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Plant Species on Corstorphine Hill
Plant species given below are grouped in botanical families.
Species which are introduced to the British Isles are indicated thus *
Names accord with those in Excursion Flora of the British Isles (Third ed) 1981
| ORDER: PTERIDOPHYTA | |
| Hypolepidaceae | |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken |
| Athyriaceae | |
| Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern |
| Aspidiaceae | |
| Dryopteris dilatata | Broad Buckler-fern |
| Dryopteris. filix-mas | Male Fern |
| Polystichum aculeatum | Hard Shield-fern |
| ORDER:GYMNOSPERMA | |
| Pinaceae | |
| Larix decidua * | European Larch |
| Picea sitchensis * | Sitka Spruce |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scots Pine |
| Pinus nigra* | Corsican Pine |
| Tsuga heterophylla * | Western Hemlock |
| Taxaceae | |
| Taxus baccata | Yew |
| ORDER: ANGIOSPERMAE | |
| Ranunculaceae | Buttercup family |
| Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup |
| Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser Celandine |
| Ranunculus flamula | Lesser Spearwort |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup |
| Anemone nemorosa | Wood Anemone |
| Caltha palustris | Marsh Marigold |
| Helleborus foetidus | Stinking Hellebore |
| Berberidaceae | Barberry family |
| Berberis vuIgaris | Barberry |
| Mahonia aquifolium* | Oregon Grape |
| Papaveraceae | Poppy family |
| Chelidonium majus | Greater Celandine |
| Fumariaceae | Fumitory family |
| Fumaria officinalis | Common Fumitory |
| Corydalis claviculata | Climbing Corydalis, White Climbing Fumitory |
| Cruciferae | Cabbage family |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd's Purse |
| Cardamine fluxuosa | Wavy Bittercress |
| Cardamine hirsuta | Hairy Bittercress |
| Cardamine pratensis | Lady's Smock |
| Draba muralis | Wall Whitlow-Grass |
| Raphanus raphanistrum | Wild Radish |
| Sinapsis arvensis | Charlock |
| Sisymbrum officinale | Hedge Mustard |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
| Barbarea vulgaris | Common Wintercress |
| Violaceae | Violet family |
| Viola riviniana | Common Violet |
| Hyperiacea | St John's Wort family |
| Hypericum calycinum | Rose of Sharon |
| Hypericum tetrapterum | Square St John's Wort |
| Cistaceae | Rock-rose family |
| Helianthemum nummularium | Common Rock-rose [LBAP] |
| Caryophyllaceae | Pink family family |
| Silene dioica | Red Campion |
| Silene vulgaris | Bladder Campion |
| Scleranthus annuus | Knawel |
| Stellaria media | Chickweed |
| Stellaria graminea | Lesser Stitchwort |
| Stellaria holostea | Greater Stitchwort |
| Cerastium fontanum | Common Mouse-ear |
| Portulacaceae | Purslane family |
| Montia perfoliata * | Spring Beauty |
| Montia sibirica | Pink Purslane |
| Tiliaceae | |
| Tilia x Europaea * | Common Lime |
| Geraniaceae | Geranium family |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert |
| Geranium rotundifolium | Round-leaved Cranesbill |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis family |
| Oxalis acetosella | Wood Sorrel |
| Balsaminaceae | Balsam family |
| Impatiens parviflora | Small Balsam |
| Aceraceae | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus * | Sycamore, Plane |
| Acer platanoides * | Norway Maple |
| Hippocastanaceae | |
| Aesculus hippocastanum * | Horse Chestnut |
| Aquifoliaceae | Holly family |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly |
| Leguminosae | Peaflower family |
| Vicia cracca | Tufted Vetch |
| Vicia sativa ssp nigra | Narrow-leaved Vetch |
| Vicia hirsuta | Hairy Tare |
| Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover |
| Trifolium pratense | Red Clover |
| Lotus corniculatus | Birdsfoot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon |
