The History of Wandsworth Common


Plants Recorded on Wandsworth Common

Compiled by Roy Vickery. List August 2025, incorporating earlier records; last updated by him 2 September 2026.


Herbarium abbreviations are given in bold: BIRM = University of Birmingham, BM = Natural History Museum, London, BON = Bolton Museum, PTH = Perth Museum & Art Gallery, SHYB = Shrewsbury School, SLBI = South London Botanical Institute. Where the abbreviation is followed by H@H, information is derived from the Herbaria@Home website.

[1], [2], etc., refer to the list of associated organisms at the end of the main list.


Ferns (Pteridophyta)

Aspleniaceae (1)

Asplenium scolopendrium, hart’s-tongue, on wall of station ticket office, September 2025

Dennstaedtiaceae (1)

Pteridium aquilinum, bracken, September 2025


Flowering Plants

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Adoxaceae (1)

Sambucus nigra, elder, May 2023 - August 2025 – August 2026

Alismataceae (1)

Damasonium alisma, starfruit, 1836 (recorded by Daniel Cooper, Flora Metropolitana) – 1878 (specimen collected by H. & J. Groves, 3 August, now in SLBI); see The Wandsworth Common Story (2021): 26-7; also specimen collected by J. Groves, ‘at margin of pond’, 1873, now in BIRM (H@H)

Alliaceae (2)

Allium triquetrum, three-cornered garlic, May 2026

Allium sp., an unidentified allium, May 2026

Altingiaceae (1)

Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum, August 2025 (recently planted), and several mature trees in vicinity of café, September 2025

Amaranthaceae (2)

Atriplex sp., an unidentified orache, August 2025 – June 2026

Lipandra polysperma, many-seeded goosefoot, collected by J. Browne, 1875, now in BIRM (H@H)

Amaryllidaceae (2)

Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop, February 2026

Narcissus cvs/spp., daffodils, February 2026

Apiaceae (6)

Aegopodium podagraria, ground elder, September 2025 – July 2026

Angelica sylvestris, wild angelica, August 2025 – September 2026

Anthriscus sylvestris, cow parsley, May 2023 -July 2026

Daucus carota, wild carrot, August 2017 – September 2026

Heracleum sphondylium, hogweed, August 2025 – July 2026

Smyrnium olusatrum, alexanders, October 2025 – July 2026

Apocynaceae (1)

Vinca major, greater periwinkle, May 2026 – June 2026

Aquifoliaceae (2)

Ilex aquifolium, holly, August 2025 – July 2026 [16].

Ilex sp./cv, a holly, March 2025 [12]

Araceae (2)

Arum italicum, Italian lords-and-ladies, August 2025 – July 2026

Lemna minuta, least duckweed, July 2026 (Three Island Pond)

Araliaceae (1)

Hedera helix, ivy, May 2021 – July 2026

Asparagaceae (6)

Asparagus officinalis, asparagus, August 2025

Cordyline australis, cabbage palm, apparently self-sown near Lake, March 2026

Hyacinthoides x massartiana, hybrid bluebell, July 2026 (and undoubtedly earler!)

Muscaria armeniacum, garden grape hyacinth, March 2026

Ornithogalum umbellatum, April 2024 – May 2026

Ruscus aculeatus, butcher’s broom, September 2025 – March 2026

Asteraceae (24)

Achillea millefolium, yarrow, August 2025 – September 2026

Achillea ptarmica, sneezewort, September 2025 – September 2026

Arctium sp., a burdock, August 2017 – May 2026 – September 2026

Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort, August 2025 – September 2026

Bellis perennis, daisy, August 2025 – September 2026

Centaurea nigra, knapweed, August 2025 – August 2026

Centaurea scabiosa, greater knapweed, July 2021 – May 2026

Chamaemelum nobile, chamomile, collected by J.S. Henslow, 16 July 1835, now in PTH (H@H); 1871, FJH[anbury], D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 3, London Naturalist 33, suppl.: 153, 1953.

