The following is a list of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens which are constant species in one or more community of the British National Vegetation Classification system.
Vascular plants Grasses
English name Scientific name Communities Brown bent Agrostis vinealis H6 Common bent Agrostis capillaris MG3, MG5, SD12, CG10, W11 Bristle bent Agrostis curtisii H3, H4 Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera MG10, MG11, MG12, MG13, MC10, SD17 Marsh foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus MG13 Meadow foxtail Alopecurus pratensis MG4 Marram Ammophila arenaria SD12, SD19 Sweet vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum MG3, MG5, MG8, W11 False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius MG1, MG2 Meadow oat-grass Avenula pratensis CG2, CG6 Downy oat-grass Avenula pubescens CG6 Tor-grass Brachypodium pinnatum CG4, CG5 Quaking grass Briza media CG2, CG5 Upright brome Bromus erectus CG3, CG5 Crested dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata MG3, MG5, MG1, MG2, MC4, CG1 Tufted hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. cespitosa MG9, H21 Wavy hair-grass Deschampsia flexuosa H2, W11, H9, H12, H14, H15, H16, H17, H18, H19, H20, H22 Smooth finger-grass Digitaria ischaemum OV5 Sea couch Elymus pycnanthus SM24 Common couch Elytrigia repens OV5 Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea MG12 Sheep's fescue Festuca ovina H1, H5, H7, H20, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CG7, U6, SD12, CG10 Red fescue Festuca rubra MG2, MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8, MG11, MG12, MC1, MC2, MC3, MC4, MC5, MC6, MC10, CG6, CG10, SD19, MC12 Viviparous fescue Festuca vivipara H20 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8, MG9, MG10, H7, MC12 Creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis W11 Crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha CG2 Perennial rye-grass Lolium perenne MG4, MG6 Purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea H3, H4, H5 Common reed Phragmites australis W2 Annual meadow-grass Poa annua OV4, OV5, OV20 Smooth meadow-grass Poa pratensis SD12 MG3, rough meadow-grass Poa trivialis MG2, MG8 Sand cat's-tail Phleum arenarium SD19 Common saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia maritima SM10
Sedges and rushes
English name Scientific name Communities Sand sedge Carex arenaria SD11, SD12, SD19, H11 Stiff sedge Carex bigelowii H19, H20 Tufted sedge Carex elata S1 Glaucous sedge Carex flacca CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, H6 Common sedge Carex nigra SD17 Flea sedge Carex pulicaris H5 Bottle sedge Carex rostrata W3, M4 Deergrass Cirpus cespitosus H15 Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium M1, M2, M3, M20 Hare's-tail cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum M20 Soft rush Juncus effusus MG10 Heath rush Juncus squarrosus U6 Black bog-rush Schoenus nigricans H5
Trees
English name Scientific name Communities Field maple Acer campestre W8 Alder Alnus glutinosa W5, W6, W7 Silver birch Betula pendula W11 Downy birch Betula pubescens W2, W4, W11 Hazel Corylus avellana W8, W9 Ash Fraxinus excelsior W8, W9 Juniper Juniperus communis W19 Alpine juniper Juniperus communis ssp. nana H15 Scots pine Pinus sylvestris W18 English oak Quercus robur W10 Sessile oak Quercus petraea W11, W17 Grey willow Salix cinerea W1, W2, W3 Bay willow Salix pentandra W3 Yew Taxus baccata W13
Other dicotyledons
English name Scientific name Communities A lady's-mantle Alchemilla glabra MG3 Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris W3, MG2 Alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpinu H17 Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi H16 Thyme-leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia SD19 Thrift Armeria maritima MC1, MC2, MC3, MC5 Spear-leaved orache Atriplex prostata agg. MC6 Sea beet Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima MC6 Wild cabbage Brassica oleracea MC4 Sea rocket Cakile maritima SD2 Heather Calluna vulgaris H1, H2, H3, H4, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, H14, H15, H16, H17, H21, H22 Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris W3, MG8 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia CG10 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis W3 Carline thistle Carlina vulgaris CG1 Black knapweed Centaurea nigra MG5 Sea mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum ssp. diffusum MC5 Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum MG3, MG4, MG6, MG8 Corn marigold Chrysanthemum segetum OV4 Pignut Conopodium majus MG3 Dwarf cornel Cornus suecica H22 Smooth hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris OV5 Rock samphire Crithmum maritimum MC1 Crosswort Cruciata laevipes MG2 Ivy-leaved toadflax Cymbalaria muralis OV42 Sea carrot Daucus carota ssp. gummifer MC4 Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia M2 Crowberry Empetrum nigrum ssp nigrum H13 Mountain crowberry Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum H20, H22 Broad-leaved willowherb Epilobium montanum MG2 Bell heather Erica cinerea H2, H3, H4, H6, H7, H8, H10, H15, H16 Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix M2, H3, H4, H5 Cornish heath Erica vagans H5, H6 Common stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium OV5 Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria W3, MG4, MG2, H6 Cleavers Galium aparine SD3 Common marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre W1, W3 Heath bedstraw Galium saxatile W11, H18, H20, Dove's-foot crane's-bill Geranium molle OV5 Wood crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum MG3 Water avens Geum rivale MG2, W3 Yellow horned-poppy Glaucium flavum SD1 Common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium CG5 Common hogweed Heracleum sphondylium MG2 Mouse-ear hawkweed Hieracium pilosella CG1, CG2, CG5, CG7 Sea sandwort Honkenya peploides SD2 Common cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata