List of dicotyledons of Great Britain and Ireland

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

Status key: * indicates an introduced species and e indicates an extinct species.

This division of the eudicots is shown in the following cladogram:[1]

eudicots

Order Ceratophyllales

Family Ceratophyllaceae (coontails, hornworts)

English name Scientific name Status
Rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum
Soft hornwort Ceratophyllum submersum

Order Ranunculales

Family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

English name Scientific name Status
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Globeflower Trollius europaeus
Stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Green hellebore Helleborus viridis
Lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis *
Winter aconite Eranthis hyemalis *
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena *
Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus
Wolf's-bane Aconitum lycoctonum *
Larkspur Consolida ajacis *
Baneberry Actaea spicata
Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa
Blue anemone Anemone apennina *
Yellow anemone Anemone ranunculoides *
Liverleaf Anemone hepatica *
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris
Traveller's joy Clematis vitalba
Virgin's-bower Clematis flammula *
Orange-peel clematis Clematis tangutica *
Himalayan clematis Clematis montana *
Purple clematis Clematis viticella *
Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris
Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Hairy buttercup Ranunculus sardous
St Martin's buttercup Ranunculus marginatus *
Rough-fruited buttercup Ranunculus muricatus *
Small-flowered buttercup Ranunculus parviflorus
Corn buttercup Ranunculus arvensis
Jersey buttercup Ranunculus paludosus
Goldilocks buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Celery-leaved buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua
Lesser spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Creeping spearwort Ranunculus reptans
Adder's-tongue spearwort Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
Aconite-leaved buttercup Ranunculus aconitifolius *
Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria
Ivy-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus
Round-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus
Three-lobed crowfoot Ranunculus tripartitus
Brackish water-crowfoot Ranunculus baudotii
Thread-leaved water-crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
Common water-crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis
Pond water-crowfoot Ranunculus peltatus
Stream water-crowfoot Ranunculus penicillatus
River water-crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans
Fan-leaved water-crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus
Pheasant's-eye Adonis annua *
Mousetail Myosurus minimus
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Pyrenean columbine Aquilegia pyrenaica *
French meadow-rue Thalictrum aquilegiifolium *
Chinese meadow-rue Thalictrum delavayi *
Common meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum
Lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus
Alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum

Order Gunnerales

Family Gunneraceae

English name Scientific name Status
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria *

Basal angiosperms

Order Nymphaeales

Family Nymphaeaceae (waterlilies)

English name Scientific name Status
White water-lily Nymphaea alba
Yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea
Least water-lily Nuphar pumila
Spatter-dock Nuphar advena *

Magnoliids

Order Laurales

Family Lauraceae (laurel family)

English name Scientific name Status
Bay laurel Laurus nobilis *

Order Piperales

Family Aristolochiaceae (birthwort family)

English name Scientific name Status
Asarabacca Asarum europaeum *
Birthwort Aristolochia clematitis *
Smearwort Aristolochia rotunda *

Superasterids

Order Caryophyllales

Family Aizoaceae (ice plants, carpet weeds)

English name Scientific name Status
Indian pokeweed Phytolacca acinosa *
Heart-leaf ice-plant Aptenia cordifolia *
Shrubby dewplant Ruschia caroli *
Sickle-leaved dewplant Lampranthus falciformis *
Rosy dewplant Lampranthus multiradiatus (syn. L. roseus) *
Deltoid-leaved dewplant Oscularia deltoides *
Purple dewplant Disphyma crassifolium *
Pale dewplant Drosanthemum floribundum *
Lesser sea-fig Erepsia heteropetala *
Sally-my-handsome Carpobrotus acinaciformis *
Hottentot-fig Carpobrotus edulis *
Angular sea-fig Carpobrotus glaucescens *

Order Santalales

Family Santalaceae (sandalwoods)

English name Scientific name Status
Mistletoe Viscum album

Asterids

Order Cornales

Family Hydrangeaceae (hydrangea family)
English name Scientific name Status
Mock-orange Philadelphus coronarius *

Order Escalloniales

Family Escalloniaceae (Escallonia family)
English name Scientific name Status
Escallonia Escallonia macrantha *

Order Ericales

Family Balsaminaceae (balsam family)
English name Scientific name Status
Touch-me-not balsam Impatiens noli-tangere
Orange balsam Impatiens capensis *
Small balsam Impatiens parviflora *
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera *

