Plant records for Rutland Water Nature Reserve, 2002
Compiled by Andy Lear
No of species recorded: 222
| Species | Common name | Notes |
| Acer campestre | Field Maple | |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore | |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow | |
| Aesculus hippocastanum | Horse Chestnut | |
| Agrimonia eupatoria | Agrimony | |
| Agrostis capillaris | Common Bent | |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent | |
| Ajuga reptans | Bugle | |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica | Common Water Plantain | |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard | |
| Allium ursinum | Ramsoms | |
| Alnus glutinosa | Alder | |
| Alnus incana | Grey Alder | |
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Marsh Foxtail | |
| Alopecurus pratensis | Meadow Foxtail | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernal-grass | |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley | |
| Apium nodiflorum | Fool’s Watercress | |
| Arctium lappa | Greater Burdock | Hambleton Wood only |
| Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock | |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | False Oat-grass | |
| Arum maculatum | Lords and Ladies | |
| Atherium felix-femina | Lady Fern | Armley Wood only |
| Barbarea vulgaris | Winter-cress | |
| Bellis perennis | Daisy | |
| Berberis sp | Berberis | |
| Berberis thunbergii | Thunberg’s Barberry | |
| Betula pendula | Silver Birch | |
| Bidens cernua | Nodding Bur-marigold | |
| Bidens tripartita | Trifid Bur-marigold | |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | Sea Club-rush | |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | False Brome | |
| Bromopsis ramosa | Hairy-brome | |
| Bromus hordeaceus | Soft-bome | |
| Buddleija sp. | Butterfly-bush | |
| Calamagrostis epigejos | Wood Small-reed | |
| Callitriche agg | Water-starwort | |
| Callitriche stagnalis | Common Water-starwort | |
| Caltha palustris | Marsh Marigold | |
| Calystegia sepium | Hedge Bindweed | |
| Calystegia silvatica | Large Bindweed | |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Shepherd’s Purse | |
| Cardamine flexuosa | Wavy Bittercress | |
| Cardamine pratensis | Lady’s-smock | |
| Carduus crispus | Welted Thistle | |
| Carex acutiformis | Lesser Pond-sedge | |
| Carex disticha | Brown Sedge | |
| Carex flacca | Glaucous Sedge | |
| Carex hirta | Hairy Sedge | |
| Carex nigra | Common Sedge | |
| Carex otrubae | False Fox-sedge | |
| Carex paniculata | Greater Tussock -sedge | |
| Carex remota | Remote Sedge | Armley Wood only |
| Carex riparia | Greater Pond-sedge | |
| Carex sylvatica | Wood Sedge | |
| Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | |
| Castanea sativa | Sweet Chestnut | |
| Centaurea nigra | Black Knapweed | |
| Cerastium fontanum | Common Mouse-ear | |
| Cerastium glomeratum | Sticky Mouse-ear | |
| Chaerophyllum temulentum | Rough Chervil | |
| Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willowherb | |
| Chenopodium rubrum | Red Goosefoot | |
| Circaea lutetiana | Enchanter’s Nightshade | |
| Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle | |
| Cirsium palustre | Marsh Thistle | |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock | |
| Conopodium majus | Pignut | |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed | |
| Cornus sanguinea | Dogwood | |
| Coronopus squamatus | Swine-cress | |
| Corylus avellana | Hazel | |
| Crataegus laevigata | Midland Hawthorn | |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn | |
| Crataegus x media | Hybrid Hawthorn | |
| Crepis capillaris | Smooth Hawk’s-beard | |
| Crepis vesicaria | Beaked Hawk’s-beard | |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog’s-tail | |
| Cytisus scoparius | Broom | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Cock’s-foot | |
| Dactylorhiza fuchsii | Common Spotted Orchid | |
| Daucus carota | Wild Carrot | |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass | |
| Digitalis purpuraea | Foxglove | |
| Dipsacus fullonum | Teasel | |
| Dryopteris affinis agg | Scaly Male-fern | |
| Dryopteris dilatata | Broad Buckler-fern | |
| Dryopteris felix-mas | Male Fern | |
| Eleocharis palustris | Common Spike-rush | |
| Elodea canadensis | Canadian Waterweed | |
| Elodea nuttallii | Nuttall’s Waterweed | |
| Elytrigia repens | Couch | |
| Epilobium ciliatum | American Willowherb | |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willowherb | |
