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Thwaite Common Norfolk (1 Viewer)

cjay

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A very good list was made with Southern Marsh Orchid recorded in abundance.
The Common is a water meadow with relict heath with three ponds nearby.

Thwaite Common is situated just north west of Aylsham.

Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
Aegopodium podagraria (Ground Elder)
Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail)
Anisantha sterilis (Barren Brome)
Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley)
Arrhenatherum elatius (False Oat-Grass)
Bellis perennis (Daisy)
Caltha palustris (Marsh-Marigold)
Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd's-Purse)
Cardamine pratensis (Cuckooflower)
Carex diandra (Lesser Tussock-Sedge)
Carex hirta (Hairy Sedge)
Centaurea nigra (Common Knapweed)
Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-Ear)
Chaerophyllum temulum (Rough Chervil)
Chamerion angustifolium (Rosebay Willowherb)
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare/ (Spear Thistle)
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn)
Cynosurus cristatus (Crested Dog's-Tail)
Dactylis glomerata (Cock's-Foot)
Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Common Spotted-Orchid)
Dactylorhiza praetermissa (Southern Marsh-Orchid)
Eleocharis palustris (Common Spike-Rush)
Epilobium hirsutum (Great Willowherb)
Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet)
Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
Galium aparine (Cleavers)
Geranium dissectum (Cut-Leaved Crane's-Bill)
Geranium robertianum (Herb-Robert)
Glechoma hederacea (Ground-Ivy)
Hedera helix (Ivy)
Heracleum sphondylium (Hogweed)
Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Violet)
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire-Fog)
Hypericum androsaemum (Tutsan)
Hypericum tetrapterum (Square-Stalked St John's-Wort)
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-Ear)
Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris)
Juncus effusus (Soft-Rush)
Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling)
Lemna minor (Common Duckweed)
Lolium perenne (Perennial Rye-Grass)
Lonicera periclymenum (Honeysuckle)
Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-Foot-Trefoil)
Lotus uliginosus (Greater Bird's-Foot-Trefoil)
Lychnis flos-cuculi (Ragged-Robin)
Matricaria discoidea (Pineapple-Weed)
Matricaria recutita (Scented Mayweed)
Mentha aquatica (Water Mint)
Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
Myosotis scorpioides (Water Forget-Me-Not)
Orobanche minor (Common Broomrape)
Persicaria amphibia (Amphibious Bistort)
Persicaria maculosa (Redshank)
Phragmites australis (Common Reed)
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain)
Potentilla anserina (Silverweed)
Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn)
Pulicaria dysenterica (Common Fleabane)
Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)
Ranunculus acris (Meadow Buttercup)
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup)
Rosa canina agg. (Dog-Rose)
Rubus fruticosus agg. (Blackberry/Bramble)
Rumex acetosa (Common Sorrel)
Rumex acetosella (Sheep's Sorrel)
Rumex obtusifolius (Broad-Leaved Dock)
Sambucus nigra (Elder)
Silene dioica (Red Campion)
Solanum dulcamara (Bittersweet)
Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort)
Stellaria holostea (Greater Stitchwort)
Stellaria neglecta (Greater Chickweed)
Symphoricarpos albus (Snowberry)
Symphytum asperum x officinale (Russian Comfrey)
Taraxacum officinale agg. (Dandelion)
Trifolium pratense (Red Clover)
Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Typha latifolia (Bulrush)
Ulex europaeus (Gorse)
Urtica dioica (Common Nettle)
Veronica beccabunga (Brooklime)
Veronica chamaedrys (Germander Speedwell)
Vicia sativa (Common Vetch)

86 species recorded
 
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