Cirsium arvense, creeping thistle, August 2025 – September 2026

Cirsium vulgare, spear thistle, March 2026 – August 2026

Eupatorium cannabinum, hemp agrimony, August 2017 – September 2026

Hypochaeris radicata, cat’s-ear, August 2025 – July 2026

Jacobaea vulgaris, ragwort, August 2025 – July 2026

Lactuca sp., a wild lettuce, May 2026

Leucanthemum vulgare, oxeye daisy, June 2025 – July 2026

Matricaria discoidea, pineapple weed, August 2025 – July 2026

Sonchus oleraceus, smooth sowthistle, August 2025 – May 2026

Senecio vulgaris, groundsel, August 2025 – May 2026

Solidago canadensis, Canadian goldenrod, August 2025 – August 2026

Symphyotrichum sp., a Michaelmas daisy, September 2025

Tanacetum parthenium, feverfew, May 2026

Tanacetum vulgare, tansy, August 2026

Taraxacum officinale agg., dandelion, August 2025 – August 2026

Tragopogon pratensis, goat’s-beard, June - July 2026

Berberidaceae (1)

Mahonia sp., an Oregon-grape, March 2026

Betulaceae (6)

Alnus cordata, Italian alder, September 2022 -July 2026

Alnus glutinosa, alder, August 2017 – August 2025 – September 2026 [2]

Betula pendula, silver birch, August 2025 – May 2026

Betula pubescens, downy birch, August 2025 (recently planted) – March 2026

Carpinus betulus, hornbeam, August 2025 – August 2026

Corylus avellana, hazel, August 2025

Boraginaceae (2)

Pentaglottis sempervirens, green alkanet, August 2025 – September 2026

Pulmonaria officinalis, lungwort, May 2026

Brassicaceae (6)

Alliaria petiolaris, garlic mustard, August 2025 – July 2026

Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd’s purse, April 2025 – July 2026

Diplotaxis tenuifolia, perennial wall-rocket, June - July 2026

Eriophila sp., a whitlow grass, March 2026

Hirschfeldia incana, hoary cress, September 2025 – July 2026

Lepidium didymum, lesser swinecress, July 2022 (Prison Bank) – July 2026

Sisymbrium officinale, hedge mustard, August 2025 - July 2026

Campanulaceae (1)

Campanula poscharskyana, trailing bellflower, on garden wall at back of Routh Road, July 2026

Cannabaceae (2)

Celtis australis, European hackberry, August 2025 (recently planted)

Humulus lupulus, hop (male plant), Prison Bank, extending over fence from garden centre, August 2026

Caprifoliaceae (1)

Symphoricarpos albus, snowberry, September 2025 – July 2026

Caryophyllaceae (3)

Silene dioica, red campion, June 2026

Silene vulgaris, white campion, August 2025 – June 2026

Stellaria media, chickweed, August 2025 – May 2026

Celastraceae (1)

Euonymus europaeus, spindle (planted), August 2025 – July 2026

Ceratophyllaceae (1)

Ceratophyllum demersum, rigid hornwort, ‘pond on Wandsworth Common, D.P. Y[oung], 1966, probably introduced’, [J.E. Lousley, Flora of Surrey, 1976: 115]

Cercidophyllaceae (1)

Cercidophyllum japonicum, kadsura, recently planted, March 2026 – May 2026

Convolvulaceae (2)

Calystegia sepium, hedge bindweed, July – September 2026

Convolvulus arvensis, field bindweed, August 2026

Cornaceae (1)

Cornus sp., an unidentified dogwood, March – August 2026

Cucurbitaceae (1)

Bryonia dioica, white bryony, July 2022 (Prison Bank)

Cupressaceae (1)

Taxodium distichum, swamp cypress, September 2020 - August 2025 (planted)

Cyperaceae (2)

Carex pendula, pendulous sedge, August 2025 – September 2026

Eleogiton fluitans, floating club-rush, undated specimen, probably collected by T. Cox, in the herbarium of Charles Ottley Groom - later Groom-Napier and self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (1839-94), now in BON (H @ H)

Elaeagnaceae (1)

Elaeagnus sp., an oleaster, September 2025 (planted)

Ericaceae (1)

Arbutus unedo, strawberry-tree, August 2025 (planted)

Euphorbiaceae (5)

Euphorbia characias, Mediterranean spurge, March 2026 – June 2026

Euphorbia helioscopia, sun spurge, August 2025

Euphorbia lathyris, caper spurge, May 2026 – June 2026

Euphorbia peplus, petty spurge, August 2025 – June 2026

Mercurialis annua, annual mercury, August 2025 – May 2026

Fabaceae (24)

Cytisus scoparius, broom, August 2025 – September 2026

Ervilia hirsuta, hairy tare, July 2021 (Prison Bank)

Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’, a cultivated form of honey locust, May 2026 (recently planted)

Lathyrus nissolia, grass vetchling, June 2023 (Prison Bank)

