Extinct Plants February 2011
TAXON STATUS Rare/ Scarce Sch. 8 vc 5 Extinct in vc 5 vc 6 Extinct in vc 6 Last date seen Somerset Status*
Adonis annua Endangered Scarce   N   Y Y 1938, nr Bath Arch.
X Agropogon lutosus       N   Y Y 1979, Glastonbury Native
Ajuga chamaepitys Endangered Rare Sch 8 N   Y Y Casual in garden ? Alien
Alchemilla glabra Least Concern     N   Y Y 1837, nr Bath (specimen in E) Native
Andromeda polifolia Least Concern     N   Y Y 1928 (1970 rec dubious) Native
Apera spica-venti Near Threatened     N   Y Y 1931, Berrow sands Arch.
Arenaria serpyllifolia subsp. lloydii Waiting List     Y ? Y ? 1968. May be overlooked? Native
Arnoseris minima Extinct     ? Y ? Y 1835, Somerset (not on VCCCs) Arch.
Asplenium septentrionale Near Threatened Scarce   Y Y N   1939, nr Porlock Native
Asplenium x alternifolium       Y Y N   1840, Oare Native
Brassica oleracea Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1887, Steep Holm Native
Campanula rapunculus Endangered Rare   Y Y N   1891, Parish Mill? Arch.
Carex x prolixa (acuta x elata) Vulnerable     N   Y Y 1983, Axbridge Native
Carex x elytroides ( acuta x nigra)       N   Y Y 1975, Witham Friary Native
Carex canescens (C.curta) Least Concern     N   Y Y 1791, Burtle Native
Carex davalliana Extinct     N   Y Y 1813, nr Bath Native
Carum carvi Endangered Scarce   N   Y Y 1931, Highbridge Arch.
Caucalis platycarpos Extinct     Y Y Y Y 1927, West Monkton, 1940, Winscombe Arch.
Centaurea calcitrapa Critically Endangered Rare   Y Y Y Y 1883 (vc5), 1926 (vc6) [NB 1980?see Roe] Arch.
Cephalanthera rubra Critically Endangered Rare Sch 8 Y Y N   1836, Merridge Native
Chenopodium glaucum Vulnerable Scarce   N   Y Y 1938, Highbridge, Brent Knoll Arch.
Chenopodium urbicum Critically Endangered Rare   Y Y Y Y 1940, Taunton; 1925, Twerton Arch.
Chenopodium vulvaria Endangered Scarce Sch 8 Y Y Y Y 1910, Minehead; 1930, Bath Arch.
Cicuta virosa Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1888, Burtle Moor Native
Corrigiola litoralis Critically Endangered Rare Sch 8 N   Y Y 1896, nr Bath Alien
Crambe maritima Least Concern     N   Y Y 1950, Corston tip (earlier native sites) Native
Crepis foetida Extinct in Wild   Sch 8 N   Y Y 1939, Ashton Gate tip Arch.
Cryptogramma crispa Least Concern     Y Y N   1976, nr Simonsbath Native
Dactylorhiza x wintoni       N   Y Y 1947, Shapwick Heath Native
Daphne mezereum Vulnerable Scarce   N   Y Y 1954, Churchill Batch Native
Daphne x houtteana       N   Y Y 1907, Somerton Native
Daucus carota subsp. gummifer Least Concern Scarce   Y Y Y Y 1915 Shurton Bars; 1919 Brean Down Native
Diphasiastrum alpinum Least Concern     Y Y N   1927, Chetsford Water Native
Drosera anglica Near Threatened     Y Y Y Y 1952, Britty Common; ?, nr Wedmore Native
Drosera x obovata       Y Y N   1922, Britty Common Native
Dryopteris cristata Critically Endangered Rare   N   Y Y 1791, Emborough Native?
Dryopteris mindshelkensis Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1866, Hampton Rocks Native?
Eleocharis acicularis Least Concern     Y Y Y Y 1907, Maunsel; 1945, nr Bath Native
Equisetum hyemale Least Concern     N   Y Y 1933, Weston-super-Mare Native
Eriophorum gracile Near Threatened Rare Sch 8 Y Y N   1924, Britty Common Native
Euphorbia hyberna Vulnerable Rare   Y Y N   1929, Badgeworthy Water Native
Euphorbia peplis Extinct   Sch 8 N   Y Y 1837, Burnham to Brean Native
Euphorbia villosa Waiting List     N   Y Y 1941, Bath ?
Euphrasia anglica x micrantha       Y Y N   1952, nr Withypool Native
Euphrasia confusa x micrantha       Y Y N   1982 Withypool Native
Euphrasia scottica Least Concern     Y Y N   1918, nr Simonsbath Native
Fallopia dumetorum Vulnerable Scarce   N   Y Y 1836, nr Keynsham Native
Festuca altissima Least Concern     N   Y Y ante1886, Bathampton Native
Festuca arenaria subsp. oraria Waiting List     ? ? ? ? Extinct or under-recorded? Native
Galeopsis speciosa Vulnerable     Y Y Y Y 1974, Merriott; 1969, Gare Hill Arch.
Galium tricornutum Critically Endangered Rare   N   Y Y 1935, Lyngford; 1955, Compton Dundon Arch.
Gentianella campestris Vulnerable     Y Y N   1940, Culbone Native
