OR/19/054 Appendix 2 - Plant data
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| Gareth Farr1, Jonathan Graham2, Andy Marriott1 & Elliott Hamilton1. 2019. Survey of selected tufa forming sites in Staffordshire, UK. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/19/054.
1 British Geological Survey |
17/06/2019 – 18/06/2019
| Stanton Pastures (Stanton Pastures & Cuckoocliff SSSI), NW of Stanton | |
| SK1198246962 tuferous spring head in open field | |
| Briza media | |
| Bryum pseudotriquetrum | |
| Calliergonella cuspidata | |
| Caltha palustris | |
| Cardamine pratense | |
| Carex echinata | |
| Carex panicea | |
| Chara vulgaris | small plants on top of domed tufa spring head |
| Cirsium palustre | |
| Ctenidium molluscum | |
| Dactylorhiza fuschsii | |
| Eleocharis uniglumis | |
| Epilobium parviflorum | |
| Eriophorum angustifolium | |
| Festuca rubra ssp. rubra | |
| Holcus lanatus | |
| Juncus articulatus | |
| Juncus inflexus | |
| Linum catharticum | |
| Lotus pedunculatus | |
| Mentha aquatica | |
| Myosotis laxa ssp. caespitosa | |
| Palustriella falcata | |
| Pedicularis sylvestris | |
| Philonotis calcarea | lvs to 2.5 mm long, moderately to strongly falcate |
| Pinguicula vulgaris | flowering |
| Plagiomnium elatum | lvs strongly decurrent, cells 20–30 um wide |
| Polygala vulgaris | |
| Potentilla erecta | |
| Ranunculus acris | |
| Scorpidium cossonii | cells 60–80 um long, cell ends shortly tapered |
| Silene flos-cuculi | |
| Succisa pratensis | |
| Triglochin palustre | |
| Limestone Hill area, E of Stanton | |
| SK1381646140 wooded valley with waterfall and adjoining seepages with tufa (Ordley Brook) | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | |
| Argemone nemorosa | |
| Ajuga reptans | flowering |
| Allium ursinum | |
| Alnus glutinosa | |
| Amblystegium serpens | |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | surprisingly local |
| Atrichum undulatum | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | seepages and stones at margins of Ordley Brook |
| Brachythecium rutabulum | |
| Cardamine flexuosa | margins of Ordley Brook |
| Carex sylvatica | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Circaea lutetiana | local |
| Conocephalum conicum | |
| Conopodium majus | |
| Corylus avellana | |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | seepages and stones at margins of Ordley Brook |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | |
| Dichodontium cf pellucidum | localised non fertile stands on stones in Ordley Brook |
| Dryopteris dilatata | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | |
| Eucladium verticillatum | forming dominant stands on shaded rock faces below waterfall with tufa |
| Filipendula ulmaria | |
| Fissidens bryoides | steep soil banks |
| Fissidens cf crassipes | localised non fertile plants on stones in Ordley Brook with Platyhypnidium ripariodes (lf cells average 12 um) |
| Fissidens taxifolius | steep soil banks |
| Fraxinus excelsior | |
| Galium aparine | |
| Geum urbanum | |
| Hedera helix ssp. helix | |
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta | steep soil banks and base of older alders |
| Hypnum cupressiforme | epiphyte |
| Ilex aquifolium | |
| Kindbergia praelonga | |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon | flowering |
| Mercurialis perennis | |
| Metzgeria furcata | epiphyte on hazel |
| Mnium hornum | local on steep soil banks above waterfall |
| Nasturtium officinale sensu lato | margins of Ordley Brook |
| Oxalis acetosella | |
| Palustriella commutata | |
| Pellia endiviifolia | |
| Plagiochila porelloides | local on steep soil banks above waterfall |
| Plagiomnium undulatum | |
| Plagiothecium nemorale | steep soil banks and base of older alder [checked microscopically] |
| Platyhypnidium ripariodes | stones in Ordley Brook |
| Pohlia melanodon | local on steep soil banks with seepages |
| Rhizomnium punctatum | stones Ordley Brook |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | |
| Rumex sanguineus | |
| Sanicula europaea | |
| Stellaria holostea | |
| Taraxacum sp. | |
| Thamnobryum alopecurum | |
| Thuidium tamariscinum | |
| Veronica chamaedrys | flowering |
| Veronica montana | flowering |
| Viburnum opulus | |
| Viola riviniana | plants with capsules |
| Kirksteads Brook, NE of Butterton | |
| SK0908056817 lightly wooded brook with series of tufa barrages | |
| Allium ursinum | |
