Churchyard Plant list
A list of plants identified in the churchyard
| Common Name |
Scientific name |
Colour |
Flowers |
Family |
Where found |
Notes |
| Alkanet, Green |
Pentaglottis sempirvirens |
blue |
Apr - July |
Borage |
S.W wall |
|
| Blackberry |
Rubus fruticosus |
white/pink |
Aug - October |
Rose |
throughout |
|
| Bluebell, Spanish |
Endymion non-scriptus |
blue |
Apr - June |
Lily |
throughout |
|
| Broad-leaved Dock |
Rumex obtusifolius |
reddish |
May - Oct |
Dock |
throughout |
|
| Buttercup |
Ranunculus ? |
yellow |
May - |
Buttercup |
|
|
| Celandine |
Ranunculus ficaria |
yellow |
Mar - May |
Lesser Celandine |
|
|
| Common Broomrape |
Orobanche minor |
browny |
|
Broomrape |
East graves wall |
|
| Buckthorn |
Rhamnus catharticus |
green |
May - June |
Currant |
southern wall |
black berries for dye |
| Canadian Goldenrod |
Solidago canadensis |
yellow |
July - Sept |
Daisy |
S.East graves |
N.American import |
| Cleavers |
Galium aparine |
white |
May - Sept |
Bedstraw |
West lawn |
|
| Comfrey |
Symphyum officinale |
creamy/mauve |
May - Sept |
Borage |
S.East graves |
|
| Cow Parsley |
Anthriscus sylvestris |
white |
Apr - June |
Carrot |
throughout |
|
| Dandelion |
Taraxacum sect.vulgaria |
yellow |
Apr - June |
Daisy |
throughout |
|
| Dog Violet |
Viola riviniana |
blue violet |
Mar - May, July - Sept |
Violet |
West wall in shade |
seen in flower in Jan |
| Dog Rose |
Rosa canina |
pink, white |
June- July |
Rose |
east graves by woodpile |
|
| Enchanters nightshade |
Circaea lutetiana |
white |
June - Sept |
Willowherb |
throughout, esp railings |
|
| Greater Burdock |
Arctium lappa |
purple |
July - Sept |
Daisy |
throughout |
Beware dried out Burrs! |
| Ground Elder |
Aegopodium podagraria |
white |
June - August |
Carrot |
throughout, esp graves in south |
|
| Hedge Bindweed |
Calystegia sepium |
white |
June - Sept |
Bindweed |
throughout |
|
| Hemp Agrimony |
Eupatorium cannabinum |
white/pink/mauve |
July - Sept |
Daisy |
south graves |
|
| Honeybells |
Nectariscordium sicilum |
cream |
May - June |
Lily |
east graves |
small patch |
| Lady's Mantle |
Alchemilla |
pale green |
May - Aug |
Rose |
North West |
garden escapee |
| Lungwort |
Pulmonaria oficinales |
pink/blue |
Mar - May |
Borage |
North west |
|
| Nettle |
Urtica dioica |
white |
June - Sept |
Nettle |
West wall in shade |
not common |
| Ox-eye Daisy |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
white |
July - Sept |
Daisy |
west lawn |
introduced by us |
| Primrose |
Primula vulgaris |
yellow |
Mar - May |
Primrose |
southern graves |
|
| Rosebay Willowherb |
Epilobium augustifolium |
pink |
June - August |
Willowherb |
throughout |
poss also Great Willowherb |
| Snowberry |
Symphoricarpus rivularis |
white |
|
Capr |
throughout |
introduced as game bird cover |
| Speedwell |
Veronica ? |
blue |
Apr - |
Figwort |
throughout in sun |
unsure of variety |
| Stinking Iris |
Iris foetidissima |
grey/yellow/purple |
May - July |
Iris |
north west |
bright red seeds |
| Three-cornered Leek |
Allium triquetrum |
white |
Apr - June |
Lily |
throughout |
Invasive |
| Traveller's Joy |
Clematis vitalba |
white |
Jul - Sept |
Buttercup |
South east graves |
also 'Old Man's Beard' |