Campanulids

Order Asterales
Family Menyanthaceae
English name Scientific name Status
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Fringed water-lily Nymphoides peltata
Family Asteraceae (aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family)
Further information: List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (Asteraceae)
Order Apiales
Family Pittosporaceae
English name Scientific name Status
Karo Pittosporum crassifolium *
Kohuhu Pittosporum tenuifolium *
Family Araliaceae (ginseng family)
English name Scientific name Status
Persian ivy Hedera colchica *
Ivy Hedera helix
Chinese angelica-tree Aralia chinensis *
Japanese angelica-tree Aralia elata *
American-spikenard Aralia racemosa *
Marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Hairy pennywort Hydrocotyle moschata *
New Zealand pennywort Hydrocotyle novae-zeelandiae *
Family Apiaceae (celery, carrot or parsley family; umbellifers)
English name Scientific name Status
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Astrantia Astrantia major *
Tall eryngo Eryngium giganteum *
Blue eryngo Eryngium planum *
Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum
Field eryngo Eryngium campestre
Hairy chervil Chaerophyllum hirsutum *
Golden chervil Chaerophyllum aureum *
Rough chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bur chervil Anthriscus caucalis
Shepherd's-needle Scandix pecten-veneris
Sweet cicely Myrrhis odorata *
Coriander Coriandrum sativum *
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum *
Perfoliate alexanders Smyrnium perfoliatum *
Great pignut Bunium bulbocastanum
Pignut Conopodium majus
Greater burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria *
Greater water-parsnip Sium latifolium
Lesser water-parsnip Berula erecta
Rock samphire Crithmum maritimum
Moon carrot Seseli libanotis
Tubular water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa
Narrow-leaved water-dropwort Oenanthe silaifolia
Corky-fruited water-dropwort Oenanthe pimpinelloides
Parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii
Hemlock water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata
River water-dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis
Fine-leaved water-dropwort Oenanthe aquatica
Fool's parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare *
Pepper-saxifrage Silaum silaus
Spignel Meum athamanticum
Bladderseed Physospermum cornubiense
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Shrubby hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum *
Sickle-leaved hare's-ear Bupleurum falcatum
Slender hare's-ear Bupleurum tenuissimum
Small hare's-ear Bupleurum baldense
False thorow-wax Bupleurum subovatum *
Honewort Trinia glauca
Wild celery Apium graveolens
Fool's water-cress Apium nodiflorum
Creeping marshwort Apium repens
Lesser marshwort Apium inundatum
Garden parsley Petroselinum crispum *
Corn parsley Petroselinum segetum
Stone parsley Sison amomum
Cowbane Cicuta virosa
Bullwort Ammi majus *
Longleaf Falcaria vulgaris *
Caraway Carum carvi *
Whorled caraway Carum verticillatum
Cambridge milk-parsley Selinum carvifolia
Scots lovage Ligusticum scoticum
Wild angelica Angelica sylvestris
Garden angelica Angelica archangelica *
Lovage Levisticum officinale *
Hog's fennel Peucedanum officinale
Milk-parsley Peucedanum palustre
Masterwort Peucedanum ostruthium *
Wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum *
Hartwort Tordylium maximum *
Upright hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Spreading hedge-parsley Torilis arvensis
Knotted hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa
Wild carrot Daucus carota
Family Polemoniaceae (Jacob's-ladder or phlox family)
English name Scientific name Status
Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum
Order Aquifoliales
Family Aquifoliaceae (holly)
English name Scientific name Status
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Order Dipsacales
Family Adoxaceae (moschatel family)
English name Scientific name Status
Red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa *
Elder Sambucus nigra
American elder Sambucus canadensis *
Dwarf elder Sambucus ebulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus *
Wrinkled viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum *
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus *
Twinflower Linnaea borealis
Himalayan honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa *
Box-leaved honeysuckle Lonicera pileata *
Wilson's honeysuckle Lonicera nitida *
Californian honeysuckle Lonicera involucrata *
Fly honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
Henry's honeysuckle Lonicera henryi *
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica *
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Perfoliate honeysuckle Lonicera caprifolium *
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Family Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)
English name Scientific name Status
Common cornsalad Valerianella locusta
Keeled-fruited cornsalad Valerianella carinata
Broad-fruited cornsalad Valerianella rimosa
Narrow-fruited cornsalad Valerianella dentata
Hairy-fruited cornsalad Valerianella eriocarpa *
Common valerian Valeriana officinalis
Pyrenean valerian Valeriana pyrenaica *
Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica
Red valerian Centranthus ruber *
Annual valerian Centranthus calcitrapae *
Wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Fuller's teasel Dipsacus sativus *
Small teasel Dipsacus pilosus
Yellow-flowered teasel Dipsacus strigosus *
Giant scabious Cephalaria gigantea *
Field scabious Knautia arvensis
Devil's-bit scabious Succisa pratensis
Small scabious Scabiosa columbaria
Sweet scabious Scabiosa atropurpurea *

Superrosids

Further information: List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (Superrosids)

References

  1. ^ Based on:
    Stevens, P.F. (2001–2014). "Trees". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Archived from the original on 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
    Stevens, P.F. (2001–2016). "Eudicots". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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