Interesting Plant Records 2013

Thanks to all recorders for the excellent response again this year Many interesting new plants have been found in 2013, including refinds of old records, special plants at new sites, and plants new to Sussex. A small selection follows but there will be a full list in newsletter.

West Sussex VC13

Interesting records Cephalanthera longifolia Narrow-leaved Helleborine Refind of Wolley-Dod site Cephalanthera x schulzei White x Narrow-leaved Helleborine New site Lavant Reservoir, Chalkpit Lane

Interesting records Elatine hexandra Six-stamened Waterwort Shillinglee Lake Confirmed still present here and at Folly Pond, Forest Mere

Interesting records Mentha pulegium Pennyroyal Shottermill 4th record since Probably native in Sussex now only at Falmer pond Clinopodium acinos Basil Thyme Anchor Bottom New site. Only recorded from 6 tetrads since 2000 against 26 in the SPA

Interesting records Geum x intermedium Geum rivale x urbanum (Water Avens x Wood Avens) Ratham Copse, West Ashling Refind of 1987 record. Only the second extant site in Sussex

Interesting records Scrophularia vernalis Yellow Figwort Henfield Common New tetrad and 3 rd post-2000 record Hieracium angustisquamum Duncton lime kiln Second site for this plant

Interesting records Rubus norvicensis Brandy Hole Copse, Chichester New to Sussex Rubus arrheniiformis Holly Hills, near Griggs Green New VCR for West Sussex

Interesting records Cirsium dissectum The Moors, Henfield New site for West Sussex Crataegus submollis Hairy Cockspurthorn West Dean New to Sussex

East Sussex VC14

Interesting records Chara hispida Bristly Stonewort Refind of 100 year old record Potamogeton coloratus Fen Pondweed Refind of 1953 record Eastbourne – Tutt’s Barn Juncus subnodulosus Blunt-flowered Rush Refind of Wolley-Dod site

Interesting records Cotoneaster vilmorinianus Vilmorin's Cotoneaster New to Sussex in 2012 Olearia solandri Coastal Daisy-bush Self-sown in several places along seafront Eastbourne introductions

Interesting records Rubus x knappianus Rubus cockburnianus x idaeus White-stemmed Bramble x Raspberry Brighton New to science

Interesting records Fumaria bastardii Tall Ramping-fumitory Bexhill 2 nd Sussex record since 1959 Lepidium virginicum Least Pepperwort Rye Only 2 nd Sussex record since Wolley-Dod

Interesting records X Dactyloglossum mixtum (Coeloglossum viride x Dactylorhiza fuchsii) Frog Orchid x Common Spotted-orchid Eastbourne New VCR for East Sussex

Thanks again for all you have done. Any questions? If your record isn’t here don’t worry! We can only show a small selection of the many good finds this year but they are all important