Geranium sylvaticum Least Concern     N   Y Y ante 1914, Shepton Montague Alien
Gnaphalium sylvaticum Endangered     Y Y Y Y 1941, Huish Champflower; 1965, Nailsea Native
Herminium monorchis Vulnerable Scarce   N   Y Y 1971, Bathford Hill Native
Impatiens noli-tangere Least Concern Scarce   Y Y Y Y 1922, Cannington (error?); 1866, Prior Park Alien
Jasione montana Least Concern     Y N Y Y VC5 EXTANT; 1912, Clevedon Native
Lactuca saligna Endangered Rare Sch 8 N   Y Y 1868, Weston-super-Mare Alien
Leersia oryzoides Endangered Rare Sch 8 Y Y N   1992, Bridgewater & Taunton Canal Native
Lycopodiella inundata Endangered Scarce   Y Y N   1850, Staple Fitzpaine Native
Lysimachia thyrsiflora Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1782, Twerton (introduced) Alien
Lythrum hyssopifolia Endangered Rare Sch 8 N   Y Y 1971, Wraxall Arch.
Medicago sativa subsp. falcata Least Concern Scarce   Y Y Y Y 1924, Minehead; 1979, Brislington Alien
Neotinea ustulata (Orchis ustulata) Endangered Scarce   N   Y Y 1961, nr Cheddar Native
Orchis anthropophora (Aceras anthropophorum) Endangered Scarce   N   Y Y 1933, Southstoke Native
Orobanche alba Least Concern Scarce   Y Y N   1978, Porlock (garden) Alien
Orobanche minor subsp.maritima Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1957, Brean Down Native
Orobanche picridis Endangered Rare   N   Y Y 1969, Brean Down Error
Orobanche purpurea Vulnerable Scarce   Y Y N   1869, nr Merridge (not Atlas) Error
Parnassia palustris Least Concern     N   Y Y 1782, Burtle Moor Native
Pilularia globulifera Near Threatened Scarce   Y Y Y Y 1791, Blackdown (?); 1916, Winscombe Native
Pinguicula vulgaris Least Concern     Y Y Y Y 1973, Quantocks; 1928, Ashcott Native
Polygonum maritimum Vulnerable Rare Sch 8 N   Y Y 1882, Burnham to Brean Native
Potamogeton alpinus Least Concern     Y Y Y Y 1896,Wembdon; 1907, Nailsea Moor Native
Potamogeton gramineus Least Concern     N   Y Y 1918, Weston-in-Gordano Native
Puccinellia fasciculata Vulnerable Scarce   N   Y Y 1980, Berrow Native
Pyrola minor Least Concern     Y Y Y Y 1896, Tetton Woods; 1912, Leigh Woods Native
Ranunculus fluitans Least Concern     N   Y Y 1917, Newton St Loe Native
Rhinanthus angustifolia Waiting List   Sch 8 N   Y Y Thought to be misidentification Neo.
Rhynchospora fusca Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1969, Westhay Native
Ribes spicatum Least Concern Scarce   Y Y N   1920, Stogumber (garden esc.?) Alien
Rubus saxatilis Least Concern     N   Y Y pre 1920, Asham Wood Native
Ruppia cirrhosa Near Threatened Scarce   N   Y Y 1967, saltmarsh nr Brean Down Native
Saxifraga rosacea subsp rosacea Extinct in Wild     N   Y Y 1983, Windsor Hill (garden esc?) Alien
Scilla autumnalis Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y pre Suspension Bridge Native
Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis Critically Endangered Rare Sch 8 ? Y ? Y 1825, Spaxton (poor spec); Warleigh (check id) ?
Scrophularia umbrosa Least Concern     N   Y Y 1963, Goblin Combe Native
Silene nutans Near Threatened Scarce   N   Y Y 1834, Batheaston Alien
Thesium humifusum Least Concern Scarce   N   Y Y 1933, Bathampton Down Native
Trichophorum cespitosum Data Deficient Rare   N   Y Y 1848, Shapwick Heath Native
Trifolium ochroleucon Near Threatened Scarce   N   Y Y 1897, Twerton Alien

Turritis glabra

 Endangered Scarce   N   Y Y 1796, nr Bath Alien
Verbascum pulverulentum Least Concern Scarce   Y Y Y Y 1934, Taunton; 1959, Nunney Alien
Vicia lutea Near Threatened Scarce   N   Y Y 1912, Holcombe Alien
Zostera marina Near Threatened     Y Y N   1969, Stolford Native
 
*Alien means outside native British range
 
The following four Red List species are extinct in Somerset but now considered to be Neophytes
 
Bromus interruptus Extinct in Wild     N   Y Y 1915, Tyntesfield Neo.
Fumaria reuteri Waiting List   Sch 8 N   Y Y 1920, Combe Down Neo.
Lathyrus hirsutus Waiting List     Y Y Y Y 1971, Street Neo.
Rhinanthus angustifolia Waiting List   Sch 8 N   Y Y Thought to be misidentification Neo.
                   

 

 
 
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