Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

Flowering plant species listed in the Lancashire Key Species review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from LERN.

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All 462

Baneberry ¹
Actaea spicata

Pheasant's-eye ²
Adonis annua

Fragrant Agrimony ³
Agrimonia procera

Starry Lady's-mantle
Alchemilla acutiloba

Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis
Alchemilla filicaulis filicaulis

Alchemilla minima
Alchemilla filicaulis

Large-toothed Lady's-mantle ⁴
Alchemilla subcrenata

Rock Lady's-mantle ⁵
Alchemilla wichurae

Narrow-leaved Water-plantain ⁶
Alisma lanceolatum

Wild Leek ⁷
Allium ampeloprasum

field garlic ⁸
Allium oleraceum

Chives ⁹
Allium schoenoprasum

Sand Leek ¹⁰
Allium scorodoprasum

Round-headed Leek ¹¹
Allium sphaerocephalon

short-awn foxtail ¹²
Alopecurus aequalis

Bulbous Foxtail
Alopecurus bulbosus

marsh mallow ¹³
Althaea officinalis

pyramidal orchid ¹⁴
Anacamptis pyramidalis

Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina ¹⁵
Lysimachia foemina

Anagallis minima ¹⁶
Lysimachia minima

Anagallis tenella ¹⁷
Lysimachia tenella

Wild Rosemary ¹⁸
Andromeda polifolia

Catsfoot ¹⁹
Antennaria dioica

Corn Chamomile ²⁰
Anthemis arvensis

Stinking chamomile ²¹
Anthemis cotula

Bur Parsley ²²
Anthriscus caucalis

Loose Silky-bent ²³
Apera spica-venti

Slender parsley-piert ²⁴
Aphanes australis

Wild celery ²⁵
Apium graveolens

Apium graveolens var. dulce
Apium graveolens dulce

Apium inundatum ¹⁰
Helosciadium inundatum

common columbine ²⁶
Aquilegia vulgaris

Arabis glabra ²⁷
Turritis glabra

Arum italicum subsp. neglectum
Arum italicum neglectum

Squinancywort ²⁸
Asperula cynanchica

Asperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica ²⁹
Asperula cynanchica cynanchica

Babington's Orache
Atriplex glabriuscula

Frosted Orache ³⁰
Atriplex laciniata

Grass-leaved Orache ³¹
Atriplex littoralis

Long-stalked Orache
Atriplex longipes

deadly nightshade ³²
Atropa belladonna

Lesser Water-plantain ³³
Baldellia ranunculoides

European barberry ³⁴
Berberis vulgaris

Dwarf Birch ³⁵
Betula nana

Yellow-wort ³⁶
Blackstonia perfoliata

Flat-sedge ²³
Blysmus compressus

Red Bulrush ³⁷
Blysmus rufus

cabbage ¹
Brassica oleracea

Brassica oleracea var. capitata ³⁸
Brassica oleracea capitata

Bromopsis benekenii
Bromus benekenii

Bromopsis erecta ³⁹
Bromus erectus

Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei ⁴⁰
Bromus hordeaceus thominei

Rye Brome ⁴¹
Bromus secalinus

Bryonia dioica ⁴²
Bryonia cretica dioica

Thorow-wax ⁴³
Bupleurum rotundifolium

Slender Hare's-ear ¹⁰
Bupleurum tenuissimum

Common Box ⁴⁴
Buxus sempervirens

Purple Small-reed ⁴⁵
Calamagrostis canescens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass ³¹
Calamagrostis stricta

Pedunculate Water-starwort
Callitriche brutia

Autumnal Water-starwort ⁴⁶
Callitriche hermaphroditica

Blunt-fruited Water-starwort ⁴⁵
Callitriche obtusangula

Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata ⁴⁷
Calystegia sepium roseata

Sea Bindweed ⁴⁸
Calystegia soldanella

Gold-of-pleasure
Camelina sativa

Spreading Bellflower ⁴⁹
Campanula patula

Rampion ⁵⁰
Campanula rapunculus

Nettle-leaved Bellflower ⁵¹
Campanula trachelium

coralroot ⁵²
Cardamine bulbifera

narrow-leaved bittercress ⁵³
Cardamine impatiens

musk thistle ⁵⁴
Carduus nutans

Slender Thistle ⁵⁵
Carduus tenuiflorus

slender tufted-sedge ⁵⁶
Carex acuta

Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii

Buxbaum's sedge ⁵⁷
Carex buxbaumii

lesser tussock sedge ²³
Carex diandra

Fingered Sedge ⁵⁸
Carex digitata

Dioecious Sedge ⁵⁹
Carex dioica

Divided Sedge ⁵⁸
Carex divisa

Tufted-sedge ⁶⁰
Carex elata

Rare Spring-sedge ⁶¹
Carex ericetorum

Long-bracted Sedge ⁵⁸
Carex extensa

Tawny Sedge ⁵⁸
Carex hostiana

woolly-fruited sedge ⁵⁸
Carex lasiocarpa

Prickly Sedge ⁵⁸
Carex muricata

Carex muricata subsp. pairae ³⁹
Carex muricata pairae

Dotted Sedge ⁶²
Carex punctata

Greater Pond-sedge ²³
Carex riparia

Spiked Sedge ⁶³
Carex spicata

thin-spiked wood sedge
Carex strigosa

inflated sedge ⁶⁴
Carex vesicaria

Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha ⁶⁵
Carex viridula brachyrrhyncha

