WETLAND PLANTS – full species list (English) RECORDING FORM
Surveyor Name(s) Pond name Date e.g. John Smith (if known)
Pond: 8 fig grid ref Square: 4 fig grid reference e.g. SP1243 (see your map) e.g. SP 1235 4325 (see your map) METHOD: wetland plants (full species list) survey Survey a single Focal 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) Stonewort, Bristly (Chara hispida) Bistort, Amphibious (Persicaria amphibia) Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia) Stonewort, Clustered (Tolypella glomerata) Crystalwort, Channelled (Riccia canaliculata) Arrowhead, Canadian (Sagittaria rigida) Stonewort, Common (Chara vulgaris) Crystalwort, Lizard (Riccia bifurca) Arrowhead, Narrow-leaved (Sagittaria subulata) Stonewort, Convergent (Chara connivens) Duckweed , non-native sp. (Lemna aequinoctialis) Awlwort (Subularia aquatica) Stonewort, Coral (Chara tormentosa) Duckweed, a non-native sp. (Spirodela oligorrhiza) Bladderwort (Utricularia australis) Stonewort, Dark (Nitella opaca) Duckweed, Common (Lemna minor) Bladderwort grp, Greater (Utricularia vulgaris (s.l.)) Stonewort, Delicate (Chara virgata) Duckweed, Fat (Lemna gibba) Bladderwort grp, Intermed (U. intermedia (s.l.)) Stonewort, Dwarf (Nitella tenuissima) Duckweed, Greater (Spirodela polyrhiza) Bladderwort, Greater (Utricularia vulgaris (s.s)) Stonewort, Few-branched (Nitella spanioclema) Duckweed, Ivy-leaved (Lemna trisulca) Bladderwort, Intermed. (U. intermedia (s.s.)) Stonewort, Foxtail (Lamprothamnium papulosum) Duckweed, Least (Lemna minuta) Bladderwort, Lesser (Utricularia minor) Stonewort, Fragile (Chara globularis) Duckweed, non-native sp. (Lemna valdiviana) Bladderwort, Nordic (Utricularia stygia) Stonewort, Hedgehog (Chara pedunculata) Duckweed, Red (Lemna turionifera) Bladderwort, Pale (Utricularia ochroleuca) Stonewort, Intermediate (Chara intermedia) Duckweed, Rootless (Wolffia arrhiza) Bur-reed, Floating (Sparganium angustifolium) Stonewort, Least (Nitella confervacea) Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) Bur-reed, Least (Sparganium natans) Stonewort, Lesser Bearded (Chara curta) Liverwort, floating sp. (Riccia fluitans) Bur-reed, Unbranched (Sparganium emersum) Stonewort, Many-branched (Nitella hyalina) Liverwort, floating sp. (Ricciocarpos natans) Cape-pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos) Stonewort, Mossy (Chara muscosa) Pennywort, Floating (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) Club-rush, Floating (Eleogiton fluitans) Stonewort, Naked (Chara denudata) Pondweed, Bog(Potamogeton polygonifolius) Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) Stonewort, Opposite Stonewort (Chara contraria) Pondweed, Broad-leaved (Potamogeton natans) Hampshire-purslane (Ludwigia palustris) Stonewort, Pointed (Nitella mucronata) Spatter-dock (Nuphar advena) Hornwort, Rigid (Ceratophyllum demersum) Stonewort, Rough (Chara aspera) Water Fern (Azolla filiculoides) Hornwort, Soft (Ceratophyllum submersum) Stonewort, Rugged (Chara rudis) Water-lily, Fringed (Nymphoides peltata) Lobelia, Water (Lobelia dortmanna) Stonewort, Slender (Nitalla gracilis) Water-lily, Least (Nuphar pumila) Mare’s-tail (Hippuris vulgaris) Stonewort, Slimy-fruited (Nitella capillaris) Water-lily, non native sp. (Nymphacae sp.) Marshwort, Lesser (Apium inundatum) Stonewort, Smooth (Nitella flexilis) Water-lily, White (Nymphaea alba) Moss, Bog (list species if possible) (Sphagnum sp.) Stonewort, Starry (Nitellopsis obtusa) Water-lily, Yellow (Nuphar lutea) Moss, Willow (Fontinalis antipyretica) Stonewort, Strawberry (Chara fragifera) Water-plantain, Floating (Luronium natans)