Lotus corniculatus, bird’s-foot trefoil, August 2025 – July 2026

Lotus pedunculatus, greater bird’s-foot trefoil, June - July 2026

Medicago arabica, spotted medick. May 2026

Medicago lupulina, black medick, May 2026 – July 2026

Medicago sativa, lucerne, May 2026 (Prison Bank)

Melilotus indicus, small melilot, specimen collected by George Lawson, September 1851, now in PTH (H@H)

Melilotus sp., August 2025

Onobrychis viciifolium, sainfoin, June 2023 – May 2026 (Prison Bank)

Robinia pseudoacacia, false acacia, August 2025 – August 2026

Styphnolobium japonicum, Japanese pagoda tree, September 2025 – May 2026 (planted)

Trifolium hybridum, aslike clover, specimen collected by Joseph Woods, 17 July 1862, now in SLBI (H@H)

Trifolium dubium, lesser trefoil, July 2021 (Prison Bank)

Trifolium medium, zigzag clover, ‘1929, J.C. R[obbins]’, D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 60, 1952

Trifolium micranthum, slender clover, ‘, F.J. H[anbury], BM, D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 64, 1952

Trifolium pratense, red clover, August 2025 – July 2026

Trifolium repens, white clover, August 2025 – July 2026

Ulex europaeus, gorse, ‘when the Wandsworth Common Act passed in 1871, the area was described as covered in gorse’ [The Wandsworth Common Story (2021): 23], August 2025 – September 2026

Ulex minor, dwarf gorse, specimen collected by William Whitwell, 26 September 1885, now in SHYB (H@H)

Vicia cracca, tufted vetch, August 2025 – June 2026

Vicia sativa, common vetch, May 2026

Fagaceae (8)

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut, September 2025 (planted)

Fagus sylvaticus, beech, August 2025 (planted)

Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea, copper beech, July 2026 (planted)

Quercus cerris, Turkey oak, August 2025 – September 2026 [9]

Quercus ilex, holm oak, August 2025 – August 2026

Quercus robur, pedunculate oak, August 2025 – September 2026; numerous seedlings around old fenced-off tree, August 2026 [3]

Quercus x rosacea, hybrid (Q. petraea x Q. robur) oak, planted, July 2026 [15]

Quercus rubra, red oak, August 2025 (seedling), and mature trees, September 2025 – September2026

Geraniaceae (7)

Erodium moschatum, musk stork’s-bill, June 2025 – May 2026

Geranium dissectum, cut-leaved crane’s-bill, May 2026

Geranium molle, dove’s-foot crane’s-bill, May 2026

Geranium pratense, meadow crane’s-bill, off triangle west of café, June 2026

Geranium pyrenaicum, hedgerow crane’s-bill, July 2021 (Prison Bank), June 2026 (pale-flowered plant near station)

Geranium robertianum, herb robert, May 2026 – July 2026

Geranium spp., unidentified crane’s-bills, August 2025

Griseliniaceae (1)

Griselinia littoralis, New Zealand broadleaf, September 2025 – June 026 (large mature tree, presumably planted)

Hydrocharitaceae (2)

Elodea canadensis, Canadian waterweed, ‘it appeared in Surrey in ditches at Wandsworth Common in 1852’ [J.E. Lousley, Flora of Surrey, 1976: 339].

Stratiotes aloides, water-soldier, specimen collected by William Mitten, July 1842, now in BON (H@H); ‘for many years Water Soldier grew in ponds at Wandsworth Common, where it was introduced from Chelsea Physic Garden, and disappeared before the end of the nineteenth century’ [J.E. Lousley, Flora of Surrey, 1976: 339].

Hypericaceae (2)

Hypericum androsaemum, tutsan, June 2026; Hypericum perforatum, perforate St John’s-wort, July 2021 – July 2026

Iridaceae (4)

Crocus tommasinianus, early crocus, February 2026

Crocus cvs/spp., crocuses, February 2026

Iris foetidissima, stinking iris, August 2025 – September 2026

Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris, August 2025 – August 2026

Juglandaceae (2)

Juglans nigra, black walnut, September 2025 (recently planted) – June 2026

Juglans regia, walnut (planted) [8]

Juncaceae (2)

Juncus tenuis, slender rush, recorded by R. Clarke, 1965, J.E. Lousley, ‘Botanical records for 1965, London Naturalist 45: 18, 1966.

