Rare and endangered plants of the Fleet
and adjacent shores
 

This page lists the rare and endangered plants that can be found along the shores of the Fleet Lagoon, located in Dorset, UK. This list was compiled in March 2007.

Common name
Species
  F L N M U
Wild (Babington's) leek Allium ampeloprasum var. babintonii NS
Bulbous foxtail Alopecurus bulbosus NS
Marsh mallow Althea officinalis NS
Compact brome Anisantha madritensis RDB
Wild asparagus Asparagus officinalis ssp. Prostatus RDB
Long-stalked orache Atriplex longipes NS
Slender hare's-ear Bupleurum tenuissimum NS
Divided sedge Carex divisa NS
Sea holly Eryngium maritimum DR
Sea spurge Euphorbia paralias DR
Longleaf Falcaria vulgaris DR
Nit grass Gastridium ventricosum NS
False oat-grass Gaudinia fragilis NS
Little-robin Geranium purpureum RDB
Yellow vetchling Lathyrus aphaca NS
Sea pea Lathyrus japonica NS
Rock sea lavendar Limonium dodartiforme RDB
Toothed medick Medicago polymorpha NS
Purple broomrape Orabanche minot var. maritima NS
Yarrow broomrape Orobanche purpurea RDB
Curved hard-grass Parapholis incurva NS
Four-leaved Allseed Polycarbon tetraphyllum RDB
Stiff saltmarsh-grass Puccinella rupestris NS
Brackish water crowfoot Ranunculus baudoti DR
Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflora NS
Spiral tasselweed Ruppia cirrhosa NS
Perennial Glasswort Sarcocornia perennis NS
Shrubby sea-blite Suaeda vera NS
Sea clover Trifolium squamosum NS
Hairy-fruited corn salad Valerianella eriocarpa RDB
Bithyian vetch Vicia bithynica BNS
Slender tare Vicia parviflora NS
Bearded (purple) fescue Vulpia ciliata var. ambigua NS
Dune fescue Vulpia fasciculata NS
Narrow-leaved eelgrass Zostera angustifolia NS
Dwarf eelgrass Zostera nolti NS

NS - Nationally Scarce
DR - Dorset Rare
RDB - Red Data Book

F - Ferrybridge
L - Lower Fleet
N - Narrows
M - Mid Fleet
U - Upper Fleet

Common
Scarce
Not found
No data

 

Last updated 23/11/2007 Copyright ©2007 Chickerell BioAcoustics