Carex viridula subsp. viridula ⁶⁶
Carex viridula viridula

True Fox-sedge
Carex vulpina

Caraway ⁶⁷
Carum carvi

Whorled Caraway ²³
Carum verticillatum

Water Whorl-grass ¹²
Catabrosa aquatica

Sea Fern-grass ⁶⁸
Catapodium marinum

Small Bur-parsley ⁶⁹
Caucalis platycarpos

purple star-thistle ⁷⁰
Centaurea calcitrapa

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Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

Baneberry 1 Actaea spicata

Pheasant's-eye 2 Adonis annua

Fragrant Agrimony 3 Agrimonia procera

Starry Lady's-mantle Alchemilla acutiloba

Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. filicaulis Alchemilla filicaulis filicaulis

Alchemilla minima Alchemilla filicaulis

Large-toothed Lady's-mantle 4 Alchemilla subcrenata

Rock Lady's-mantle 5 Alchemilla wichurae

Narrow-leaved Water-plantain 6 Alisma lanceolatum

Wild Leek 7 Allium ampeloprasum

field garlic 8 Allium oleraceum

Chives 9 Allium schoenoprasum

Sand Leek 10 Allium scorodoprasum

Round-headed Leek 11 Allium sphaerocephalon

short-awn foxtail 12 Alopecurus aequalis

Bulbous Foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus

marsh mallow 13 Althaea officinalis

pyramidal orchid 14 Anacamptis pyramidalis

Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina 15 Lysimachia foemina

Anagallis minima 16 Lysimachia minima

Anagallis tenella 17 Lysimachia tenella

Wild Rosemary 18 Andromeda polifolia

Catsfoot 19 Antennaria dioica

Corn Chamomile 20 Anthemis arvensis

Stinking chamomile 21 Anthemis cotula

Bur Parsley 22 Anthriscus caucalis

Loose Silky-bent 23 Apera spica-venti

Slender parsley-piert 24 Aphanes australis

Wild celery 25 Apium graveolens

Apium graveolens var. dulce Apium graveolens dulce

Apium inundatum 10 Helosciadium inundatum

common columbine 26 Aquilegia vulgaris

Arabis glabra 27 Turritis glabra

Arum italicum subsp. neglectum Arum italicum neglectum

Squinancywort 28 Asperula cynanchica

Asperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica 29 Asperula cynanchica cynanchica

Babington's Orache Atriplex glabriuscula

Frosted Orache 30 Atriplex laciniata

Grass-leaved Orache 31 Atriplex littoralis

Long-stalked Orache Atriplex longipes

deadly nightshade 32 Atropa belladonna

Lesser Water-plantain 33 Baldellia ranunculoides

European barberry 34 Berberis vulgaris

Dwarf Birch 35 Betula nana

Yellow-wort 36 Blackstonia perfoliata

Flat-sedge 23 Blysmus compressus

Red Bulrush 37 Blysmus rufus

cabbage 1 Brassica oleracea

Brassica oleracea var. capitata 38 Brassica oleracea capitata

Bromopsis benekenii Bromus benekenii

Bromopsis erecta 39 Bromus erectus

Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei 40 Bromus hordeaceus thominei

Rye Brome 41 Bromus secalinus

Bryonia dioica 42 Bryonia cretica dioica

Thorow-wax 43 Bupleurum rotundifolium

Slender Hare's-ear 10 Bupleurum tenuissimum

Common Box 44 Buxus sempervirens

Purple Small-reed 45 Calamagrostis canescens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 31 Calamagrostis stricta

Pedunculate Water-starwort Callitriche brutia

Autumnal Water-starwort 46 Callitriche hermaphroditica

Blunt-fruited Water-starwort 45 Callitriche obtusangula

Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata 47 Calystegia sepium roseata

Sea Bindweed 48 Calystegia soldanella

Gold-of-pleasure Camelina sativa

Spreading Bellflower 49 Campanula patula

Rampion 50 Campanula rapunculus

Nettle-leaved Bellflower 51 Campanula trachelium

coralroot 52 Cardamine bulbifera

narrow-leaved bittercress 53 Cardamine impatiens

musk thistle 54 Carduus nutans

Slender Thistle 55 Carduus tenuiflorus

slender tufted-sedge 56 Carex acuta

Bigelow's sedge Carex bigelowii

Buxbaum's sedge 57 Carex buxbaumii

lesser tussock sedge 23 Carex diandra

Fingered Sedge 58 Carex digitata

Dioecious Sedge 59 Carex dioica

Divided Sedge 58 Carex divisa