Juncus spp., unidentified species of rush

Lamiaceae (10)

Ballota nigra, black horehound, July 2021 – August 2026

Calamintha vulgare, wild basil, July 2021 (Prison Bank)

Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. argenteum, garden yellow archangel, August 2025

Lamium album, white deadnettle, August 2025 – July 2026

Lamium purpureum, red deadnettle, March 2026

Lycopus europaeus, gypsywort, September 2020 – September 2026

Melissa officinalis, balm, August 2025 – August 2026

Mentha aquatica, water mint, September 2020 – September 2026

Mentha sp., an unidentified mint, August 2025 – June 2026

Prunella vulgaris, selfheal, May 2026

Liliaceae (1)

Tulipa generiana, garden tulip, March 2026

Linaceae (1)

Linum sp., June 2026

Lythraceae (1)

Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife, August 2025 – August 2026

Magnoliaceae (1)

Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip-tree, September 2025 (planted)

Malvaceae (6)

Alcea rosea, hollyhock, August 2025

Fremontodenron californicum, California flannel-bush, September 2025 (planted against wall at back of café)

Malva sylvestris, common mallow, July 2021 – July 2026 [11]

Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime, September 2025 (planted) – May 2026 – August 2026

Tilia x europaea, lime, August 2025 – July 2026 [10]

Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’, a cultivated form of silver lime, recently planted, March 2026

Moraceae (3)

Ficus carica, fig, August 2025 – August 2026

Morus alba ‘Pendula’, a cultivated form of white mulberry, planted, August 2025

Morus nigra, black mulberry, recently planted, March 2026

Oleaceae (8)

Forsythia sp., a forsythia, September 2025 (planted)

Fraxinus angustifolia, narrow-leaved ash, August 2025 – August 2026 (planted) [13]

Fraxinus excelsior, ash, August 2025 – August 2026 [5]

Fraxinus ornus, manna ash, August 2025; two grafted trees at edge of Cricket Field beside Dorlcote Rd, September 2025 – February 2026, and one newly planted tree, September 2024; seedlings, May 2026 – August 2026 [5]

Jasminum officinale, common jasmine, August 2025 (extending from Balham Park Rd back gardens)

Ligustrum ovalifolium, garden privet, August 2025 - June 2026

Ligustrum vulgare, wild privet, planted, September 2025

Syringa vulgaris, lilac, planted, August 2025

Onagraceae (2)

Epilobium hirsutum, great willowherb, August 2025 – July 2026

Epilobium spp., unidentified willowherbs, August 2025 – July 2026

Orchidaceae (1)

Anacamptis pyramidalis, pyramidal orchid, Frying Pan area [Richard Fox, Rewilding Wandsworth Common, The Bedside, 2023: 48-9]

Orobanchaceae (2)

Odonites vernus, red bartsia, July 2021 – August 2026

Rhinanthus minor, yellow rattle, July 2021 - August 2026

Oxalidaceae (2)

Oxalis corniculata, procumbent yellow-sorrel, September 2025

Oxalis sp., an unidentified wood-sorrel, August 2025

Papaveraceae (1)

Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, August 2025

Pinaceae (1)

Pinus sylvestris, Scots pine, August 2025 (recently planted)

Plantaginaceae (3)

Plantago coronopus, buck’s-horn plantain, July 2022 – September 2026

Plantago lanceolata, ribwort plantain, August 2025 - September 2026

Plantago major, greater plantain, August 2025 – September 2026

Plantanaceae (2)

Platanus x hispanica, plane, August 2025 (planted) – September 2026

Plantanus orientalis ‘Digitata’, a cultivated form of oriental plane, recently planted, March 2026

Platanus orientalis ‘Minaret’, a cultivated form of oriental plane, recently planted (but dead?), March 2026.

Poacaceae (14)

Alopecurus myosuroides, black-grass; specimen collected by T. Cox, undated but in the herbarium of Charles Ottley Groom - later Groom-Napier and self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (1839-94), now in BON (H @ H)

Anemanthele lessoniana, pheasant’s tail, August 2025 – August 2026

Anisantha sterilis, barren brome, May 2026 – July 2026

Arrhenatherum elatius, false oat-grass, May 2026 – July 2026

Bromus hordaceus, soft brome, May 2026

Ceratochloa carinata, California brome, August 2025 – August 2026

Dactylis glomerata, cock’s-foot, August 2025 – September 2026

Elymus repens, couch, August 2025 – July 2026

Hordeum murinum, wall barley, September 2025 – August 2026

Lolium perenne, perennial rye-grass, August 2025 – September 2026

Molinia caerulea, purple moor-grass, May 2021 (The Scope)

Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary-grass, July – August 2026

Phragmites australis, common reed, August 2025 – August 2026

Poa annua, annual meadow-grass, August 2025 – May 2026

Polygonaceae (6)

Polygonum aviculare, knotgrass, September 2022 – September 2026 [6]

Reynoutria japonica, Japanese knotweed, on stalk beside garden fence at back of Routh Road, July 2026

Rumex acetosa, common sorrel, June 2026

Rumex obtusifolius, broad-leaved dock, August 2025 – June 2026

Rumex sanguineus, wood dock, August 2025 – July 2026

Rumex sp., a dock, August 2025

Primulaceae (1)

Cyclamen hederifolium, sowbread, August 2025

Ranunculaceae (5)

Ficaria verna, lesser celandine, February 2026 – May 2026

Helleborus ?foetidus, ?stinking hellebore, March 2026

Ranunculus acris, meadow buttercup, August 2025 – July 2026

Ranunculus bulbosus, bulbous buttercup, May 2025.

Ranunculus repens, creeping buttercup, May 2026 – June 2026

Rosaceae (27) – current identifications of Rubus sp. need checking

Chaenomeles sp., a Japanese quince, March 2026

Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’, October 2025 (recently planted) – March 2026 – May 2026

Crataegus x lavalleei, Lavallée’s cockspurthorn, recently planted, March 2026

Crataegus monogyna, hawthorn, August 2025 – September 2026

Filipendula ulmaria, meadowsweet, August 2025 – July 2026

Geum urbanum, wood avens, August 2025 – September 2026

Malus domestica, apple, August 2025 – July 2026

Malus sylvestris, crab apple, recently (?winter 2024/25) planted, February 2026 – June 2026

Oemleria cerasiformis, osoberry, March 2026

Potentilla reptans, creeping cinquefoil, September 2025 - August 2026

Prunus avium, wild cherry, August 2025 – May 2026; ‘anyone leaving Wandsworth Common Station by the north exit may notice a bird cherry overhanging the fence by the approach’, [W. Johnson, The Nature-World of London, 1 – Trees and Plants, 1924]

Prunus avium ‘Plena’, recently planted, March 2026

Prunus cerasifera, cherry plum, August 2025 – March 2026

Prunus cerasifera var. pissardii, purple-leaved plum, May 2026 – July 2026

Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel, August 2025 – September 2026

Prunus padus, bird cherry, May 2026

Prunus spinosa, blackthorn, August 2025 – July 2026

Pyracantha spp., unidentified firethorns, August 2025 – August 2026

Rosa spinosissima, burnet rose, August 2025 (planted) – June 2026

Rosa spp., unidentified roses, August 2025

Rubus balfourianus, ‘Wandsworth, Mitcham, Fairmile, Walton, Weybridge, Tilburstow Hill and Limpsfield Common’, D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 93, 1952

Rubus britannicus, ‘Great Bookham and Wandsworth Commons’, D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 94, 1952

Rubus fruticosus agg., bramble, August 2025 – August 2026

Rubus moylei. ‘Wandsworth, Fairmile and Weybridge Commons’ [D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 89, 1952].

Rubus nemoralis. ‘Wimbledon, Wandsworth, and Mitcham, Commons’ [D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 78, 1952]

Rubus phaeocarpus. ‘Wimbledon, Wandsworth, Weybridge and Streatham Commons’ [D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 89, 1952].

Rubus sectiramus. ‘Putney Heath, Wimbledon, Wandsworth, Mitcham, Sheen, Pale well, Tooting and Streatham Commons’ [D.H. Kent & J.E. Lousley, A handlist of the plants of the London area, Part 2, London Naturalist 30, suppl.: 83, 1952].

