List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland 4

This page covers a group of dicotyledon families (Brassicaceae to Saxifragaceae). For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland

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English name	Scientific name	Status
Perennial Rocket	Sisymbrium strictissimum	*
London-rocket	Sisymbrium irio	*
False London-rocket	Sisymbrium loeselii	*
Russian Mustard	Sisymbrium volgense	*
Tall Rocket	Sisymbrium altissimum	*
Eastern Rocket	Sisymbrium orientale	*
Hedge mustard	Sisymbrium officinale
Flixweed	Descurainia sophia	*
Garlic Mustard	Alliaria petiolata
Thale Cress	Arabidopsis thaliana
Woad	Isatis tinctoria	*
Warty-cabbage	Bunias orientalis	*
Treacle-mustard	Erysimum cheiranthoides	*
Wallflower	Erysimum cheiri	*
Dame's-violet	Hesperis matronalis	*
Virginia Stock	Malcolmia maritima	*
Hoary Stock	Matthiola incana
Sea Stock	Matthiola sinuata
Winter-cress	Barbarea vulgaris
Small-flowered Winter-cress	Barbarea stricta
Medium-flowered Winter-cress	Barbarea intermedia	*
American Winter-cress	Barbarea verna	*
Water-cress	Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Narrow-fruited Water-cress	Rorippa microphylla
Northern Yellow-cress	Rorippa islandica
Marsh Yellow-cress	Rorippa palustris
Creeping Yellowcress	Rorippa sylvestris
Great Yellow-cress	Rorippa amphibia
Austrian Yellow-cress	Rorippa austriaca	*
Horseradish	Armoracia rusticana	*
Coralroot	Cardamine bulbifera
Trefoil Cress	Cardamine trifolia	*
Large Bitter-cress	Cardamine amara
Greater Cuckooflower	Cardamine raphanifolia	*
Cuckooflower	Cardamine pratensis
Narrow-leaved Bitter-cress	Cardamine impatiens
Wavy Bitter-cress	Cardamine flexuosa
Hairy Bitter-cress	Cardamine hirsuta
Northern Rock-cress	Arabis petraea
Tower Mustard	Arabis glabra
Tower Cress	Arabis turrita	*
Alpine Rock-cress	Arabis alpina
Garden Arabis	Arabis caucasica	*
Hairy Rock-cress	Arabis hirsuta
Rosy Cress	Arabis collina	*
Bristol Rock-cress	Arabis scabra
Aubretia	Aubretia deltoidea	*
Annual Honesty	Lunaria annua	*
Small Alison	Alyssum alyssoides	*
Golden Alison	Alyssum saxatile	*
Hoary Alison	Berteroa incana	*
Sweet Alison	Lobularia maritima	*
Yellow Whitlowgrass	Draba aizoides
Rock Whitlowgrass	Draba norvegica
Hoary Whitlowgrass	Draba incana
Wall Whitlowgrass	Draba muralis
Hairy Whitlowgrass	Erophila majuscula
Common Whitlowgrass	Erophila verna
Glabrous Whitlowgrass	Erophila glabrescens
English Scurvygrass	Cochlearia anglica
Pyrenean Scurvygrass	Cochlearia pyrenaica
Common Scurvygrass	Cochlearia officinalis
Mountain Scurvygrass	Cochlearia micacea
Danish Scurvygrass	Cochlearia danica
Gold-of-pleasure	Camelina sativa	*
Shepherd's-purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris
Pink Shepherd's-purse	Capsella rubella	*
Hutchinsia	Hornungia petraea
Shepherd's Cress	Teesdalia nudicaulis
Field Penny-cress	Thlaspi arvense
Garlic Penny-cress	Thlaspi alliaceum	*
Perfoliate Penny-cress	Thlaspi perfoliatum
Alpine Penny-cress	Thlaspi caerulescens
Caucasian Penny-cress	Thlaspi macrophyllum	*
