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List of rare species in the British National Vegetation Classification

The following is a list of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens which were regarded as rare species by the authors of British Plant Communities, together with the communities in which they occur.

Vascular plants
Man orchid (Aceras anthropophorum) CG2, CG3, CG5Baneberry (Actaea spicata) W9Bristle bent (Agrostis curtisii) H2, H3, H4, H5, H6Ground-pine (Ajuga chamaepitys) CG2, OV15 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla filicaulis ssp. filicaulis CG10 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla acutiloba MG3 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla glomerulans MG3 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla monticola MG3 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla subcrenata MG3 • The lady's-mantle Alchemilla wichurae MG3, CG10Babington's leek (Allium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii) OV6Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) H6, H7, MC5Three-cornered garlic (Allium triquetrum) OV24Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) M2Annual vernal-grass (Anthoxanthum aristatum) OV1Loose silky-bent (Apera spica-venti) OV5Bristol rock-cress (Arabis stricta) CG1Field wormwood (Artemisia campestris) CG7Goldilocks aster (Aster linosyris) CG1Purple milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus) H7, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CG7, SD11, SD12, MC10, MC5Wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea) OV41, MC4, MC5Lesser quaking-grass (Briza minor) OV1, OV2, OV6Lesser hairy brome (Bromus benekenii) W9Great pignut (Bunium bulbocastanum) CG2Small hare's-ear (Bupleurum baldense) CG1European box (Buxus sempervirens) W13Narrow small-reed (Calamagrostis stricta) S1Narrow-leaved bittercress (Cardamine impatiens) W8Fibrous tussock-sedge (Carex appropinquata) W3Hair sedge (Carex capillaris) CG10String sedge (Carex chordorrhiza) M4Lesser tussock-sedge (Carex diandra) W3Elongated sedge (Carex elongata) W2Rare spring-sedge (Carex ericetorum) CG2, CG5, CG7Dwarf sedge (Carex humilis) CG1, CG2, CG3Tall bog-sedge (Carex magellanica) M2Soft-leaved sedge (Carex montana) H4, CG2, CG10Rock sedge (Carex rupestris) CG10Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea var. capitatum) MC5Dwarf mouse-ear (Cerastium pumilum) CG1, CG2Tuberous thistle (Cirsium tuberosum) MG5, CG2Coralroot orchid (Corallorrhiza trifida) W3Grey hair-grass (Corynephorus canescens) SD11Sea-kale (Crambe maritima) SD1Northern hawk's-beard (Crepis mollis) W9Mezereon (Daphne mezereum) W8Yellow whitlowgrass (Draba aizoides) CG1, OV41Hoary whitlowgrass (Draba incana) CG10Crested buckler-fern (Dryopteris cristata) W2 • The fern Dryopteris × uliginosa, the hybrid of crested buckler-fern and narrow buckler-fern (D. carthusiana) W2Dorset heath (Erica ciliaris) H3, H4Cornish heath (Erica vagans) H4, H5, H6, H7Musk stork's-bill (Erodium moschatum) OV14Portland spurge (Euphorbia portlandica) H7, CG1 • The eyebright Euphrasia pseudokerneri CG2Wood fescue (Festuca altissima) W8Snake's-head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) MG4Tall ramping-fumitory (Fumaria bastardii) OV6, OV11, OV13Yellow star-of-Bethlehem (Gagea lutea) W9Wall bedstraw (Galium parisiense) CG7Slender bedstraw (Galium pumilum) CG2, CG5Limestone bedstraw (Galium sterneri) CG2, CG10Early gentian (Gentianella anglica) CG1, CG2Chiltern gentian (Gentianella germanica) CG2Hairy greenweed (Genista pilosa)) H2, H7, MC5Bog orchid (Hammarbya paludosa) M1White rock-rose (Helianthemum apenninum) CG1Hoary rock-rose (Helianthemum canum) CG1 • The hybrid between white and hoary rock-roses Helianthemum × sulfureum CG1Musk orchid (Herminium monorchis) CG2, CG4, CG5Fringed rupturewort (Herniaria ciliolata) H7, MC5Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum) CG7Hutchinsia (Hornungia petraea) CG7, OV39Spotted cat's-ear (Hypochoeris maculata) CG1, CG2, CG3Wild candytuft (Iberis amara) CG2Land quillwort (Isoetes histrix) H7Dwarf rush (Juncus capitatus) H6Somerset hair-grass (Koeleria vallesiana) CG1Rock sea-lavender (Limonium recurvum) MC1Perennial flax (Linum perenne subsp. anglicum) CG2, CG3Hairy bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus hispidus) MC5Tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) W1, W3, M4Bur medick (Medicago minima) CG7Sickle medick (Medicago falcata) CG7Toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha) OV14Sand lucerne (Medicago sativa ssp. varia) CG7Oysterplant (Mertensia maritima) SD3Early sand-grass (Mibora minima) SD19, MC5Fine-leaved sandwort (Minuartia hybrida) CG7Spring sandwort (Minuartia verna) H7, CG10, MC5Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) CG10Dwarf cudweed (Omalotheca supina) CG10Small restharrow (Ononis reclinata) MC5Late spider-orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) CG2Early spider-orchid (Ophrys sphegodes) CG2, MC4 • Monkey orchid (Orchis simia) CG2Burnt orchid (Orchis ustulata) CG2Orange bird's-foot (Ornithopus pinnatus) MC5Oxtongue broomrape (Orobanche picridis) CG2Purple oxytropis (Oxytropus halleri) MC10Curved hard-grass (Parapholis incurva) MC1Milk-parsley (Peucedanum palustre) W2Purple-stem cat's-tail (Phleum phleoides) CG7Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma tenerum) CG2, CG3, CG5Bulbous meadow-grass (Poa bulbosa) MC5Early meadow-grass (Poa infirma) MC5Jacob's-ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) MG2Four-leaved allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) MC5Dwarf milkwort (Polygala amara) CG2Chalk milkwort (Polygala calcarea) CG2, CG3, CG5Whorled Solomon's-seal (Polygonatum verticillatum) W9Ray's knotgrass (Polygonum oxyspermum ssp. raii) SD2, SD3Holly fern (Polystichum lonchitis) OV40Spring cinquefoil (Potentilla neumanniana) CG1, CG7Oxlip (Primula elatior) W8Primula × digenea, the hybrid between oxlip and primrose (P. vulgaris) W8Scottish primrose (Primula scotica) H7, MC10Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) CG2, CG3, CG5Round-leaved wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia) W2, W3Brown beak-sedge (Rhynchospora fusca) M1Mountain currant (Ribes alpinum) W8Sand crocus (Romulea columnae) MC5Alpine pearlwort (Sagina saginoides) CG10Dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) CG10Dark-leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia) W3Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) CG2Perennial glasswort (Sarcocornia perennis) SM10Shepherd's-needle (Scandix pecten-veneris) OV15Rannoch-rush (Scheuchzeria palustris) M1Autumn squill (Scilla autumnalis) H7, CG1, MC5Spring squill (Scilla verna) H5, H6, H7, MC10, CG1, MC5, MC12Rock stonecrop (Sedum forsterianum) CG1Silver ragwort (Senecio cineraria) CG1Field fleawort (Senecio integrifolius ssp. integrifolius) CG2, CG3, MC5Moon carrot (Seseli libanotis) CG2Sibbaldia (Sibbaldia procumbens) CG10Sand catchfly (Silene conica) CG7Small-flowered catchfly (Silene gallica) OV2, OV6Night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora) OV16Nottingham catchfly (Silene nutans) MG1, CG2, OV41, OV39, MC4Spanish catchfly (Silene otites) CG7London-rocket (Sisymbrium irio) OV14Autumn ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) CG2, H7 • The dandelion Taraxacum fulgidum MG4 • The dandelion Taraxacum haematicum MG4 • The dandelion Taraxacum melanthoides MG4 • The dandelion Taraxacum sublaeticolor MG4 • The dandelion Taraxacum subundulatum MG4 • The dandelion Taraxacum tamesense MG4Cut-leaved germander (Teucrium botrys) CG2Marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris) W2Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) CG2, CG3, CG5Breckland thyme (Thymus serpyllum) CG7Large thyme (Thymus pulegioides) CG2, CG3, CG5Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) W8Scottish asphodel (Tofieldia pusilla) CG10Twin-headed clover (Trifolium bocconei) H6, H7Western clover (Trifolium occidentale) H7, MC10, MC5Suffocated clover (Trifolium suffocatum) MC5, OV2Intermediate bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia) M1Spiked speedwell (Veronica spicata) CG1, CG2, CG7Fingered speedwell (Veronica triphyllos) OV3Spring speedwell (Veronica verna) CG7Pale dog-violet (Viola lactea) H3Dune fescue (Vulpia membranacea) SD19Alpine woodsia (Woodsia alpina) OV40 ==Bryophytes==
Bryophytes
MossesSide-fruited crisp-moss Pleurochaete squarrosa CG7Curving feather-moss Scorpiurium circinatum CG1Golden bog-moss Sphagnum pulchrum M1, M2Neat crisp-moss Tortella nitida CG1 LiverwortsGreater pawwort Barbilophozia lycopodioides U6 ==Lichens==
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