Sanguisorba officinalis, great burnet (Prison Bank), July 2021 – May 2026; off triangle west of café, June 2026

Sorbus aucuparia, rowan, August 2025 – July 2026

Rubiaceae (3)

Galium album, hedge bedstraw, August 2025 – June 2026

Galium aparine, cleavers, April 2024 – July 2026 [14]

Galium verum, lady’s bedstraw, July 2021 - August 2025 – August 2026

Salicaceae (3)

Populus alba, white poplar, August 2025 – September 2026

Populus sp., an unidentified cultivar or hybrid of P. nigra, black poplar, August 2025 [4]

Salix spp., unidentified willows, August 2025 - August 2026

Sapindaceae (7)

Acer campestre, field maple, August 2025 – August 2026

Acer campestre ‘Lienco’, a cultivated form of field maple, September 2025 (recently planted) – May 2026

Acer platanoides, Norway maple, August 2025 – August 2026 (self-sown saplings, July 2026)

Acer pseudoplatanus, sycamore, August 2025 – September 2026

Acer saccharinum, silver maple, August 2025 (planted)

Aesculus carnea red horse-chestnut, May 2026

Aesculus hippocastanum, horse-chestnut, August 2025 – August 2026 [1]

Scrophulariaceae (1)

Verbascum sp., a mullein, August 2025

Simaroubaceae (1)

Ailanthus altissima, tree-of-heaven, August 2025 – August 2026

Solanaceae (2)

Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet, August 2025 – August 2026

Solanum nigrum, black nightshade, September 2025 – September 2026 (weed in bowling green flower bed)

Taxaceae (1)

Taxus baccata, yew, August 2025 – July 2026

Typhaceae (1)

Typha latifolia, bulrush, August 2025 – July 2026

Ulmaceae (4)

Ulmus ‘Dodoens’, a cultivated form of elm, recently planted, August 2025 – September 2026

Ulmus ‘Wanoux’ (U. Vada ‘Wanoux’), Vada elm, planted, March 2026

Ulmus spp., unidentified elms, August 2025 – May 2026 [7].

Zelkova serrata, Japanese elm, recently planted, March 2026 – May 2026

Urticaceae (2)

Soleirolia soleirolii, mind-your-own-business, recently dumped near Balham Park Rd entrance, March 2026; apparently not surviving, May 2026

Urtica dioica, nettle, February 2026 (and surely earlier!) – August 2026

Veronicaceae (6)

Linaria vulgaris, common toadflax, August 2025

Veronica arvensis, wall speedwell, May 2026

Veronica chamaedrys, germander speedwell, June 2026

Veronica hederifolia, ivy-leaved speedwell, February 2026 – May 2026

Veronica persica, March 2026

Veronica thymifolia, thyme-leaved speedwell, October 2025

Violaceae (1)

Viola odorata, sweet violet, August 2025 – August 2026

Vitaceae (1)

Parthenocissus sp., a Virginia-creeper, extending from garden in Routh Rd, May 2026


Associated Organisms

[1]. Cameraria ohridella, horse-chestnut leafminer (moth), August 2025 - August 2026

[2]. Agelastica alni, alder-leaf beetle, August 2025 – June 2026

Elasmucha grisea, parent bug (shieldbug), August 2025

[3]. Andricus curvator (gall-wasp, sexual generation), August 2025

Andricus quercuscalicus, knopper gall (gall-wasp, asexual generation), August 2025 – August 2026

Neuroterus numismalis, silk button spangle gall (gall-wasp, asexual generation), August 2025

Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, common spangle gall (gall-wasp, asexual generation), August 2025

[4]. Pemphigus spyrothecae (aphid), August 2025 – June 2026 – July 2026

Pemphigus bursarius (aphid), common on columnar tree west of station entrance, September 2026

Thecabius affinis (gall-forming aphid), June 2026

[5]. Aceria fraxinivora (gall-midge), August 2025 – August 2026

[6]. Erysiphe polygoni (fungus), August 2025

[7]. Aproceros leucopoda, elm zigzag sawfly, August 2025

[8]. Aceria erinea (gall mite), September 2025

[9]. Andricus grossulariae (gall wasp, sexual generation), September 2025; Neuroterus saliens (gall wasp, sexual generation), May 2026

[10]. Eriophyes tiliae, nail gall (gall mite), September 2025 – July 2026

[11]. Puccinia malvacearum (fungus), March - July 2026

[12]. Phytomyza ilicis, holly leaf-miner (fly), March 2026

[13]. Dasineura acrophila (gall-midge), May 2026

[14]. Cecidophyes galii (gall-mite), May 2026

[15]. Andricus kollari, marble gall (gall-wasp), July 2026

Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, common spangle gall (gall-wasp), July 2026

[16]. Phytomyza ilicis, holly leaf-miner (fly), July 2026

[17]. Melampsora populnea, (fungus), July 2026


Lichens

Physcia adscendens, September 2025

Xanthoria parietina, March 2026