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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short-awn foxtail ¹
Alopecurus aequalis

Bulbous Foxtail
Alopecurus bulbosus

Loose Silky-bent ²
Apera spica-venti

Purple Small-reed ³
Calamagrostis canescens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass ⁴
Calamagrostis stricta

Water Whorl-grass ¹
Catabrosa aquatica

Sea Fern-grass ⁵
Catapodium marinum

Wood Fescue ⁶
Festuca altissima

Festuca arenaria
Festuca rubra arenaria

Festuca brevipila ⁷
Festuca trachyphylla

Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue ⁸
Festuca filiformis

Festuca rubra subsp. juncea
Festuca rubra juncea

Early Sand-grass ⁹
Mibora minima

Sickle Grass ¹⁰
Parapholis incurva

Hard-grass ²
Parapholis strigosa

Sand Cat's-tail ²
Phleum arenarium

Bulbous Meadow-grass ¹¹
Poa bulbosa

rabbitfoot grass ¹²
Polypogon monspeliensis

european alkali grass ⁷
Puccinellia distans

Blue Moor-grass ¹³
Sesleria caerulea

Dune Fescue ¹⁴
Vulpia fasciculata

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Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

short-awn foxtail 1 Alopecurus aequalis

Bulbous Foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus

Loose Silky-bent 2 Apera spica-venti

Purple Small-reed 3 Calamagrostis canescens

Slim-stem Small-reedgrass 4 Calamagrostis stricta

Water Whorl-grass 1 Catabrosa aquatica

Sea Fern-grass 5 Catapodium marinum

Wood Fescue 6 Festuca altissima

Festuca arenaria Festuca rubra arenaria

Festuca brevipila 7 Festuca trachyphylla

Fine-leaved Sheep's-fescue 8 Festuca filiformis

Festuca rubra subsp. juncea Festuca rubra juncea

Early Sand-grass 9 Mibora minima

Sickle Grass 10 Parapholis incurva

Hard-grass 2 Parapholis strigosa

Sand Cat's-tail 2 Phleum arenarium

Bulbous Meadow-grass 11 Poa bulbosa

rabbitfoot grass 12 Polypogon monspeliensis

european alkali grass 7 Puccinellia distans

Blue Moor-grass 13 Sesleria caerulea

Dune Fescue 14 Vulpia fasciculata