| Cytisus scoparius | Broom |
| Ulex europaeum | Gorse |
| Laburnum anagyroides | Laburnum |
| Lathyrus pratens | Meadow Vetchling |
| Lathyrus aphaca | Yellow Vetchling |
| Rosaceae | Rose family |
| Rosa canina | Dog Rose |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble |
| Rubus ideas | Raspberry |
| Rubus spectabilis* | Pursh, Salmonberry |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn |
| Prunus avium | Gean, Wild Cherry |
| Prunus padus | Bird Cherry |
| Sorbus aucupar | Rowan |
| Sorbus aria | Whitebeam |
| Malus sylvestris | Crab Apple |
| Geum urbanum | Herb Bennet, Wood Avens |
| Geum rivale | Water Avens |
| Fragaria vesca | Wild Strawberry |
| Alchemilla vulgaris | Lady's Mantle |
| Potentilla anserina | Silverweed |
| Potentilla reptans | Creeping Cinquefoil |
| Potentilla erecta | Tormentil |
| Saxifragaceae | Saxifrage family |
| Saxifraga umbrosa | London Pride |
| spathularis * | |
| Grossulariaceae | Gooseberry family |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry |
| Thymelaeaceae | Daphne family |
| Daphne laureola | Spurge Laurel |
| Onagraceae | Willow-herb family |
| Chamerion angustifolium | Rose-bay Willow-herb |
| Epilobium montanum | Broad-leaved Willow-herb |
| Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter's Nightshade |
| Araliaceae | Ivy family |
| Hedera helix | Ivy |
| Umbelliferaceae | Umbellifer family |
| Sanicula europaea | Sanicle |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
| Aegopodium podagaria | Ground Elder |
| Conopodium majus | Pignut |
| Torilis japonica | Upright Hedge-parsley |
| Heracleum sphondylium | Hogweed |
| Euphorbiaceae | Spurge family |
| Mercurialis perennis | Dog's Mercury |
| Mercurialis annua | Annual Mercury |
| Polygonaceae | Docken family |
| Reynoutria japonica * | Japanese Knotweed |
| Rumex acetosella | Sheep's Sorrel |
| R. obtusifolius | Broad-leaved Docken |
| R. sanguineus | Red-veined Docken |
| Urticaceae | Nettle family |
| Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle |
| Ulmaceae | |
| Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm |
| Betulaceae | |
| Betula pendula | Silver Birch |
| Alnus glutinosa | Alder |
| Fagaceae | |
| Fagus sylvatica | Beech |
| F. sylvatica var. Purpurea | Copper Beech, Purple Beech |
| Castanea sativa * | Sweet Chestnut |
| Quercus robur | Common / Pedunculate Oak |
| Quercus petraea | Sessile Oak |
| Quercus cerris * | Turkey Oak |
| Salicaceae | |
| Populus canescens | Grey Poplar |
| Populus tremula | Aspen |
| Salix caprea | Goat Willow, Great Sallow |
| Ericaceae | Heather family |
| Rhododendron ponticum * | Rhododendron |
| Calluna vulgaris | Heather, Ling |
| Oleaceae | Olive family |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Ash |
| Ligustrum vulgare | Privet |
| Apocynaceae | Periwinkle family |
| Vinca minor | Lesser Periwinkle |
| Boraginaceae | Borage family |
| Symphytum officinale | Comfrey |
| Symphytum tuberosum | Tuberous Comfrey |
| Myosotis arvensis | Field Forget-me-not |
| Convolvulaceae | Bindweed family |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Bindweed, Cornbine |
| Calystegia sepium | Bellbine, Larger |
| ssp.silvatica * | Bindweed |
| Scrophulariaceae | Figwort family |
| Linaria purpurea * | Purple Toadflax |
| Scrophularia nodosa | Figwort |
| Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove |
| Veronica montana | Wood Speedwell |
| Veronica chamaedris | Germander Speedwell |
| Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme Speedwell |
| Veronica arvensis | Wall Speedwell |
| Veronica persica | Large Field Speedwell |
| Veronica filiformis * | Slender Speedwell |
| Labiatae | Thyme family |
| Thymus praecox | Wild Thyme |
| ssp. Arcticus | |
| Prunella vulgaris | Self-Heal |
| Mentha aquatica | Water Mint |
