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Pulsatilla vulgaris (L.) Mill. - Plantlife

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14 Annex 3 – associates<br />

Vegetation composition and structure of <strong>Pulsatilla</strong> <strong>vulgaris</strong> populations in England (in 16 of<br />

the 18 extant populations - Taylor’s Hill & Swinstead Valley not included). For associates<br />

figures are frequency in quadrats (n = 62) with the mean % cover given in parentheses. Species<br />

recorded in 80 % of quadrats)<br />

are highlighted in bold. For composition and structure variables figures are means with ± 1SE<br />

in parentheses. Figures are presented for (a) all 16 sites and for (b) limestone and (c) chalk<br />

sites only (n = 7 and 9 respectively).<br />

All sites Limestone only Chalk only<br />

(a) Associates<br />

<strong>Pulsatilla</strong> <strong>vulgaris</strong> V (4.2) V (3.6) V (4.9)<br />

Bromopsis erectus V (24.2) V (24.7) V (23.7)<br />

Festuca ovina V (12.9) IV (8.5) V (17.6)<br />

Sanguisorba minor V (8.8) V (8.7) V (8.9)<br />

Helianthemum nummularium V (6.0) V (7.2) IV (4.7)<br />

Carex flacca V (4.2) V (3.7) V (4.7)<br />

Cirsium acaule V (4.2) V (5.3) V (3.1)<br />

Leontodon hispidus IV (2.8) IV (2.8) IV (2.9)<br />

Pilosella officinarum IV (2.5) IV (3.2) III (1.8)<br />

Briza media IV (1.5) IV (1.9) III (1.0)<br />

Helictotrichon pratense IV (1.3) III (0.6) V (2.0)<br />

Koeleria macrantha IV (1) III (0.6) V (1.4)<br />

Carex caryophyllea IV (0.9) IV (0.9) IV (0.9)<br />

Brachypodium pinnatum III (5.1) V (7.4) I (2.7)<br />

Ctenidium molluscum III (3.6) III (3.4) III (3.7)<br />

Lotus corniculatus III (1.2) III (1.6) III (0.8)<br />

Campanula rotundifolia III (0.9) II (0.9) V (1.0)<br />

Scabiosa columbaria III (0.8) III (1.1) II (0.5)<br />

Plantago lanceolata III (0.7) III (0.7) III (0.6)<br />

Scleropodium purum II (2.0) III (3.5) II (0.3)<br />

Filipendula <strong>vulgaris</strong> II (1.6) I (0.5) IV (2.9)<br />

Thymus polytrichus II (1.0) III (1.8) I (0.1)<br />

Thymus pulegioides II (1.0) II (1.0) III (1.0)<br />

Centaurea nigra II (0.8) II (0.4) III (1.3)<br />

Plantago media II (0.6) II (0.9) III (0.4)<br />

Polygala calcarea II (0.6) II (0.9) I (0.3)<br />

Hippocrepis comosa II (0.6) I (0.5) III (0.8)<br />

Campyliadelphus<br />

chrysophyllus II (0.5) II (0.2) I (0.9)<br />

Campanula glomerata II (0.5) I (0.2) II (0.8)<br />

Viola hirta II (0.3) III (0.3) II (0.3)<br />

Homalothecium lutescens II (0.3) II (0.4) I (0.1)<br />

Asperula cynanchica II (0.2) II (0.2) II (0.2)<br />

Ranunculus bulbosus II (0.2) II (0.3) II (0.2)<br />

Carlina <strong>vulgaris</strong> II (0.2) II (0.3) I (0.1)<br />

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