Flora of Ashdown Forest - Botanical Society of the British Isles

142* Symphytum orientale. White comfrey.Lane side from nearby garden, NlWey (446.276), 1995, TR.A rare garden escape in Sussex, and scattered in south-east England. Native inAnatolia.3 -++-~~----"4-4 5*Pentaglottis sempervirens. Green alkanet.Tetrad 42T (Hall 1980).Scattered on waste ground and in hedges usually near habitation, and especiallyin the villages.A frequent garden escape in Sussex, Widely established and increasing in3 -++--""----'-+- England (Rich & Woodruff 1996). Native in south-west Europe, and widelynaturalized in north-west Europe.4 5*80ra90 officinalis. Borage.3 -++---''"---'--f--Waste ground near Home Farm (444.303), 1993, SBRS; St Johns (50.31), 1991 +,PW.A garden escape occasionally established in Sussex and Britain. Native insouthern Europe.4 5Myosotis scorpioides. Water forget-me-not.Frequent on the Forest (Hall 1980).We have found this large-flowered water forget-me-not on the edges of pondsand streams, usually in open situations scattered around the Forest with a fewrecords from Pippingford Park.Grime et al. (1988) note it occurs on a wide range of soils from calcareous tomild acidic (pH> 5), and is tolerant of fluctuating water tables. It often forms clonal4 5patches and may spread vegetatively along water courses. The seeds do not float. Itis common along riverbanks, lakes and ponds in Sussex and Britain, and mainlyoccurs in central and northern Europe. It also occurs in Asia and North America.As the water forget-me-nots are often confused, the following Table should help with their identification onAshdown Forest:M. scorpio/des M. secunda M. laxaCorolla To 8 mm across. To 6 mm across. To 5 mm across.Calyx lobes at flowering Lobed less than half Lobed half way or more, Lobed half way or more,way, equilateral isosceles triangular in isosceles triangular intriangular in shape. shape. shape.Stem hairs Appressed or sometimes Lower part with All hairs appressed.patent.spreading hairs, upperappressed.Stolons Usually present. Present. Absent.