniglumis R Yellow Oat-grass Trisetum flavescens Stace (1997) ' New Flora of the British C Many-stalked Spike-rush E.multicaulis C Crested Hair-grass Koeleria macrantha Isles, 2nd edn.' C Few-flowered Spike-rush E.quinqueflora C Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa C Sea Club-rush Bolboschoenus maritimus O Bog Hair-grass D.setacea C Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris C Wavy Hair-grass D.flexuosa Issued by the Islay Natural History Trust, L Grey Club-rush S.tabernaemontani C Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus C Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea C Creeping Soft-grass H.mollis Islay Wildlife Information Centre, Port C Slender Club-rush I.cernua C Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea Charlotte, Isle of Islay, PA48 7TX, 4/03. C Floating Club-rush Eleogiton fluitans C Early Hair-grass A.praecox

Fuller details of the status and distribution will be found in the booklet 'The Wild Flowers of Islay' by Malcolm Ogilvie, published in 1995 and available from the Islay Wildlife Information Centre and shops of the island. The Centre is open throughout the summer and

has displays and information on all aspects of the island's fauna and flora.