Offwell Wetland Survey
Area B2 - Marginal Marsh Zone
| This area is on the western margins of the wetland (diagram). The plant community here is dominated by Mimulus (Monkey Flower), which is not a native species. Other common plants here are Bitter-cress, Creeping Buttercup, mosses and sedges. |
Plant Species List for Area B2
| Salicaceae | t |
| Salix caprea agg. | Goat Willow |
| Betulaceae | t |
| Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. | Alder |
| Betula pendula Roth | Silver Birch |
| Ranunculaceae | t |
| Ranunculus flammula L. | Lesser Spearwort |
| Ranunculus repens L. | Creeping Buttercup |
| Cruciferae | t |
| Cardamine flexuosa With. | Wavy Bitter-cress |
| Saxifragaceae | t |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium L. | Opposite-Leaved Golden Saxifrage |
| Rosaceae | t |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble |
| Onagraceae | t |
| Epilobium montanum agg. | Broad-leaved Willowherb |
| Umbelliferae | t |
| Angelica sylvestris L. | Angelica |
| Ericaceae | t |
| Rhododendron ponticum L. | Rhododendron |
| Primulaceae | t |
| Lysimachia nemorum L. | Yellow Pimpernel |
| Polygonaceae | t |
| Rumex sanguineus L. | Wood Dock |
| Labiateae | t |
| Mentha aquatica L. | Water Mint |
| Rubiaceae | t |
| Galium palustre agg. | Marsh Bedstraw |
| Scrophulariaceae | t |
| Mimulus guttatus D.C. | Monkeyflower |
| Alismataceae | tt |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica L. | Water-plantain |
| Lemnaceae | t |
| Lemna minor L. | Common Duckweed |
| Graminae | t |
| Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br. | Floating Sweet Grass |
| Juncaceae | t |
| Juncus effusus L. | Soft Rush |
| Cyperaceae | t |
| Carex pendula Huds. | Pendulous Sedge |
| Carex remota L. | Remote Sedge |
| Scirpus sylvaticus L. | Wood Club-rush |
| Iridaceae | t |
| Iris pseudacorus L. | Yellow Iris |
| Ferns | t |
| Blechnum spicant (L.) Roth. | Hard Fern |
| Dryopteris austriaca Jacq.) Woynar | Broad Buckler Fern |
| Mosses | t |
| Sphagnum *subsecundum Nees | t |
| Thuidium tamarascinum (Hedw.) B.,S.& G | t |
* Tentative identification
| These species lists are not exhaustive. They represent initial collections and identifications carried out in early autumn. Many species of flowering plants may already have flowered and died back at this time and would therefore have been missed. These lists will be updated periodically. |
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