Pulsatilla vulgaris (L.) Mill. - Plantlife
Pulsatilla vulgaris (L.) Mill. - Plantlife
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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