Glen Parva and Glenhills Nature Reserve

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Black - Bio Blitz 2015 not photographed	Blue - Bio Blitz 2015 photographed
Red - photographed & identified by Volunteers	Green - from NatureSpot
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Grasses, Rushes & Sedges

	Grass is a monocotyledon plant, herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. A common kind of grass is used to cover the ground in a lawn and other places. Grass normally gets water from the roots, which are located in the ground. Rushes are monocotyledonous plants in the genus Juncus. There are about 400 species in the rush family, distributed among eight or nine genera. The most species-rich groups are the rushes (Juncus spp.) with 225 species, and the wood-rushes (Luzula spp.) with 80 species. Sedges, is a taxon of flowering plants that superficially resemble grasses or rushes.
	Branched Bur Reed - Sparganium erectum Sue & Roy 20140713 This is a common plant found at the edges of ponds, lakes and slow moving rivers. The globular flowers give way to large round fruits (drupes) which have the look of a bur. There are four sub species of this plant identification of which depends on the shape of the individual seed. Sparganium erectum is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland and is only scarce in northern Scotland. The larvae of the Gold Spot moth feed on this plant.
	Drooping (Pendulous) Sedge - Carex pendula John F west ditch 20131208 Also called the Pendulous Sedge. This is a native sedge which appears to be doing the reverse of escaping. This elegant looking sedge is found growing around "water-features" in gardens. It is reputed to prefer heavy rich soils but can also be seen on our light sandy soils. This is a large sedge up to 5 feet tall and really can't be mistaken for anything else. The plant typically flowers from May to June and fruits from June to July.
	Flowering-Rush - Butomus umbellatus Joan Harris July 2020 Grows in shallow water. Sheaves of stiff grassy leaves make fine verticals among clumps of round leafed Caltha (Marsh Marigolds). 122 cm flower stems carry umbels of rose-pink flowers in midsummer. Although it resembles a true rush, flowering-rush is in its own family and can be distinguished by its attractive pink flowers. It is a native of Eurasia.
	Yorkshire Fog - Holcus%20lanatus JF September 2020 Yorkshire fog is a softly hairy, perennial grass which grows in dense tufts up to one metre tall and can be seen throughout the year. It has a woolly appearance with flower heads tinged with purple to red and soft seed heads of grey to pink. It is considered a weed when growing on arable land. Not to be confused with: creeping soft grass (Holcus mollis) which has a similar appearance but is often found in woodland habitats and has rhizomes and a creeping habit.
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 blue & black Barren Brome - Anisantha sterilis Branched Bur-reed - Sparganium erectum Bread Wheat - Triticum aestivum Cock's-foot - Dactylis glomerata Common Bent - Agrostis capillaris Common Club-rush - Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Couch - Elytrigia repens Creeping Bent - Agrostis stolonifera Crested Dog's-tail - Cynosurus cristatus False Fox-sedge - Carex otrubae False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius False-brome - Brachypodium sylvaticum Field Wood-rush - Luzula campestris Flowering-Rush - Butomus umbellatus Hairy Sedge - Carex hirta Hard Rush - Juncus inflexus Hop Sedge - Carex pseudocyperus Lesser Pond-sedge - Carex acutiformis Meadow Barley - Hordeum secalinum Meadow Foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula Perennial Rye-grass - Lolium perenne Red Fescue - Festuca rubra Reed Canary-grass - Phalaris arundinacea Reed Sweet-grass - Glyceria maxima Rough Meadow-grass - Poa trivialis Soft-rush - Juncus effusus Sweet Vernal-grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum Timothy - Phleum pratense Wild-oat - Avena fatua Yellow Oat-grass - Trisetum flavescens Yorkshire-fog - Holcus lanatus	Recorded by Harry Ball Broard-leaved Dock -

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