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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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Orchis morio 1
Anacamptis morio
Sickle Grass 2
Parapholis incurva
Hard-grass 3
Parapholis strigosa
Herb Paris 4
Paris quadrifolia
Sand Cat's-tail 3
Phleum arenarium
Lesser butterfly-orchid 5
Platanthera bifolia
Greater butterfly-orchid 6
Platanthera chlorantha
Bulbous Meadow-grass 7
Poa bulbosa
Solomon's-seal 8
Polygonatum multiflorum
Scented Solomon's-seal 9
Polygonatum odoratum
Whorled Solomon's-seal 10
Polygonatum verticillatum
rabbitfoot grass 11
Polypogon monspeliensis
Northern Pondweed 12
Potamogeton alpinus
Fen Pondweed 13
Potamogeton coloratus
Fries' Pondweed 14
Potamogeton friesii
Shining Pondweed
Potamogeton lucens
Bluntleaf Pondweed 5
Potamogeton obtusifolius
white-stemmed pondweed 3
Potamogeton praelongus
small pondweed 15
Potamogeton pusillus
Hairlike Pondweed
Potamogeton trichoides
Small-white Orchid 16
Pseudorchis albida
european alkali grass 12
Puccinellia distans
White Beak-sedge 17
Rhynchospora alba
widgeongrass 18
Ruppia maritima
Common Club-rush 12
Schoenoplectus lacustris
black bog-rush 3
Schoenus nigricans
Wood Club-rush 19
Scirpus sylvaticus
Blue Moor-grass 20
Sesleria caerulea
Small Bur-reed 14
Sparganium natans
Autumn Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes spiralis
greater duckweed 21
Spirodela polyrhiza
Water-soldier 22
Stratiotes aloides
Dune Fescue 23
Vulpia fasciculata
Horned Pondweed 24
Zannichellia palustris

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