| Angelica sylvestris | |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | |
| Brachythecium rutabulum | tree base |
| Cardamine flexuosa | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Corylus avellana | |
| Crataegus monogyna | |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | |
| Epilobium hirsutum | |
| Filipendula ulmaria | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | |
| Galium odoratum | |
| Galium aparine | |
| Geranium robertianum | |
| Geum rivulare | flowering |
| Geum urbanum | |
| Hypnum cupressiforme | |
| Lunularia cruciata | |
| Mercurialis perennis | |
| Mnium hornum | tree base |
| Myosotis scorpioides | |
| Pellia endiviifolia | frequently on tufa barrages |
| Platyhypnidium ripariodes | frequently on tufa barrages |
| Poa trivialis | |
| Ranunculus acris | |
| Rumex sanguineus | |
| Stellaria holostea | |
| Thamnobryum alopecurum | |
| Thuidium tamariscinum | |
| Ulmus glabra | |
| Urtica dioica | |
| Valeriana officinalis | |
| Vaucheria sp. | on tufa barrages |
| Veronica chamaedrys | |
| Vicia sepium | |
| Trickle Ridge (RSPB Booth's Wood & SCC Dale Sprink SSSI), NW of Froghall | |
| SK0069248260 tufa seepage in woodland with large tufa block “Trickle Ridge” | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | |
| Allium ursinum | |
| Alnus glutinosa | |
| Amblystegium serpens | |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | |
| Brachythecium rutabulum | |
| Cardamine flexuosa | |
| Carex pendula | local |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Conocephalum conicum | |
| Conocephalum salebrosum | local part of site only by footpath |
| Crataegus monogyna | |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | mainly on logs at top of seepage |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | |
| Dryopteris dilatata | |
| Eucladium verticillatum | (localised patches on tufa block) |
| Eurhychium stratum | |
| Fissidens cf bryoides | steep soil bank |
| Fissidens taxifolius | steep soil bank |
| Fraxinus excelsior | |
| Geranium robertianum | |
| Hedera helix ssp. helix | |
| Ilex aquifolium | |
| Kindbergia praelonga | |
| Melica uniflora | local at lower part of site |
| Mnium hornum | steep soil bank and tree roots |
| Oxalis acetosella | |
| Oxyrrhynchium hians | |
| Palustriella commutata | dominating large part of site |
| Pellia endiviifolia | |
| Plagiomnium undulatum | |
| Plagiothecium nemorale | tree roots |
| Rhizomnium punctatum | |
| Ulmus glabra | |
| Urtica dioica | |
| Emerald Cave (RSPB Booth's Wood & SCC Dale Sprink SSSI), NW of Froghall | |
| SK0050748425 tufa seepage in woodland with localised tufa domes | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | |
| Allium ursinum | |
| Alnus glutinosa | |
| Angelica sylvestris | |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | |
| Cardamine flexuosa | |
| Carex pendula | locally dominant |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Conocephalum conicum | outflow adjoining footpath |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | |
| Dryopteris dilatata | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | |
| Epilobium hirsutum | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Epilobium parviflorum | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Epilobium sp. | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Filipendula ulmaria | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Fraxinus excelsior | |
| Frullania dilatata | epiphyte |
| Galium aparine | |
| Geranium robertianum | |
| Heracleum sphondylium | |
| Hypnum cupressiforme | epiphyte |
| Impatiens glandulifera | |
| Kindbergia praelonga | tree bases |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon | |
| Lophocolea bidentata | |
| Lophocolea heterophylla | alder trunk |
| Mercurialis perennis | |
| Metzgeria fruticulosa | epiphyte |
| Mnium hornum | tree bases |
| Orthotrichum affine | epiphyte |
| Oxyrrhynchium hians | |
| Palustriella commutata | |
| Pellia endiviifolia | |
| Plagiomnium undulatum | |
| Platyhypnidium ripariodes | outflow adjoining footpath |
| Poa trivialis | |
| Ranunculus repens | |
| Rumex sanguineus | |
| Salix cinerea | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Solanum dulcamara | lower part of site close to footpath |
| Thamnobryum alopecurum | |
| Ulota bruchii | epiphyte |
| Urtica dioica | |
| Zygodon viridissimus | epiphyte |