| Epilobium montanum | Broad-leaved Willowherb | |
| Epilobium parviflorum | Hoary Willowherb | |
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | |
| Equisetum fluviatile | Water Horsetail | |
| Equisetum palustre | Marsh Horsetail | |
| Erysimum cheiranthoides | Treacle-mustard | |
| Euonymus europaeus | Spindle | |
| Fagus sylvatica | Beech | |
| Festuca gigantea | Giant Fescue | |
| Festuca rubra agg | Red Fescue | |
| Filipendula ulmaria | Meadowsweet | |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Ash | |
| Fritillaria meleagris | Fritillary | |
| Galeopsis tetrahit | Common Hemp-nettle | |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers | |
| Galium palustre | Marsh Bedstraw | |
| Geranium dissectum | Cut-leaved Crane’s-bill | |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb Robert | |
| Geum urbanum | Wood Avens | |
| Glechoma hederacea | Ground-ivy | |
| Glyceria fluitans | Floating Sweet-grass | |
| Glyceria sp | Sweet-grass | |
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Marsh Cudweed | |
| Hedera helix | Ivy | |
| Heracleum sphondylium | Hogweed | |
| Hippuris vulgaris | Mare’s-tail | |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog | |
| Holcus mollis | Creeping Soft-grass | |
| Hordeum murinum | Wall Barley | |
| Hordeum secalinum | Meadow Barley | |
| Hottonia palustris | Water Violet | |
| Humulus lupulus | Hop | |
| Hyacinthoides non-scripta | Bluebell | |
| Hypericum hirsutum | Hairy St John’s-wort | |
| Hypochoeris radicata | Cat’s-ear | |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly | |
| Impatiens glandulifera | Himalayan Balsam | |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris | |
| Juncus acutiflorus | Sharp-flowered Rush | |
| Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | |
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | |
| Juncus conglomeratus | Compact Rush | |
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | |
| Juncus inflexus | Hard Rush | |
| Lactuca serriola | Prickly Lettuce | |
| Lactuca virosa | Great Lettuce | |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon | Yellow Archangel | Hambleton Wood only |
| Lamium album | White Dead-nettle | |
| Lapsana communis | Nipplewort | |
| Lathyrus pratensis | Meadow Vetchling | |
| Lemna minor | Common Duckweed | |
| Lemna trisulca | Ivy-leaved Duckweed | |
| Leontodon autumnalis | Autumn Hawkbit | |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Ox-eye Daisy | |
| Limosella aquatica | Mudwort | |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass | |
| Lonicera periclymenon | Honeysuckle | Armley/Hambleton only |
| Lotus corniculatus | Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil | |
| Lotus pedunculatus | Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil | |
| Luzula campestris | Field Woodrush | |
| Lychnis flos-cuculi | Ragged Robin | |
| Lycopus europaeus | Gypsywort | |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife | |
| Malus domestica | Apple | |
| Malus sylvestris | Crab Apple | |
| Matricaria discoidea | Pineappleweed | |
| Mentha aquatica | Water Mint | |
| Mentha sp | Mint | |
| Mercurialis perennis | Dog’s Mercury | |
| Milium effusum | Wood Millet | |
| Moehringia trinerva | Three-nerved Sandwort | |
| Myosotis arvensis | Field Forget-me-not | |
| Myosotis laxa | Tufted Forget-me-not | |
| Myosotis scorpioides | Water Forget-me-not | |
| Myosoton aquaticum | Water Chickweed | |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Spiked Water-milfoil | |
| Odontites vernus | Red Bartsia | |
| Ophioglossum vulgatum | Adder’s-tongue Fern | |
| Ophrys apifera | Bee Orchid | |
| Persicaria amphibia | Amphibious Bistort | |
| Persicaria maculosa | Redshank | |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canary-grass | |
| Phleum bertolonii | Smaller Cat’s-tail | |
| Phleum pratense | Timothy | |
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed | |
| Picea sitchensis | Sitka Spruce | |
| Picris echioides | Bristly Ox-tongue | |
| Pinus sylvestris | Scot’s Pine | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | |
| Plantago major | Greater Plantain | |
| Poa annua | Annual Meadow-grass | |
| Poa pratensis | Smooth Meadow-grass | |
| Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass | |
| Polygonum aviculare | Knotgrass | |
| Polystichum aculeatum | Hard Shield-fern | Hambleton Wood only |
| Populus alba | White Poplar | |
| Populus tremula | Aspen | |
