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    List of trees and plants

    Based on a list compiled by Pat Baker, Studham, Dunstable.

    Trees and Self-Sown Bushes

    Ash Fraxinus excelsior Cloister
    Beech, common Fagus sylvatica Car park
    Beech, Dawyck (fastigiate) Fagus sylvatica
    var. Dawyck
    Autumn Chapel
    Downy Birch Betula pubescens
    var. Jacqemontii
    Chancel
    Birch, Silver Betula pendula Towers
    Blackberry Rubus agg. self-sown
    Blackthorn Prunus spinosa self-sown
    Bryony (black) Tamus communis self-sown
    Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica self-sown
    Cedar (Atlantic) Cedrus atlantica Lady Chapel
    Cedar (Himalayan) Cedrus deodarus North Transept, Christmas Chapel
    Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani Car Park
    Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Chapel etc. walls
    Crab Apple Malus sylvestris Cloisters
    Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Dew-pond surround
    Elder Sambucus nigra self-sown
    Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna self-sown
    Hazel Corylus avellana self-sown
    Holly Ilex aquifolium Wallsam Way
    Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum North Tower
    Horse-Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Cloisters, North and South Transepts
    Ivy Hedera helix self-sown
    Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Wallsam Way
    Lime (large leaved) Tilia platyphylles The Nave
    Maple (field) Acer campestre Autumn Circle
    Maple (Norway) Acer platanoides Wallsam Way
    Oak (Pedunculate) Quercus robur Porch
    Pine Pinus nigra North Transept
    Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Dew pond surround.
    Rose (Dog-) Rosa canina self-sown
    Rose (Field) Rosa arvensis self-sown
    Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Summer Chapel
    Scots Pine Pinus nigra Pine Circle, Towers & South Entrance
    Spindle Euonymus europaeus South-West Tower
    Spruce (Norway) Picea abies Christmas Chapel
    Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus self-sown
    Whitebeam Sorbus aria Summer Chapel
    Willow (Goat-) Salix capraea self-sown
    Yew Taxus baccata Chancel, Summer Chapel

    Self-Sown Flowering Plants

    Alkanet (green) Pentaglottis sempervirens  
    Archangel (yellow) Lamiastrum galeobdolon  
    Bindweed (field) Convolvulus arvensis  
    Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara  
    Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta  
    Bugle Ajuga reptans  
    Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga  
    Buttercup (creeping) Ranunculus repens  
    Buttercup (goldilocks) Ranunculus auricomus  
    Buttercup (meadow) Ranunculus acris  
    Campion (bladder) Silene vulgaris  
    Celandine (lesser) Ranunculus ficaria  
    Charlock Sinapis arvensis  
    Chervil (rough) Chaerophyllum temulum  
    Chickweed (common) Stellaria media  
    Cleavers Galium aparine  
    Clover (red) Trifolium pratense  
    Clover (white) Trifolium repens  
    Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris  
    Cowslip Primula veris  
    Crane's bill (cut-leaved) Geranium dissectum  
    Cuckoo flower Cardamine pratensis  
    Cuckoo pint Arum maculatum  
    Daffodil (wild) Narcissus pseudonarcissus  
    Daisy Bellis perennis  
    Dandelion Taraxacum agg.  
    Dead-nettle (red) Lamium purpureum  
    Dock (broad leaved) Rumex obtusifolius  
    Dock (curled) Rumex crispus  
    Dock (wood) Rumex sanguineus  
    Dog-violet (common) Viola riviniana  
    Forget-me-not (field) Myosotis arvensis  
    Forget-me-not (wood) Myosotis sylvatica  
    Foxglove Digitalis purpurea  
    Fumitory (common) Fumaria officinalis  
    Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria  
    Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea  
    Groundsel Senecio vulgaris  
    Hedge-parsley (upright) Torilis japonica  
    Hempnettle (common) Galeopsis tetrahit  
    Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum  
    Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium  
    Knapweed (common) Centaurea nigra  
    Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare  
    Mallow (common) Malva sylvestris  
    Meadow vetchling Lathyrus pratensis  
    Medick (black) Medicago lupulina  
    Mercury (dog's) Mercurialis perennis  
    Mouse-ear (Common) Cerastium fontanum  
    Nettle (common) Urtica dioica  
    Nipplewort Lapsana communis  
    Pignut Conopodium majus  
    Plantain (greater) Plantago major  
    Plantain (ribwort) Plantago lanceolata  
    Ragwort (hoary) Senecio erucifolius  
    Redshank Persicaria maculosa  
    Sandwort (three-nerved) Moehringia trinervia  
    Scabious (field) Knautia arvensis  
    Scarlet pimpernel Anagallis arvensis  
    Selfheal Prunella vulgaris  
    Shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris  
    Sorrel (common) Rumex acetosa  
    Sowthistle (prickly) Sonchus asper  
    Sowthistle (smooth) Sonchus oleraceus  
    Speedwell (common field) Veronica persica  
    Speedwell (germander) Veronica chamaedrys  
    Speedwell (ivy-leaved) Veronica hedenfolia  
    Speedwell (slender) Veronica filiformis  
    Speedwell (thyme-leaved) Veronica serpyllifolia  
    Speedwell (wall) Veronica arvensis  
    Spurge (sun) Euphorbia helioscopia  
    Stitchwort (greater) Stellaria holostea  
    Stitchwort (lesser) Stellaria graminea  
    Strawberry (barren) Potentilla sterilis  
    Strawberry (wild) Fragaria vesca  
    Tare (smooth) Vicia tetrasperma  
    Thistle (creeping) Cirsium arvense  
    Thistle (spear) Cirsium vulgare  
    Thistle (welted) Carduus crispus multiflorus  
    Vetch (bush) Vicia sepium  
    Vetch (common) Vicia sativa  
    Violet (sweet) Viola odorata  
    Waterweed (curly) Lagarosiphon major  
    Willowherb (broadleaved) Epilobium montanum  
    Willowherb (great) Epilobium hirsutum  
    Willowherb (rosebay) Chamerion angustifolium  
    Wood avens Geum urbanum  
    Woundwort (hedge) Stachys sylvatica  

    Grasses

    Bearded couch Elymus caninus  
    Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides  
    Cock's foot Dactylis glomerata  
    Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera  
    Crested dog's tail Cynosurus cristatus  
    False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius  
    Giant fescue Festuca gigantea  
    Meadow fescue Festuca pratensis  
    Meadow fox-tail Alopecurus pratensis  
    Meadow-grass (annual) Poa annua  
    Meadowgrass (rough) Poa trivialis  
    Oatgrass (yellow) Trisetum flavescens  
    Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne  
    Red fescue Festuca rubra  
    Smaller cat's-tail Phleum bartolonii  
    Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus  
    Timothy Phleum pratense  
    Vernal grass (sweet) Anthoxanthum odoratum  
    Wood millet Milium effusum  
    Yorkshire fog Holcus lanatus  

    Sedges and rushes

    Pendulus sedge Carex pendula  
    Soft rush Juncus affusus  
    Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica  

    Ferns

    Broad buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata  
    Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas  
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    The Nave at Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, looking west
    © National Trust / Henry Blyth
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