| Dale Sprink (RSPB Booth's Wood & SCC (now RSPB) Dale Sprink SSSI), NW of Froghall | |
| SK0008848546 wooded seepage with small amounts of tufa | |
| Alnus glutinosa | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | |
| Caltha palustris | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Claytonia siberica | |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | associated with active tufa formation |
| Heracleum sphondylium | |
| Impatiens glandulifera | |
| Salix cinerea | |
| “The Petrifactions”, Cotwalton Drumble, W of Cotwalton | |
| SSJ9209634761 steep sided wooded valley with shallow waterfalls & tufa | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | |
| Alliaria petiolata | |
| Allium ursinum | |
| Alnus glutinosa | |
| Amblystegium serpens | |
| Anemone nemorosa | |
| Angelica sylvestris | |
| Apium nodiflorum | local beside stream |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | |
| Athyrium felix-femina | |
| Atrichum undulatum | |
| Brachythecium rivulare | seepages and on rock at margins of stream) [checked microscopically] |
| Brachythecium rutabulum | (mainly on tree trunks) |
| Cardamine flexuosa | |
| Carex remota | |
| Carex sylvatica | |
| Chrysosplenium oppositifolium | |
| Circaea lutetiana | |
| Conocephalum conicum | locally dominant stands on shaded vertical rock faces with tufa beside stream |
| Conocephalum salebrosum | |
| Corylus avellana | |
| Cratoneuron filicinum | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | |
| Dicranella heteromalla | vertical soil bank in one place with Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans |
| Dryopteris borreri | |
| Dryopteris dilatata | |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | |
| Eucladium verticillatum | dominant stands on shaded vertical rock faces with tufa beside stream |
| Eurhynchium striatum | |
| Fagus sylvaticus | local |
| Filipendula ulmaria | |
| Fissidens taxifolius | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Fraxinus excelsior | |
| Galium aparine | |
| Galium odoratum | local beside stream |
| Geranium robertianum | |
| Geum urbanum | |
| Hedera helix ssp. helix | |
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta | |
| Hypnum cupressiforme | epiphyte |
| Ilex aquifolium | |
| Isothecium myosuroides | epiphyte on old hazel |
| Kindbergia praelonga | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon | |
| Lonicera periclymenum | |
| Lophocolea bidentata | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Lophocolea heterophylla | shaded log beside stream |
| Lunularia cruciata | rocks at margins of stream |
| Luzula sylvatica | 3 plants in one place |
| Melica uniflora | local beside stream |
| Mercurialis perennis | |
| Metzgeria fruticulosa | epiphyte |
| Metzgeria furcata | epiphyte |
| Mnium hornum | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Moehringia trinervia | local beside stream |
| Nasturtium officinale sensu lato | local beside stream |
| Orthotrichum affine | epiphyte on old hazel |
| Oxalis acetosella | local beside stream |
| Oxyrrhynchium hians | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Palustriella commutata | |
| Pellia endiviifolia | |
| Petasites hybridus | |
| Plagiochila asplenioides | soil bank at base of old alder |
| Plagiochila porelloides | shaded soil bank beside stream |
| Plagiomnium rostratum | non fertile stands beside small waterfall) [checked microscopically — cells not porose] |
| Platyhypnidium ripariodes | rock bed of stream |
| Poa trivialis | |
| Polypodium vulgare | local on fallen trees beside stream) [checked microscopically] (annulus cells 16–21) |
| Polystichum aculeatum | |
| Polystichum setiferum | |
| Primula vulgaris | local |
| Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans | vertical soil bank in one place with Dicranella heteromalla |
| Quercus robur | |
| Ranunculus acris | local beside stream |
| Ranunculus repens | |
| Rhizomnium punctatum | |
| Rhynchostegium confertum | on wooden footbridge, fruiting |
| Rosa canina agg. | |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | |
| Rumex sanguineus | |
| Silene dioica | |
| Stellaria holostea | local beside stream |
| Ulmus glabra | |
| Ulota bruchii | epiphyte |
| Urtica dioica | |
| Valeriana officinalis | local beside stream |
| Vaucheria sp. | non fertile stands on dripping rock outcrops with tufa |
| Veronica beccabunga | local beside stream |
| Veronica montana | flowering |
| Viburnum opulus | |