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Meadowsweet
Fairly frequent in suitable, damp habitats. Usually to be found in ditches and on the banks of the large land drains.
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MeadowsweetFairly frequent in suitable, damp habitats. Usually to be found in ditches and on the banks of the large land drains. |
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DewberryGrossly under-recorded? Only came into fruit at end of preliminary survey period. |
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BrambleCommon everywhere in hedges. Often bird sown. |
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SilverweedNot as frequent as anticipated. |
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TormentilOnly found on the neutral grassland either side of Priory Road where it is reasonably abundant. Not found within city boundary. |
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Creeping CinquefoilMainly roadside verges, disused railways and grassland. |
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Wood AvensHedge bottoms, a relic. |
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Great BurnetPriory Road fields only, not within city boundary. Present in several of the fields and even at the roadside near the police station. |
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Parsley-piertInfrequent but perhaps overlooked. St Andrew's Quay & Victoria dock. |
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Field-roseSome fine specimens in the hedges to the east of Priory Road. Not within the city boundary. |
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Dog-roseA common hedgerow shrub. |
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BlackthornMore common than above distribution may suggest. The form of this shrub is very variable and only those clearly attributable to this species were recorded to avoid confusion with P. domestica and cultivars. |
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AppleAlong side railway tracks, grown from discarded apple cores. No true 'Crab Apple' found. |
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RowanCommonly planted as a roadside tree, no "native" trees found. |
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WhitebeamA common roadside tree but probably with other species and hybrids. |
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HawthornThe most common hedgerow shrub. Some of the old enclosure field boundary hedges can still be found in the outer suburbs such as Greatfield and Longhill Estates. |