| Stachys palustris | Marsh Woundwort |
| Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort |
| Teucrium scorodonia | Wood Sage |
| Galeopsis tetrahit | Common Hemp-nettle |
| Lamium album | White Dead-nettle |
| Glechoma hederacea | Ground Ivy |
| Ajuga reptans | Bugle |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantain family |
| Plantago major | Rat-tail Plantain |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain |
| Campanulaceae | Bellflower family |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell, Scottish Bluebell |
| Rubiaceae | Bedstraw family |
| Galium odoratum | Sweet Woodruff |
| Galium mollugo | Common Hedge Bedstraw |
| Galium verum | Lady's Bedstraw |
| Galium saxatile | Heath Bedstraw |
| Galium aparine | Goosegrass, Cleavers |
| Caprifoliaceae | Honeysuckle family |
| Sambucus nigra | Elder, Bourtree |
| Symphoricarpos rivularis | Snowberry |
| Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle |
| Adoxaceae | Moschatel family |
| Adoxa moschatellina | Moschatel |
| Compositae | Daisy family |
| Senecio iacobaea | Ragwort |
| Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel |
| Senecio sylvaticus | Heath Groundsel |
| Tussilago farfara | Coltsfoot |
| Bellis perrenis | Daisy |
| Tripleurospermum inodoratum | Scentless May weed |
| Matricaria matricarioides | Pineapple Weed, Rayless Mayweed |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye Daisy |
| Tanacetum vulgare | Tansy |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort |
| Arctium lappa | Great Burdock |
| Arctium minus group | Lesser Burdock |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle |
| Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle |
| Cirsium helenoides | Melancholy Thistle |
| Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed |
| Lapsana communis | Nipplewort |
| Leontodon autumnalis | Autumnal Hawkbit |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Cat's Ear |
| Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce |
| Sonchus asper | Spiny Sow-thistle |
| Hieracium pilosella | Mouse-ear Hawkweed |
| Taraxacum sp. | Dandelion |
| Liliaceae | Lily family |
| Polygonatum multiflorum | Solomon' s Seal |
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta | Bluebell [LBAP] |
| Allium paradoxum | Few-flowered leek |
| Chinodoxa sp. | Glory of the snows |
| Amaryllidaceae | Daffodil family |
| Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop |
| Iridaceae | Iris family |
| Iris pseudoacorus | Yellow Flag |
| Orchidaceae | Orchid family |
| Dactylorhiza fuchsii | Common Spotted Orchid |
| Araceae | Arum family |
| Arum maculatum | Lords-and-Ladies, Cuckoo Pint |
| Juncaceae | |
| Luzula sylvatica | Greater Woodrush |
| Gramineae | |
| Aira praecox | Early Hair-grass |
| Festuca ovina | Sheep's Fescue |
| Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass |
| Poa nemoralis | Wood Meadow-grass |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass |
| Poa trivialis | Rough-stalked Meadow-grass |
| Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog's-tail |
| Melica uniflora | Wood Melick |
| Glyceria fluitans | Flote-grass |
| Bromus sterilis | Barren Brome |
| Bromus ramosus | Hairy brome |
| Bromus hordaceus | Lop-grass,Soft Brome |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | Oat Grass |
| Trisetum flavescens | Yellow Oat |
| Elymus (Agropyron) repens | Couch-grass |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass |
| Deschampsia flexuosa | Wavy Hair-grass |
| Anthoxanthum odotaum | Sweet Vernal-grass |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog |
| Holcus mollis | Creeping Soft-grass |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent-grass |
| Phleum pratense | Timothy Grass, Cat's-tail |
TOTAL 211 SPECIES
Latest update - Monday, March 25, 2002