| Populus x canadensis | Hybrid Black-poplar | |
| Populus x jackii | Balm-of-Gilead | |
| Potamogeton natans | Broad-leaved Pondweed | |
| Potamogeton pectinatus | Fennel Pondweed | |
| Potentilla anserina | Silverweed | |
| Potentilla erecta | Tormentil | |
| Potentilla reptans | Creeping Cinquefoil | |
| Primula veris | Cowslip | |
| Primula vulgaris | Primrose | |
| Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal | |
| Prunus avium | Wild Cherry | |
| Prunus domestica | Wild Plum | |
| Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn | |
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken | |
| Quercus cerris | Turkey Oak | Hambleton Wood only |
| Quercus robur | Pedunculate Oak | |
| Ranunculus acris | Meadow Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus aquatilis | Common Water-crowfoot | |
| Ranunculus bulbosus | Bulbous Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus ficaria | Lesser Celandine | |
| Ranunculus repens | Creeping Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Celery-leaved Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot | |
| Reseda luteola | Weld | |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Buckthorn | |
| Rhinanthus minor | Yellow-rattle | |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | Watercress | |
| Rorippa palustris | Marsh Yellow-cress | |
| Rorippa sylvestris | Creeping Yellow-cress | |
| Rosa arvensis | Field Rose | |
| Rosa canina agg | Dog Rose | |
| Rubus fruticosus agg | Bramble | |
| Rubus idaeus | Raspberry | |
| Rumex acetosa | Common Sorrel | |
| Rumex conglomeratus | Clustered Dock | |
| Rumex crispus | Curled Dock | |
| Rumex maritimus | Golden Dock | |
| Rumex obtusifolius | Broad-leaved Dock | |
| Rumex sanguineus | Wood Dock | |
| Salix alba | White Willow | |
| Salix caprea | Goat Willow | |
| Salix cinerea agg | Grey Willow | |
| Salix fragilis | Crack Willow | |
| Salix triandra | Almond Willow | |
| Salix viminalis | Osier | |
| Sambucus nigra | Elder | |
| Sanguisorba officinalis | Greater Burnet | |
| Saxifraga granulata | Meadow Saxifrage | |
| Schoenoplectus lacustris | Common Club-rush | |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grey Club-rush | |
| Scrophularia auriculata | Water Figwort | |
| Scrophularia nodosa | Common Figwort | |
| Scrophularia umbrosa | Green Figwort | |
| Scutellaria galericulata | Skullcap | |
| Senecio erucifolius | Hoary Ragwort | |
| Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort | |
| Senecio vulgaris | Groundsel | |
| Silene dioica | Red Campion | |
| Solanum dulcamara | Bittersweet | |
| Sonchus arvensis | Perennial Sow-thistle | |
| Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle | |
| Sorbus aria agg | Whitebeam | |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan | |
| Sorbus torminalis | Wild Service-tree | |
| Sparganium erectum | Branched Bur-reed | |
| Spiraea sp | Bridewort | |
| Stachys palustris | Marsh Woundwort | |
| Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort | |
| Stellaria graminea | Lesser Stitchwort | |
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed | |
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | |
| Symphoricarpos x chenaultii | Hybrid Coralberry | |
| Tamus communis | Black Bryony | |
| Taraxacum officinale agg | Dandelion | |
| Tilia x europaea | Lime | |
| Torilis japonica | Upright Hedge-parsley | |
| Tragopogon pratensis ssp minor | Goat’s-beard | |
| Trifolium dubium | Lesser Trefoil | |
| Trifolium pratense | Red Clover | |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover | |
| Tripleurospermum inodorum | Scentless Mayweed | |
| Trisetum flavescens | Yellow Oat-grass | |
| Tussilago farfara | Colt’s-foot | |
| Typha latifolia | Common Reedmace | |
| Ulex europaeus | Common Gorse | |
| Ulmus agg | Elm | |
| Ulmus glabra | Wych Elm | |
| Ulmus procera | English Elm | |
| Ulmus x vegeta | Huntingdon Elm | |
| Urtica dioica | Common Nettle | |
| Veronica arvensis | Wall Speedwell | |
| Veronica beccabunga | Brooklime | |
| Veronica catenata | Pink Water-speedwell | |
| Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell | |
| Veronica montana | Wood Speedwell | Armley Wood only |
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh Speedwell | |
| Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaved Speedwell | |
| Viburnum opulus | Guelder-rose | |
| Vicia hirsuta | Hairy Tare | |
| Vicia sativa | Common Vetch | |
| Vicia sepium | Bush Vetch | |
| Vicia tetrasperma | Smooth Tare |