Perennial Candytuft	Iberis sempervivens	*
Wild Candytuft	Iberis amara
Garden Cress	Lepidium sativum	*
Field Pepperwort	Lepidium campestre
Smith's Pepperwort	Lepidium heterophyllum
Least Pepperwort	Lepidium virginicum	*
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort	Lepidium ruderale
Dittander	Lepidium latifolium
Tall Pepperwort	Lepidium graminifolium	*
Hoary Cress	Lepidium draba	*
Swine-cress	Coronopus squamatus
Lesser Swine-cress	Coronopus didymus	*
Awlwort	Subularia aquatica
Perennial Wall-rocket	Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Annual Wall-rocket	Diplotaxis muralis	*
Cabbage	Brassica oleracea
Rapeseed	Brassica napus	*
Turnip	Brassica rapa	*
Chinese Mustard	Brassica juncea	*
Black Mustard	Brassica nigra	*
Charlock	Sinapis arvensis
White Mustard	Sinapsis alba	*
Hairy Rocket	Erucastrum gallicum	*
Isle of Man Cabbage	Coincya monensis
Lundy Cabbage	Coincya wrightii
Hoary Mustard	Hirschfeldia incana	*
Sea Rocket	Cakile maritima
Bastard Cabbage	Rapistrum rugosum	*
Steppe Cabbage	Rapistrum perenne	*
Sea-kale	Crambe maritima
Greater Sea-kale	Crambe cordifolia	*
Wild Radish	Raphanus raphanistrum
Weld	Reseda luteola
White Mignonette	Reseda alba	*
Wild Mignonette	Reseda lutea
Corn Mignonette	Reseda phyteuma	*
Crowberry	Empetrum nigrum
Labrador-tea	Ledum palustre	*
Rhododendron	Rhododendron ponticum	*
Yellow Azalea	Rhododendron luteum	*
Trailing Azalea	Loiseleuria procumbens
Bog-laurel	Kalmia polifolia	*
Sheep-laurel	Kalmia angustifolia	*
Blue Heath	Phyllodoce caerulea
St Dabeoc's Heath	Daboecia cantabrica
Bog-rosemary	Andromeda polifolia
Shallon	Gaultheria shallon	*
Checkerberry	Gaultheria procumbens	*
Prickly Heath	Gaultheria mucronata	*
Strawberry-tree	Arbutus unedo
Bearberry	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctic Bearberry	Arctostaphylos alpinus
Heather	Calluna vulgaris
Dorset Heath	Erica ciliaris
Mackay's Heath	Erica mackaiana
Cross-leaved Heath	Erica tetralix
Corsican Heath	Erica terminalis	*
Bell Heather	Erica cinerea
Portuguese Heath	Erica lusitanica	*
Tree Heath	Erica erigena
Cornish Heath	Erica vagans
Cranberry	Vaccinium oxycoccos
Small Cranberry	Vaccinium microcarpum
American Cranberry	Vaccinium macrocarpon	*
Cowberry	Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Bog Bilberry	Vaccinium uliginosum
Bilberry	Vaccinium myrtillus
Blueberry	Vaccinium corymbosum	*
Common Wintergreen	Pyrola minor
Intermediate Wintergreen	Pyrola media
Round-leaved Wintergreen	Pyrola rotundifolia
Serrated Wintergreen	Orthilia secunda
One-flowered Wintergreen	Moneses uniflora
Yellow Bird's-nest	Monotropa hypopitys
Diapensia	Diapensia lapponica
Primrose	Primula vulgaris
Oxlip	Primula elatior
Cowslip	Primula veris
Bird's-eye Primrose	Primula farinosa
Scottish Primrose	Primula scotica
Auricula	Primula auricula	*
Tibetan Cowslip	Primula florindae	*
Sikkim Cowslip	Primula sikkimensis	*
Japanese Cowslip	Primula japonica	*
Water-violet	Hottonia palustris
Sowbread	Cyclamen hederifolium	*
Eastern Sowbread	Cyclamen coum	*
Yellow Pimpernel	Lysimachia nemorum
Creeping-Jenny	Lysimachia nummularia
