Flora of Staffordshire

Preface to the Online version

This online Atlas should not be seen as a replacement for the hardcopy version[1] published in 2011, which contains much more information about the flora and habitats in Staffordshire.

The data used to create this altas also differs from the hardcopy version in the following ways:

  1. All valid sightings are included on the maps, whereas in the hardcopy, any record where there was ambiguity regarding its tetrad were omitted – this does mean that potentially more dots are included, but a small minority may be assigned to the adjacent tetrad.
  2. Historical records, including those for the 1972 Edees Flora[2] are included on the maps, not just those collected during the Flora project 1995-2011.
  3. Records received since the publication of the Flora in 2011 are included on the maps.

Initially, the amount of information on each species page is limited to just the last seen date, it is intended that additional information will be added in due course.

Edees Flora Maps

The following atlas includes data from the original maps created by Eric Edees for the Flora of Staffordshire[2]. SER is very grateful to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery for the loan of Edees’ original maps and to staff of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust for converting the paper data to digital to enable the production of the maps.

Craig Slawson Series Editor

References

  1. Jump up↑ Hawksford, J.E., Hopkins, I.J., Cadman, D., Hill, R.N., Lawley, S.D., Leak, A., Radford, E., Reynold, J.R., Steward, D.I. & Waller, R. (2011) The Flora of Staffordshire Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Wolseley Bridge, Stafford ISBN 978-0-9549385-2-9
  2. ↑ Jump up to:2.0 2.1 Edees, E.S. (1972) Flora of Staffordshire David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon

Species not mapped

The following species/taxa are currently not included in the main atlas or species list because they are not presently included in the Natural History Museum’s Species Dictionary.

Species/Taxon list (in alphabetical order)

  • Abies holophylla Manchurian Fir, Needle Fir
  • Acer hersiiHers’ Maple
    • A. nikoense Nikko Maple
    • A. pennsylvanicum Striped Maple
    • A. triflorum Three-flowered Maple
  • Achillea ptarmica Forma ligulara
  • Alnus glutinosa ‘Imperialis’
    • A. glutinosa ‘Laciniata’
    • A. glutinosa Var. macrocarpa
  • Berberis x frikartii Frikart’s Barberry
  • Carpinus betulus ‘Asplenifolia’
    • C. betulus ‘Fastigiata’
  • Ceanothus divergens Calistoga Ceanothus, Cropleaf Ceanothus
  • Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree
  • Cladrastis kentukea Yellow-wood
  • Cocculus trilobus Korean Moonseed
  • Corylus tibetica Tibetan Hazel
  • Echinopsaltatus Globe-thistle
  • Eryngium variifolium Moroccan Sea-holly
  • Eucalyptus perriniana Spinning Gum
  • Euonymus verrucosus Burning Bush
  • Fraxinus excelsior ‘Pendula’
    • F. oxycarpa Caucasian Ash
  • Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee-tree
  • Hedera helix ‘Anne Marie’
    • H. helix ‘Goldheart’
  • Heracleum sphondylium var. angustifolium
  • Hesperopeuce mertensia Mountain Hemlock
  • Hieracium argillaceumSouthern Hawkweed
    • H. fictum Lacerate-leaved Hawkweed
    • H. spilophaeum Spotted Hawkweed
    • H. subaequialtum Black-bracted Hawkweed
  • Ilex pernyi Perny Holly
  • Impatiens walleriana Busy-Lizzie
  • Isotoma axillaris Rock Isotome
  • Larix occidentalis Western Larch
  • Lavandula spica Spike Lavender
  • Linum flavum Golden Flax
  • Magnolia stellataStar Magnolia
    • M. tripetala Umbrella Tree
  • Nymphaea ‘Laydekeri purpurata’
  • Oenothera triloba Stemless Evening-primrose
  • Oplopanax horridus Devil’s Club
  • Osteospermum ecklonis African Daisy; a Cape Daisy
  • Parentucellia viscosa Ssp. stenophyllus
  • Peperomia pellucida Pepper Elder
  • Phellodendron amurense Amur Cork-tree
  • Picea likiangensis Likiang Spruce
  • Pinus bungeanaLacebark Pine
    • P. monticola Western White-pine
    • P. parviflora Japanese White-pine
    • P. virginiana Scrub Pine
  • Populus lasiocarpa Chinese Necklace Poplar
  • Pratia pedunculata Blue Star-creeper, Matted Pratia
  • Prunus subhirtella Higan Cherry
  • Pseudolarix amabilis Golden Larch
  • Ptelea trifoliata Common Hoptree
  • Pterocarya stenoptera Chinese Wingnut
  • Quercus garryana Garry Oak, Oregon White Oak
  • Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’
  • Salix matsudana Tortuosa’ Corkscrew Willow, Dragon’s Claw Willow
  • Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese Pagoda-tree, Chinese Scholar-tree
  • Sutera cordata Bacopa
  • Taraxacum ‘anceps’
    • Taraxacum ‘cestrense’ A species as yet only informally described.
  • Thuja standishii Japanese Thuja
  • Tulipa tarda
  • Ulmus pumila x U. davidiana var. japonica (U. ‘Sapporo Autumn Gold’)
  • Viburnum trilobum American Guelder-rose
  • Vicia lutea var. caerulea
  • Vinca major ‘Aureomarginata’
    • V. minor ‘Argenteovariegata’
    • V. minor cultivar ‘Variegata’
  • Zizania aquatica Wild Rice