Interesting Plant

Records

2014

Thanks to all recorders for the excellent

response again this year

Many interesting new plants have

been found in 2014, including refinds

of old records, special plants at new

sites, and plants new to Sussex. A

small selection follows but there will

be a full list in newsletter.

West Sussex

VC13

Interesting records

Helleborus viridisGreen Hellebore

Broad Wood, near Findon

Re-find of 1905 record in Arnold

Leersia oryzoides

Cut-grass

Chesworth Farm, Horsham

New Sussex site

Interesting records

Papaver argemonePrickly Poppy

Edburton

3 records from the Downs, 1 a

new tetrad

Papaver hybridumRough Poppy

2 records – a refind from Cissbury

and a new tetrad near Madehurst

Interesting records

Allium nigrumBroad-leaved Leek

Thorney Island

Fourth Sussex record since 2000

Viola palustrisMarsh Violet

Brantridge Forest

SPA refind

Interesting records

Ranunculus aquatilisCommon Water-crowfoot

Maudlin Pond, Westhampnett

Only the second extant site in Sussex

Interesting records

Sagina subulataHeath Pearlwort

Flexham Park

Still holding on at its sole Sussex

site

Amaranthus albusWhite Pigweed

Felpham and Bognor

Third and fourth records for VC13

Interesting records

Cuscuta campestrisYellow Dodder

Rustington

New to Sussex

Interesting records

Rubus mucronatiformis

Coates Common

New VCR and first Sussex record

since 1905

Rubus porphyrocaulis

Sutton Common

New to Sussex

Interesting records

Rubus watsonii

Burton Park

New to Sussex

Veronica x lackschewitziiV. anagallis-aquatica x catenata

Runcton

One of three records in 2014

Interesting records

Oxalis dilleniiSussex Yellow-sorrel

Bolney

One of 5 new records in 2014

Catabrosa aquaticaWhorl-grass

Poling

New tetrad for this declining species

East Sussex

VC14

Interesting records

Dittrichia graveolensStinking Fleabane

Coldean-central reservation of A27

Possibly first confirmed Sussex record

Radiola linoidesAllseed

Herstmonceux and Great

Dennis Wood, Beckley

Both SPA refinds

Interesting records

Verbascum chaixiiNettle-leaved Mullein

Three Leg Cross

First VC14 record since 1969

Trifolium resupinatumReversed Clover

Eastbourne

New tetrad

Interesting records

Euphorbia prostrataProstrate Spurge

Hastings

New to Sussex and maybe 2nd British

record

Interesting records

Prunus cerasusDwarf Cherry

Boreham street

New tetrad record

Myosurus minimusMousetail

Crowhurst

First VC14 record for maybe a century

Interesting records

Tephroseris integrifoliaField Fleawort

Woodingdean

First record since SPA for this tetrad

Verbascum virgatumTwiggy Mullein

Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne

Only third site since 2000

Interesting records

Oenanthe pimpinelloidesCorky-fruited Water-dropwort

Ovingdean and Nutley

Two SPA tetrad refinds

Gentianella x davidianaG. amarella x anglica

Castle Hill NNR

Refind of 1994 record

Thanks again for all you have done.

Any questions?

If your record isn’t here don’t worry! We

can only show a small selection of the

many good finds this year but they are all

important