A9 Dualling Programme: Killiecrankie to Glen Garry
DMRB Stage 3 Environmental Statement
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
1 Purpose of Appendix
1.1.1 This appendix presents a full list of species names mentioned in Chapter 12 (Ecology and Nature
Conservation) and associated appendices for plants (Table 1) and animals (Table 2). All higher plant
names (common and scientific) are taken from Stace (2010). All bryophyte names (common and
scientific) are taken from Atherton et al. (2010). All bird names (common and scientific) are taken from
British Ornithologists’ Union (2013).
Table 1: Species names of plants
Common name Scientific name
Higher Plants
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Bell heather Erica cinerea
Bent sp. Agrostis sp.
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Birch sp. Betula sp.
Bird cherry Prunus padus
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bladder campion Silene vulgaris
Bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum
Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bracken sp. Pteridium aquilinum
Broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Brown bog-rush Schoenus ferrugineus
Buttercup sp. Ranunculus sp.
Carnation sedge Carex panicea
Cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cherry sp. Prunus sp.
Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Common bent Agrostis capillaris
Common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common chickweed Stellaria media
Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common duckweed Lemna minor
Common knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
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DMRB Stage 3 Environmental Statement
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Common nettle Urtica dioica
Common ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Common restharrow Ononis repens
Common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common sedge Carex nigra
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa
Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Crack-willow Salix fragilis
Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping willow Salix repens
Crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Daisy Bellis perennis
Deergrass Trichophorum germanicum
Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis
Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis
Downy birch Betula pubescens
Dwarf birch Betula nana
English elm Ulmus procera
Eyebright sp. Euphrasia sp.
Fairy flax Linum catharticum
False brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fescue sp. Festuca sp.
Field gentian Gentianella campestris
Field wood-rush Luzula campestris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Glaucous sedge Carex flacca
Goat’s-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Goat willow Salix caprea
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Heath bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heather Calluna vulgaris
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DMRB Stage 3 Environmental Statement
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
1 Purpose of Appendix
1.1.1 This appendix presents a full list of species names mentioned in Chapter 12 (Ecology and Nature
Conservation) and associated appendices for plants (Table 1) and animals (Table 2). All higher plant
names (common and scientific) are taken from Stace (2010). All bryophyte names (common and
scientific) are taken from Atherton et al. (2010). All bird names (common and scientific) are taken from
British Ornithologists’ Union (2013).
Table 1: Species names of plants
Common name Scientific name
Higher Plants
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Autumn hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Bell heather Erica cinerea
Bent sp. Agrostis sp.
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Birch sp. Betula sp.
Bird cherry Prunus padus
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius
Bladder campion Silene vulgaris
Bloody crane’s-bill Geranium sanguineum
Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Bog-myrtle Myrica gale
Bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius
Bracken sp. Pteridium aquilinum
Broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Broad-leaved pondweed Potamogeton natans
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Brown bog-rush Schoenus ferrugineus
Buttercup sp. Ranunculus sp.
Carnation sedge Carex panicea
Cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cherry sp. Prunus sp.
Cock’s-foot Dactylis glomerata
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Common bent Agrostis capillaris
Common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris
Common centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common chickweed Stellaria media
Common cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium
Common dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common duckweed Lemna minor
Common knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
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, A9 Dualling Programme: Killiecrankie to Glen Garry
DMRB Stage 3 Environmental Statement
Appendix A12.1: Scientific Names
Common name Scientific name
Common nettle Urtica dioica
Common ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Common restharrow Ononis repens
Common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common sedge Carex nigra
Common sorrel Rumex acetosa
Compact rush Juncus conglomeratus
Cow parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Crack-willow Salix fragilis
Creeping bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping willow Salix repens
Crested dog’s-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Daisy Bellis perennis
Deergrass Trichophorum germanicum
Devil’s-bit scabious Succisa pratensis
Dog’s mercury Mercurialis perennis
Downy birch Betula pubescens
Dwarf birch Betula nana
English elm Ulmus procera
Eyebright sp. Euphrasia sp.
Fairy flax Linum catharticum
False brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Fescue sp. Festuca sp.
Field gentian Gentianella campestris
Field wood-rush Luzula campestris
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Germander speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Glaucous sedge Carex flacca
Goat’s-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
Great wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Goat willow Salix caprea
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Heath bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia
Heath rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath speedwell Veronica officinalis
Heath wood-rush Luzula multiflora
Heather Calluna vulgaris
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