Naiad, Holly-leaved (Najas marina) Stonewort, Translucent (Nitella translucens) Emergent plant species Naiad, Slender (Najas flexilis) Tapegrass (Vallisneria spiralis) Parrot’s-feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) Water-crowfoot species undt. (Ranunculus sp.) Angelica, Garden (Angelica archangelica) Angelica, Wild (Angelica sylvestris) Pipewort (Eriocaulon aquaticum) Water-crowfoot, Brackish (Ranunculus baudotii) Arrowgrass, Marsh (Triglochin palustre) Pondweed species undt. (Potamogeton sp.) Water-crowfoot, Common (Ranunculus aquatilis) Pondweed, American (Potamogeton epihydrus) Water-crowfoot, Fan-leaved (Ranunculus circinatus) Arum, Bog (Calla palustris) Asphodel, Bog (Narthecium ossifragum) Pondweed, Blunt-leaved (Potamogeton obtusifolius) Water-crowfoot, Pond (Ranunculus peltatus) Asphodel, Scottish (Tofieldia pusilla) Pondweed, Curled (Potamogeton crispus) Water-crowfoot, River (Ranunculus fluitans) Pondweed, Fen (Potamogeton coloratus) Water-crowfoot, Stream (Ranunculus penicillatus) Avens, Water (Geum rivale) Balsam, Indian (Impatiens glandulifera) Pondweed, Fennel (Potamogeton pectinatus) Water-crowfoot (R. penicillatus spp. penicillatus) Balsam, Orange (Impatiens capensis) Pondweed, Flat-stalked (Potamogeton friesii) Water-crowfoot, Thread-lvd. (R. trichophyllus) Pondweed, Grass-wrack (P. compressus) Water-crowfoot, Three-lobed (R. tripartitus) Balsam, Touch-me-not (Impatiens noli-tangere) Beak-sedge, Brown (Rhynchospora fusca) Pondweed, Hairlike (Potamogeton trichoides) Water-dropwort, River (Oenanthe fluviatilis) Beak-sedge, White (Rhynchospora alba) Pondweed, Horned (Zannichellia palustris) Water-milfoil, Alternate (Myriophyllum alterniflorum) Pondweed, Lesser (Potamogeton pusillus) Water-milfoil, Spiked (Myriophyllum spicatum) Bedstraw, Common Marsh (Galium palustre) Bedstraw, Fen (Galium uliginosum) Pondweed, Loddon (Potamogeton nodosus) Water-milfoil, Whorled (Myriophyllum verticillatum) Bedstraw, Northern (Galium boreale) Pondweed, Long-stalked (Potamogeton praelongus) Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) Pondweed, Opp-leaved (Groenlandia densa) Water-starwort species undt. (Callitriche sp.) Bedstraw, Slender Marsh (Galium constrictum) Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa) Pondweed, Perfoliate (Potamogeton perfoliatus) Water-starwort, Autumnal (C. hermaphroditica) Bent, Creeping (Agrostis stolonifera) Pondweed, Red (Potamogeton alpinus) Water-starwort, Blunt-fruited (C. obtusangula) Pondweed, Sharp-leaved (Potamogeton acutifolius) Water-starwort, Common (Callitriche stagnalis) Bent, Velvet (Agrostis canina) Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Greater (Lotus pedunculatus) Pondweed, Shetland (Potamogeton rutilus) Water-starwort, Intermediate (Callitriche hamulata) Bitter-cress, Large (Cardamine amara) Pondweed, Shining (Potamogeton lucens) Water-starwort, no English name (C. palustris) Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara) Pondweed, Slender-leaved (Potamogeton filiformis) Water-starwort, Short-leaved (Callitriche truncata) Bladder-moss, Norfolk (Physcomitrium eurystomum) Pondweed, Small (Potamogeton berchtoldii) Water-starwort, Various-lvd. (Callitriche platycarpa) Blinks (Montia fontana) Pondweed, Various-lvd. (Potamogeton gramineus) Water-violet (Hottonia palustris) Blood-drop-emlets (Mimulus luteus) Quillwort (Isoetes lacustris) Waterweed, Canadian (Elodea canadensis) Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) Quillwort, Spring (Isoetes echinospora) Waterweed, Curly (Lagarosiphon major) Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora) Waterweed, Esthwaite (Hydrilla verticillata) Bog-rush, Black (Schoenus nigricans) Stonewort, Bird's-nest (Tolypella nidifica) Waterweed, Large-flowered (Egeria densa) Bog-rush, Brown (Schoenus