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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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Narrow-leaved Water-plantain 1
Alisma lanceolatum
Wild Leek 2
Allium ampeloprasum
field garlic 3
Allium oleraceum
Chives 4
Allium schoenoprasum
Sand Leek 5
Allium scorodoprasum
Round-headed Leek 6
Allium sphaerocephalon
short-awn foxtail 7
Alopecurus aequalis
Bulbous Foxtail
Alopecurus bulbosus
pyramidal orchid 8
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Loose Silky-bent 9
Apera spica-venti
Arum italicum subsp. neglectum
Arum italicum neglectum
Lesser Water-plantain 10
Baldellia ranunculoides
Flat-sedge 9
Blysmus compressus
Red Bulrush 11
Blysmus rufus
Bromopsis benekenii
Bromus benekenii
Bromopsis erecta 12
Bromus erectus
Bromus hordeaceus subsp. thominei 13
Bromus hordeaceus thominei
Rye Brome 14
Bromus secalinus
Purple Small-reed 15
Calamagrostis canescens
Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 16
Calamagrostis stricta
slender tufted-sedge 17
Carex acuta
Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
Buxbaum's sedge 18
Carex buxbaumii
lesser tussock sedge 9
Carex diandra
Fingered Sedge 19
Carex digitata
Dioecious Sedge 20
Carex dioica
Divided Sedge 19
Carex divisa
Tufted-sedge 21
Carex elata
Rare Spring-sedge 22
Carex ericetorum
Long-bracted Sedge 19
Carex extensa
Tawny Sedge 19
Carex hostiana
woolly-fruited sedge 19
Carex lasiocarpa
Prickly Sedge 19
Carex muricata
Carex muricata subsp. pairae 12
Carex muricata pairae
Dotted Sedge 23
Carex punctata
Greater Pond-sedge 9
Carex riparia
Spiked Sedge 24
Carex spicata
thin-spiked wood sedge
Carex strigosa
inflated sedge 25
Carex vesicaria
Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha 26
Carex viridula brachyrrhyncha
Carex viridula subsp. viridula 27
Carex viridula viridula
True Fox-sedge
Carex vulpina
Water Whorl-grass 7
Catabrosa aquatica
Sea Fern-grass 28
Catapodium marinum
swamp sawgrass 29
Cladium mariscus
Coeloglossum viride 21
Dactylorhiza viridis
Autumn Crocus 30
Colchicum autumnale
European lily of the valley 31
Convallaria majalis
Autumn Crocus 32
Crocus nudiflorus
Bermuda grass 33
Cynodon dactylon
Sweet Galingale 34
Cyperus longus
Lady's-slipper 35
Cypripedium calceolus
Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea 36
Dactylorhiza incarnata coccinea
heath spotted orchid 37
Dactylorhiza maculata
Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum 38
Dactylorhiza maculata ericetorum
Northern Marsh-orchid 39
Dactylorhiza purpurella
Eleocharis mamillata subsp. austriaca
Eleocharis mamillata austriaca
Many-stalked Spike-rush 40
Eleocharis multicaulis
Few-flower Spikerush 41
Eleocharis quinqueflora
Creeping Spikerush 42
Eleocharis uniglumis
Elytrigia atherica 27
Elymus athericus
Dark-red Helleborine 43
Epipactis atrorubens
Dune Helleborine 39
Epipactis dunensis
Narrow-lipped Helleborine 44
Epipactis leptochila
Marsh Helleborine 10
Epipactis palustris
Green-flowered Helleborine 39
Epipactis phyllanthes
Broad-leaved Cottongrass 45
Eriophorum latifolium
Wood Fescue 12
Festuca altissima
Festuca arenaria
Festuca rubra arenaria
Festuca brevipila 40
Festuca trachyphylla
Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue 46
Festuca filiformis
Festuca rubra subsp. juncea
Festuca rubra juncea
Snake's-head Fritillary 47
Fritillaria meleagris
Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem 48
Gagea lutea
Wild Gladiolus 49
Gladiolus illyricus
Opposite-leaved Pondweed
Groenlandia densa
Fragrant Orchid 43
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. densiflora 50
Gymnadenia densiflora
Wood Barley
Hordelymus europaeus
Salt Barley Grass 51
Hordeum marinum
Meadow Barley Grass
Hordeum secalinum
bluebell 52
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
European Frog-bit 53
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
frog rush
Juncus ambiguus
Baltic Rush 54
Juncus balticus
Flattened Rush 55
Juncus compressus
Thread Rush 56
Juncus filiformis
Blunt-flowered Rush 40
Juncus subnodulosus
Fat Duckweed
Lemna gibba
Listera cordata 57
Neottia cordata
floating water-plantain 40
Luronium natans
May Lily 58
Maianthemum bifolium
Mountain Melick 59
Melica nutans
Early Sand-grass 60
Mibora minima
Grape hyacinth 61
Muscari neglectum
wild daffodil 62
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. pseudonarcissus 63
Narcissus pseudonarcissus pseudonarcissus
bird's-nest orchid 64
Neottia nidus-avis
Bee Orchid 65
Ophrys apifera
Fly Orchid 66
Ophrys insectifera

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