H7 Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis MG4 Autumn hawkbit Leontodon autumnalis MG4, MG8 Rough hawkbit Leontodon hispidus CG2, CG5, CG7 Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum MC2 Fairy flax Linum catharticum CG2 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum W10 Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus MG5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG5, CG6, H7 Bog pimpernel Lysimachia tenella (syn. Anagallis tenella) H5 Sea mayweed Matricaria maritima MC6, SD3 Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata M1 Dog's mercury Mercurialis perennis MG2, W8, W9 Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella W9, W11 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria diffusa OV41 Buck's-horn plantain Plantago coronopus) MC5, MC10 Ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata MG3, MG4, MG5, CG1, CG2, CG3, H7, MC10, CG10 Sea plantain Plantago maritima H7, MC10 Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare OV4 Silverweed Potentilla anserina MG11, SD17 Tormentil Potentilla erecta W11, H4, H5, H7, CG10, H10, H15, H21 Self-heal Prunella vulgaris CG10 Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris MG3, MG4, MG8 Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens MG10 Roseroot Rhodiola rosea MC3 Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus H22 Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. W8, W10 Common sorrel Rumex acetosa MG3, MG4, MG8, MC3, MC12 Curled dock Rumex crispus SD1 Procumbent pearlwort Sagina procumbens OV20 Annual species of glasswort Salicornia spp. SM10 Salad burnet Sanguisorba minor CG1, CG2, CG3, CG5 Great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis) MG3, MG4 Small scabious Scabiosa columbaria CG2 Biting stonecrop Sedum acre MC5 English stonecrop Sedum anglicum MC5 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris OV5 Saw-wort Serratula tinctoria H5 Red campion Silene dioica MG2 Corn spurrey Spergula arvensis OV4, OV5 Greater sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola MC1 Common chickweed Stellaria media MC7, OV5 Annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima SM10 Devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis H5 Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg. MG4, CG6 Wild thyme Thymus praecox CG1, CG2, CG5, CG7, H7, CG10 Large thyme Thymus pulegioides CG7 Red clover Trifolium pratense) MG4, MG5 White clover Trifolium repens) MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG8 Common gorse Ulex europaeus H6 Western gorse Ulex gallii H4, H5, H6, H8 Dwarf gorse Ulex minor H2, H3 Stinging nettle Urtica dioica MG2 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus H12, H18, H19, H20, H21, H22 Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea H16, H19, H22 Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica W3 Common valerian Valeriana officinalis MG2 Common dog-violet Viola riviniana W9, W11, H6, CG10
Other monocotyledons
English name Scientific name Communities Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta MC12 Broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans A9 Spring squill Scilla verna H7 Narrow-leaved eelgrass Zostera angustifolia SM1 Eelgrass Zostera marina SM1 Dwarf eelgrass Zostera noltei SM1
Ferns
English name Scientific name Communities Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria OV39 Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes OV39 Hard fern Blechnum spicant H21 Male fern Dryopteris filix-mas W9, MG2 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum W10, W11
Clubmosses
English name Scientific name Communities Fir clubmoss Huperzia selago H17
Bryophytes Mosses
English name Scientific name Communities Pointed spear-moss Calliergon cuspidatum W3, SD17 Yellow starry feather-moss Campylium stellatum H5 Broom fork-moss Dicranum scoparium sensu lato H1, H12, H16, H18, H21, H22 Common feather-moss Eurhynchium praelongum W8, W9 Common striated feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum W9 Swartz's feather-moss Eurhynchium swartzii MG2 Silky wall feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum OV39 Glittering wood-moss Hylocomium splendens CG10, W11, H16, H20, H21, H22 Cypress-leaved plait-moss and allied species Hypnum cupressiforme sensu lato H1, CG7, H14, H15, H21 Heath plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum H12, H16 Swan's-neck thyme-moss Mnium hornum W3 Hart's-tongue thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum MG2, W9 Dented silk-moss Plagiothecium denticulatum MG2 Waved silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum H21 Pleurozium schreberi H12, H16, H18, H20, H21, H22 Nodding thread-moss Pohlia nutans H9 Common haircap Polytrichum commune M4, U6 Neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum W11, CG6 Woolly fringe-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum H13, H14, H15, H17, H19, H20 Little shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus H20, H21, H22 Springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus W11 Dotted thyme-moss Rhizomnium punctatum W3 Seaside grimmia Schistidium maritimum MC2 Cow-horn bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum M1 Acute-leaved bog-moss Sphagnum capillifolium H21, H22 Feathery bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum M1, M2, M4 Flat-topped / flexuous bog-mosses Sphagnum recurvum M2, M4 Common tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum W9, W11
Liverworts
English name Scientific name Communities Bifid crestwort Lophocolea bidentata sensu lato MG2, U6 Purple spoonwort Pleurozia purpurea H15 Wall scalewort Porella platyphylla OV39
Lichens
English name Scientific name Communities Alectoria nigricans H13 Iceland moss Cetraria islandica H13, H19 Cladonia arbuscula H13, H14, H17, H19, H22 Cladonia impexa H16 Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiferina H13 Cladonia uncialis H15, H17, H19, H20 Cornicularia aculeata SD11, H13