Last Updated: 23 January 2011
Plant Species
The following are the plant
species found around Urswick Tarn. The list is taken from a
survey by English Nature (now Natural England) compiled in 1983.
It is hoped that a new inventory of plant species will be compiled
in the foreseeable future. An assessment of losses and gains
will then be possible:
Achillea
ptarmiga
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Apium nodiflorum
Callitriche obtusangula
Caltha palustris
Cardamine pratensis
Carex rostrata
Carex acutiformis
Carex hirta
Eleocharis palustris
Epilobium hirsutum
Elodea canadensis
Equisetum fluviatile
Filipendula ulmaria
Fontinalis antipyretica
Frangula ulnus
Galium palustre
Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Iris Pseudacorus
Lemna minor
Juncus articulatus
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Lythrum salicaria
Lycopus europaeus
Mentha aquatica
Menyanthes Trifoliata
Myosotis scorpioides
Myriophyllum spicatum
Nasturtium officinale
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phragmites australis
Polygonum amphibium
Potamogeton pectinatus
Potentilla palustris
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton berchtoldii
Potamogeton natans
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus sceleratus
Rhinanthus minor
Rumex crispus
Rumex hydrolapathum
Salix cinerea
Scirpus lacustris
Solanum dulcamara
Senecio aquaticus
Sparganium erectum
Stellaria alsine
Triglochin palustris
Typha angustifolia
Veronica beccabunga
Veronica catenata
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Apium nodiflorum
Callitriche obtusangula
Caltha palustris
Cardamine pratensis
Carex rostrata
Carex acutiformis
Carex hirta
Eleocharis palustris
Epilobium hirsutum
Elodea canadensis
Equisetum fluviatile
Filipendula ulmaria
Fontinalis antipyretica
Frangula ulnus
Galium palustre
Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Iris Pseudacorus
Lemna minor
Juncus articulatus
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Lythrum salicaria
Lycopus europaeus
Mentha aquatica
Menyanthes Trifoliata
Myosotis scorpioides
Myriophyllum spicatum
Nasturtium officinale
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Phalaris arundinacea
Phragmites australis
Polygonum amphibium
Potamogeton pectinatus
Potentilla palustris
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton berchtoldii
Potamogeton natans
Ranunculus flammula
Ranunculus lingua
Ranunculus sceleratus
Rhinanthus minor
Rumex crispus
Rumex hydrolapathum
Salix cinerea
Scirpus lacustris
Solanum dulcamara
Senecio aquaticus
Sparganium erectum
Stellaria alsine
Triglochin palustris
Typha angustifolia
Veronica beccabunga
Veronica catenata
Sneezewort
Water Plantain
Fools Water cress
Blubt-fruited Water-starwort
Marsh Marigold
Ladies Smock (Cuckoo Flower)
Bottle sedge
Lesser Pond sedge
Hairy sedge
Common Spike-rush
Great Hairy Willowherb
Canadian Pondweed
Water Horsetail
Moss in Clerk's Beck
Meadowsweet
Alder Buckthorn
Marsh Bedstraw
Marsh Pennywort
Yellow Iris
Lesser Duckweed
Jointed Rush
Ragged Robin
Purple Loosestrife
Gipsywort
Watermint
Bogbean
Water Forget-me-not
Spiked Water-milfoil
Water-cress
Common spotted-Orchid
Reed Canary grass
Common reed
Amphibious Bistort
Fennel Leaved Pondweed
Marsh Cinquefoil
Curled Pondweed
Small Pondweed
Floating Pondweed
Lesser Spearwort
Greater Spearwort
Celery-leaved Buttercup
Yellow rattle
Curled Dock
Great Water Dock
Grey Willow
Club Rush (Common Rush)
Bittersweet
Marsh Ragwort
Bur-reed
Bog Stitchwort
Marsh Arrowgrass
Lesser Reedmace
Brookline
Pink water-speedwell
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Water Plantain
Fools Water cress
Blubt-fruited Water-starwort
Marsh Marigold
Ladies Smock (Cuckoo Flower)
Bottle sedge
Lesser Pond sedge
Hairy sedge
Common Spike-rush
Great Hairy Willowherb
Canadian Pondweed
Water Horsetail
Moss in Clerk's Beck
Meadowsweet
Alder Buckthorn
Marsh Bedstraw
Marsh Pennywort
Yellow Iris
Lesser Duckweed
Jointed Rush
Ragged Robin
Purple Loosestrife
Gipsywort
Watermint
Bogbean
Water Forget-me-not
Spiked Water-milfoil
Water-cress
Common spotted-Orchid
Reed Canary grass
Common reed
Amphibious Bistort
Fennel Leaved Pondweed
Marsh Cinquefoil
Curled Pondweed
Small Pondweed
Floating Pondweed
Lesser Spearwort
Greater Spearwort
Celery-leaved Buttercup
Yellow rattle
Curled Dock
Great Water Dock
Grey Willow
Club Rush (Common Rush)
Bittersweet
Marsh Ragwort
Bur-reed
Bog Stitchwort
Marsh Arrowgrass
Lesser Reedmace
Brookline
Pink water-speedwell
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