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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
1 Purpose of Appendix
1.1.1 This appendix presents a full list of species names mentioned in Chapter 12 (Ecology and Nature
Conservation) and associated appendices for plants (Table 1) and animals (Table 2). All higher plant
names (common and scientific) are taken from Stace (2010). All bryophyte names (common and
scientific) are taken from Atherton et al. (2010). All bird names (common and scientific) are taken from
British Ornithologists’ Union (2013).
Table 1: Species names of plants
Common name Scientific name
Higher Plants
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Bell heather Erica cinerea
Bent sp. Agrostis sp.
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Birch sp. Betula sp.
Bird cherry Prunus padus
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bladder campion Silene vulgaris
Bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum
Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bracken sp. Pteridium aquilinum
Broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Brown bog-rush Schoenus ferrugineus
Buttercup sp. Ranunculus sp.
Carnation sedge Carex panicea
Cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cherry sp. Prunus sp.
Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Common bent Agrostis capillaris
Common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common chickweed Stellaria media
Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common duckweed Lemna minor
Common knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Common nettle Urtica dioica
Common ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Common restharrow Ononis repens
Common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common sedge Carex nigra
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa
Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Crack-willow Salix fragilis
Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping willow Salix repens
Crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Daisy Bellis perennis
Deergrass Trichophorum germanicum
Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis
Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis
Downy birch Betula pubescens
Dwarf birch Betula nana
English elm Ulmus procera
Eyebright sp. Euphrasia sp.
Fairy flax Linum catharticum
False brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fescue sp. Festuca sp.
Field gentian Gentianella campestris
Field wood-rush Luzula campestris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Glaucous sedge Carex flacca
Goat’s-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Goat willow Salix caprea
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Heath bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heather Calluna vulgaris
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Helleborine Epipactis sp.
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica
Jointed rush Juncus articulatus
Smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Knotweed sp. Fallopia sp.
Lady’s bedstraw Galium verum
Lady’s-mantle Alchemilla vulgaris agg.
Lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis
Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris
Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza sp.
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh violet Viola palustris
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow crane’s-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow oat-grass Amphibromus pratensis
Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Melancholy thistle Cirsium heterophyllum
Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Northern bedstraw Galium boreale
Oak sp. Quercus sp.
Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne
Petty whin Genista anglica
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pine sp. Pinus sp.
Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Quaking-grass Briza media
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Red clover Trifolium pratense
Red fescue Festuca rubra
Reflexed stonecrop Sedum rupestre
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata
Rosebay willowherb Chamerion angustifolium
Rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rush Juncus spp.
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Salad burnet Sanguisorba minor
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris
Sedge sp. Carex sp.
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Sessile oak Quercus petraea
Sheep’s-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep’s sorrel Rumex acetosella
Silver birch Betula pendula
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Slender St John’s-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Soft downy-rose Rosa mollis
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Spear thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spreading bellflower Campanula patula
Star sedge Carex echinata
Sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea
Thyme sp. Thymus sp.
Timothy Phleum pratense
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tufted vetch Vicia cracca
Violet sp. Viola sp.
Wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa
White clover Trifolium repens
Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild thyme Thymus polytrichus
Wood avens Geum urbanum
Wood sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood vetch Vicia sylvatica
Wych elm Ulmus glabra
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow saxifrage Saxifragaceae aizoides
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Mosses
Big shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
Common water moss Fontinalis antipyretica
Curled hook-moss Palustriella commutata
Glittering wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Haircap Polytrichum sp.
Lustrous bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens
Sphagnum Sphagnum sp.
Ferns
Adder’s-tongue fern Ophioglossum sp.
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Algae
Green algae Cladophora glomerata
Table 2: Species names of animals
Common name Scientific name
Birds
Barn owl Tyto alba
Blackbird Turdus merula
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Black grouse Tetrao tetrix
Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Carrion crow Corvus corone
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Coal tit Periparus ater
Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
Common crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Common gull Larus canus
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Coot Fulica atra
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Curlew Numenius arquata
Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Garden warbler Sylvia borin
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Goosander Mergus merganser
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Great tit Parus major
Green woodpecker Picus viridis
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Greylag goose Anser anser
Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
House martin Delichon urbicum
House sparrow Passer domesticus
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Jay Garrulus glandarius
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Lesser redpoll Carduelis cabaret
Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
Magpie Pica pica
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus
Raven Corvus corax
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
Red grouse Lagopus lagopus
Red kite Milvus milvus
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Robin Erithacus rubecula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Siskin Carduelis spinus
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Song thrush Turdus philomelos
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Stock dove Columba oenas
Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Swallow Hirundo rustica
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Mammals
American mink Neovison vison
Badger Meles meles
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Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
Common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii
Deer Cervidae family
Eurasian beaver Castor fiber
Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Natterer’s bat Myotis nattereri
Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Otter Lutra lutra
Pine marten Martes martes
Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
Scottish wildcat Felis silvestris
Soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Water vole Arvicola amphibius
Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus
Reptiles
Adder Vipera berus
Common lizard Zootoca vivipara
Slow worm Anguis fragilis
Fish
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Brook lamprey Lampetra planeri
Brown (sea) trout Salmo trutta
European chub Squalius cephalus
European eel Anguilla anguilla
River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis
Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
Invertebrates
Aquatic beetle Oreodytes davisii
Caddisfly Potamophylax rotundipennis
Freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera
Geyer’s whorl snail Vertigo geyeri
Golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Northern damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum
Northern silver-stiletto fly Spiriverpa lunulata
Marsh fritillary (butterfly) Euphydryas aurinia
Round-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo genesii
Small dark yellow underwing (moth) Anarta cordigera
Stonefly Leuctra moselyi
Stonefly Nemoura dubitans
Stonefly Protonemura meyeri
Wood ant Formica aquilonia
2 References
Atherton, I.D.M., Bosanquet, S.D.S. and Llawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and
Ireland: A Field Guide. British Bryological Society.
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British Ornithologists' Union. 2013. The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (8th edition). Ibis
155: 635-676.
Stace, C. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles. Third edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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