ferrugineus) Stonewort, Great Tassel (Tolypella prolifera) Waterweed, Nuttall’s (Elodea nuttallii) Bog-Sedge, Tall (Carex magellanica) Stonewort, Tassel (Tolypella intricata) Waterweed, South American (Elodea callitrichoides) Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga) Stonewort species undt. (Chara sp.) Waterwort, Eight-stamened (Elatine hydropiper) Brookweed (Samolus valerandi) Stonewort, Baltic (Chara baltica) Waterwort, Six-stamened (Elatine hexandra) Bryum, Matted (Bryum calophyllum) Stonewort, Bearded (Chara canescens) Floating-leaved species Bryum, Sea (Bryum warneum) Buckler-fern, Crested (Dryopteris cristata) Loosestrife, Yellow (Lysimachia vulgaris) Spearwort, Adder's-tongue (R. ophioglossifolius) Buckthorn, Alder (Frangula alnus) Lousewort, Marsh (Pedicularis palustris) Spearwort, Creeping (Ranunculus reptans) Bulrush (Typha latifolia) Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris) Spearwort, Greater (Ranunculus lingua) Bulrush, Lesser (Typha angustifolia) Marshwort, Creeping (Apium repens) Spearwort, Lesser (Ranunculus flammula) Bur-marigold, London (Bidens connata) Meadow-rue, Common (Thalictrum flavum) Speedwell, Marsh (Veronica scutellata) Bur-marigold, Nodding (Bidens cernua) Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) Spike-rush, Common (Eleocharis palustris) Bur-marigold, Trifid (Bidens tripartita) Milk-parsley (Peucedanum palustre) Spike-rush, Few-flowered (Eleocharis quinqueflora) Bur-reed, Branched (Sparganium erectum) Mint, Round-leaved (Mentha suaveolens) Spike-rush, Many-stalked (Eleocharis multicaulis) Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) Mint, Water (Mentha aquatica) Spike-rush, Needle (Eleocharis acicularis) Butterbur, Greater (Petasites japonicus) Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Spike-rush, Northern (Eleocharis mamillata) Buttercup, Celery-leaved (Ranunculus sceleratus) Moor-grass, Purple (Molinia caerulea) Spike-rush, Slender (Eleocharis uniglumis) Butterwort, Common (Pinguicula vulgaris) Mudwort (Limosella aquatica) St Johns-wort, Marsh (Hypericum elodes) Butterwort, Pale (Pinguicula lusitanica) Musk (Mimulus moschatus) St Johns-wort, Square-stalked (H. tetrapterum) Canary-grass, Reed (Phalaris arundinacea) Myrtle, Bog (Myrica gale) St Johns-wort, Wavy (Hypericum undulatum) Celendine, Lesser (Ranunculus ficaria) Orchid, Bog (Hammarbya paludosa) Starfruit (Damasonium alisma) Celery, Wild (Apium graveolens) Orchid, Common Spotted (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Stitchwort, Bog (Stellaria uliginosa) Centaury, Yellow (Cicendia filiformis) Orchid, Early Marsh (Dactylorhiza incarnata) Stitchwort, Marsh (Stellaria palustris) Chickweed, Water (Myosoton aquaticum) Orchid, Fen (Liparis loeselii) Strapwort (Corrigiola litoralis) Cinquefoil, Marsh (Potentilla palustris) Orchid, Heath Spotted (Dactylorhiza maculata) Sundew, Great (Drosera anglica) Clubmoss, Marsh (Lycopodiella inundata) Orchid, Lapland Marsh (Dactylorhiza lapponica) Sundew, non-native species (Drosera binata) Club-rush, Bristle (Isolepis setacea) Orchid, Narrow-lvd Marsh (D. traunsteinerioides) Sundew, non-native species (Drosera capensis) Club-rush, Common (Schoenoplectus lacustris) Orchid, Northern Marsh (Dactylorhiza purpurella) Sundew, Oblong-leaved (Drosera intermedia) Club-rush, Grey (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) Orchid, Southern Marsh (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) Sundew, Round-leaved (Drosera rotundifolia) Club-rush, Round-headed (S. holoschoenus) Orchid, Western Marsh (Dactylorhiza majalis) Sweet-flag (Acorus calamus) Club-rush, Sea (Bolboschoenus maritimus) Pea, Marsh (Lathyrus palustris) Sweet-grass species undt.