Yellow Loosestrife	Lysimachia vulgaris
Fringed Loosestrife	Lysimachia ciliata	*
Dotted Loosestrife	Lysimachia punctata	*
Lake Loosestrife	Lysimachia terrestris	*
Tufted Loosestrife	Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Chickweed-wintergreen	Trientalis europaea
Bog Pimpernel	Anagallis tenella
Scarlet Pimpernel	Anagallis arvensis
Chaffweed	Anagallis minima
Sea-milkwort	Glaux maritima
Brookweed	Samolus valerandi
Karo	Pittosporum crassifolium	*
Kohuhu	Pittosporum tenuifolium	*
Mock-orange	Philadelphus coronarius	*
Escallonia	Escallonia macrantha	*
Red Currant	Ribes rubrum	*
Downy Currant	Ribes spicatum
Black Currant	Ribes nigrum
Flowering Currant	Ribes sanguineum	*
Buffalo Currant	Ribes odoratum	*
Mountain Currant	Ribes alpinum
Gooseberry	Ribes uva-crispa
Mossy Stonecrop	Crassula tillaea
Pigmyweed	Crassula aquatica
New Zealand Pigmyweed	Crassula helmsii	*
Scilly Pigmyweed	Crassula decumbens	*
Jersey Pigmyweed	Crassula pubescens	*
Navelwort	Umbilicus rupestris
House-leek	Sempervivum tectorum	*
Aeonium	Aeonium cuneatum	*
Roseroot	Rhodiola rosea
Butterfly Stonecrop	Hylotelephium spectabile	*
Orpine	Hylotelephium telephium
Greater Mexican-stonecrop	Sedum praealtum	*
Lesser Mexican-stonecrop	Sedum confusum	*
Love-restoring Stonecrop	Sedum anacampseros	*
Caucasian-stonecrop	Sedum spurium	*
Lesser Caucasian-stonecrop	Sedum stoloniferum	*
Pale Stonecrop	Sedum sediforme	*
Reflexed Stonecrop	Sedum reflexum	*
Rock Stonecrop	Sedum forsterianum
Biting Stonecrop	Sedum acre
Tasteless Stonecrop	Sedum sexangulare	*
White Stonecrop	Sedum album
Least Stonecrop	Sedum lydium	*
English Stonecrop	Sedum anglicum
Thick-leaved Stonecrop	Sedum dasyphyllum	*
Hairy Stonecrop	Sedum villosum
Spanish Stonecrop	Sedum hispanicum	*
False-buck's-beard	Astilbe japonica	*
Tall False-buck's-beard	Astilbe rivularis	*
Rodgersia	Rodgersia podophylla	*
Elephant-ears	Bergenia crassifolia	*
Indian-rhubarb	Darmera peltata	*
Marsh Saxifrage	Saxifraga hirculus
Celandine Saxifrage	Saxifraga cymbalaria	*
Alpine Saxifrage	Saxifraga nivalis
Starry Saxifrage	Saxifraga stellaris
Strawberry saxifrage	Saxifraga stolonifera	*
Round-Leaved Saxifrage	Saxifraga rotundifolia	*
Lesser Londonpride	Saxifraga cuneifolia	*
Pyrenean Saxifrage	Saxifraga umbrosa	*
St Patrick's-cabbage	Saxifraga spathularis
Kidney Saxifrage	Saxifraga hirsuta
Purple Saxifrage	Saxifraga oppositifolia
Yellow Saxifrage	Saxifraga aizoides
Highland Saxifrage	Saxifraga rivularis
Drooping Saxifrage	Saxifraga cernua
Meadow Saxifrage	Saxifraga granulata
Mossy Saxifrage	Saxifraga hypnoides
Irish Saxifrage	Saxifraga rosacea
Tufted Saxifrage	Saxifraga cespitosa
Rue-leaved Saxifrage	Saxifraga tridactylites
Coralbells	Heuchera sanguinea	*
Pick-a-back-plant	Tolmiea menziesii	*
Fringecups	Tellima grandiflora	*
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage	Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage	Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Grass-of-Parnassus	Parnassia palustris

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