• Verbascum
• Scrophularia
• Chaenorhinum
• Cymbalaria
• Linaria
• Veronica
• Odontites
• Rhinanthus

Verbascum thapsus

Great Mullein Mainly on existing and abandoned railway tracks.

Verbascum sp.

Mullein Early season records - basal rosette only.

Scrophularia auriculata

Water Figwort Drainage ditches and the margin of main land drains.

Chaenorhinum minus

Small Toadflax Dry bare places, old railway lines in particular. Possibly overlooked early in the season.

Cymbalaria muralis

Ivy-leaved Toadflax Established garden escapee.

Linaria vulgaris

Common Toadflax Widely distributed and often abundant in a variety of habitats. Most frequently found on railway lines and embankments but also in grassy places and at the roadside.

Linaria purpurea

Purple Toadflax Single plant on roadside verge of new housing development. A garden escape? Naturalised near William Wright Dock.

Linaria repens

Pale Toadflax Only on old railway track and dockland waste. It is particularly common on the old sidings east of Priory Way (02N) where it hybridises with L. vulgaris producing vigorous plants varying in form between the two parents.

Veronica serpyllifolia

Thyme-leaved Speedwell Single plant growing in mown grass near the lodge of Hull City Cemetery, Hedon Road.

Veronica chamaedrys

Germander Speedwell Not particularly widespread, usually in grassy places.

Veronica beccabunga

Brooklime In land drains, not as widespread as anticipated.

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Blue Water-speedwell Not seen within the city boundary.

Veronica catenata

Pink Water-speedwell Holderness drain where it is crossed by Saltshouse Road (13G). The 13L record is for the margin of the small pond next to Bilton Church. This is not within the city boundary but it is a typical habitat for the plant.

Veronica arvensis

Wall Speedwell A small plant which is often overlooked. Mainly found at roadside and growing between cracks in the pavement.

Veronica agrestis

Green Field-speedwell Only one record so far - my allotment where it grows as a weed. 1997 update - found on imported soil, Clough Road.

Veronica persica

Common Field-speedwell A common garden weed throughout the city.

Veronica filiformis

Slender Speedwell In lawns and verges, often locally abundant.

Veronica hederifolia

Ivy-leaved Speedwell Usually at the roadside or as a garden weed, less frequent than expected.

Odontites vernus

Red Bartsia Grassy places and old railway lines.

Rhinanthus minor

Yellow-rattle This plant was much less common than anticipated, only been seen on Priory Road fields. In the past it has been seen, in quantity, on Rockford Field, 03A.

R Middleton, r.middleton@geo.hull.ac.uk, last updated 14 September 1997