(Glyceria sp.) Club-rush, Sharp (Schoenoplectus pungens) Pearlwort, Procumbent (Sagina procumbens) Sweet-grass, Floating (Glyceria fluitans) Club-rush, Triangular (Schoenoplectus triqueter) Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) Sweet-grass, Plicate (Glyceria notata) Club-rush, Tufted (Isolepis cernua) Pennywort, Marsh (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) Sweet-grass, Reed (Glyceria maxima) Comfrey, Common (Symphytum officinale) Persicaria, Pale (Persicaria lapathifolia) Sweet-grass, Small (Glyceria declinata) Coral-necklace (Illecebrum verticillatum) Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii) Tasselweed, Beaked (Ruppia maritima) Cottongrass, Broad-lvd (Eriophorum latifolium) Pigmyweed (=rare native) (Crassula aquatica) Tasselweed, Spiral (Ruppia cirrhosa) Cottongrass, Common (Eriophorum angustifolium) Pigmyweed, New Zealand (Crassula helmsii) Thistle, Marsh (Cirsium palustre) Cottongrass, Hare's-tail (Eriophorum vaginatum) Pillwort (Pilularia globulifera) Thistle, Meadow (Cirsium dissectum) Cottongrass, Slender (Eriophorum gracile) Pimpernel, Bog (Anagallis tenella) Thread-moss, Knowlton`s (Bryum knowltonii) Cowbane (Cicuta virosa) Pond-sedge, Greater (Carex riparia) Threadwort, Toothed (Cephaloziella dentata) Creeping-Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) Pond-sedge, Lesser (Carex acutiformis) Tormentil (Potentilla erecta) Crowfoot, Ivy-leaved (Ranunculus hederaceus) Purple-loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Tufted-sedge, Slender (Carex acuta) Crowfoot, Round-leaved (Ranunculus omiophyllus) Ragged-Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) Tussock- sedge, Greater (Carex paniculata) Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) Ragwort, Broad-leaved (Senecio fluviatilis) Tussock-sedge, Fibrous (Carex appropinquata) Cudweed, Marsh (Gnaphalium uliginosum) Ragwort, Fen (Senecio paludosus) Tussock-sedge, Lesser (Carex diandra) Cut-grass (Leersia oryzoides) Ragwort, Marsh (Senecio aquaticus) Valerian, Marsh (Valeriana dioica) Deergrass (Trichophorum cespitosum) Rannoch-rush (Scheuchzeria palustris) Violet, Fen (Viola persicifolia) Deergrass (Trichophorum cespitosum) Reed, Common (Phragmites australis) Violet, Marsh (Viola palustris) Dock, Golden (Rumex maritimus) Rush, Blunt-flowered (Juncus subnodulosus) Viper's-grass (Scorzonera humilis) Dock, Marsh (Rumex palustris) Rush, Bulbous (Juncus bulbosus) Water- plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) Dock, Scottish (Rumex aquaticus) Rush, Compact (Juncus conglomeratus) Water-cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (s.l)) Dock, Water (Rumex hydrolapathum) Rush, Frog (Juncus ambiguus) Water-cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (s.s)) Duck-potato (Sagittaria latifolia) Rush, Hard (Juncus inflexus) Water-cress, Fool’s (Apium nodiflorum) Fen-sedge, Great (Cladium mariscus) Rush, Jointed (Juncus articulatus) Water-cress, Narrow-fruited (Rorippa microphylla) Fern, Marsh (Thelypteris palustris) Rush, Leafy (Juncus foliosus) Water-dropwort, Corky-fruited (O. pimpinelloides) Fern, Royal (Osmunda regalis) Rush, Pigmy (Juncus pygmaeus) Water-dropwort, Fine-leaved (Oenanthe aquatica) Figwort, Green (Scrophularia umbrosa) Rush, Round-fruited (Juncus compressus) Water-dropwort, Hemlock (Oenanthe crocata) Figwort, Water (Scrophularia auriculata) Rush, Sharp-flowered (Juncus acutiflorus) Water-dropwort, Narrow-leaved (Oenanthe silaifolia) Flat-sedge (Blysmus compressus) Rush, Soft (Juncus effusus) Water-dropwort, Parsley (Oenanthe lachenalii) Fleabane, Common (Pulicaria dysenterica) Rush, Toad (Juncus bufonius (s.s)) Water-dropwort, Tubular (Oenanthe fistulosa) Fleabane, Small (Pulicaria vulgaris) Rush, Toad and Frog grp. (Juncus bufonius (s.l)) Water-parsnip, Greater (Sium latifolium) Flowering-rush (Butomus umbellatus) Sedge species undt.(Carex spp.) Water-parsnip, Lesser (Berula erecta) Forget-me-not, Creeping (Myosotis secunda) Sedge, Bladder (Carex vesicaria) Water-pepper (Persicaria hydropiper) Forget-me-not, Pale (Myosotis stolonifera) Sedge, Bog (Carex limosa) Water-pepper, Small (Persicaria minor) Forget-me-not, Tufted (Myosotis laxa) Sedge, Bottle (Carex rostrata) Water-pepper, Tasteless (Persicaria mitis) Forget-me-not, Water (Myosotis scorpioides) Sedge, Brown (Carex disticha) Water-plantain, Lesser (Baldellia ranunculoides) Fox-sedge, False (Carex otrubae) Sedge, Carnation (Carex panicea) Water-plantain, Narrow-leaved (Alisma lanceolatum) Fox-sedge, True Carex vulpina) Sedge, Common (Carex nigra) Water-plantain, Ribbon-leaved (Alisma gramineum) Foxtail, Alpine (Alopecurus borealis) Sedge, Curved (Carex maritima) Water-purslane (Lythrum portula) Foxtail, Marsh (Alopecurus geniculatus) Sedge, Cyperus (Carex pseudocyperus) Water-Speedwell, Blue (Veronica anagallis-aquatica) Foxtail, Orange (Alopecurus aequalis) Sedge, Dioecious (Carex dioica) Water-Speedwell, Pink (Veronica catenata) Galingale (Cyperus longus) Sedge, Elongated (Carex elongata) Whorl-grass (Catabrosa aquatica) Galingale, Brown (Cyperus fuscus) Sedge, Flea (Carex pulicaris) Willowherb species undt.(Epilobium sp.) Galingale, Pale (Cyperus eragrostis) Sedge, Glaucous (Carex flacca) Willowherb, Alpine (Epilobium anagallidifolium) Germander, Water (Teucrium scordium) Sedge, Pendulous (Carex pendula) Willowherb, American (Epilobium ciliatum) Gipsywort (Lycopus europaeus) Sedge, Slender (Carex lasiocarpa) Willowherb, Chickweed (Epilobium alsinifolium) Golden-saxifrage, Alt.-leaved (C. alternifolium) Sedge, Smooth-stalked (Carex laevigata) Willowherb, Great (Epilobium hirsutum) Golden-saxifrage, Opp.-leaved (C. oppositifolium) Sedge, Spiked (Carex spicata) Willowherb, Hoary (Epilobium parviflorum) Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) Sedge, Star (Carex echinata) Willowherb, Marsh (Epilobium palustre) Grass-poly (Lythrum hyssopifolia) Sedge, Tawny (Carex hostiana) Willowherb, New Zealand (Epilobium brunnescens) Hair-grass, Tufted (Deschampsia caespitosa) Sedge, Tufted (Carex elata) Willowherb, Short-fruited (Epilobium obscurum) Hawk’s-beard, Marsh (Crepis paludosa) Sedge, Water (Carex aquatilis) Willowherb, Square-stalked (Epilobium tetragonum) Heath, Cross-leaved (Erica tetralix) Sedge, White (Carex curta) Wintergreen, Round-leaved (Pyrola rotundifolia) Helleborine, Marsh (Epipactis palustris) Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) Wood-rush, Great (Luzula sylvatica) Hemlock (Conium maculatum) Skullcap, Lesser (Scutellaria minor) Wood-rush, White (Luzula luzuloides) Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) Small-reed, Narrow (Calamagrostis stricta) Woundwort, Marsh (Stachys palustris) Horsetail, Marsh (Equisetum palustre) Small-reed, Purple (Calamagrostis canescens) Yellow-cress, Great (Rorippa amphibia) Horsetail, Water (Equisetum fluviatile) Small-reed, Scandinavian (Calamagrostis purpurea) Yellow-cress, Marsh (Rorippa palustris) Iris, Yellow (Iris pseudacorus) Small-reed, Scottish (Calamagrostis scotica) Yellow-cress, Northern (Rorripa islandica) Lobelia, Heath (Lobelia urens) Small-reed, Wood (Calamagrostis epigejos) Yellow-sedge ssp. (C. viridula ssp. brachyrrhncha) Loosestrife, Lake (Lysimachia terrestris) Sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica) Yellow-sedge ssp. (C. viridula ssp. oedocarpa) Loosestrife, Tufted (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) Sow-thistle, Marsh (Sonchus palustris) Yellow-sedge ssp. (C. viridula ssp. viridula)