Flora of Ashdown Forest - Botanical Society of the British Isles

148Ajuga rep tans. Bugle.Very common in our survey, in agreement with Hall (1980)' generally found on thericher soils. A pink-flowered plant was recorded near Crow and Gate, Crowborough(Wolley-Dod 1937), and pink-flowered forms were noted in 39.32 and 42.29, 1994,TR.Common over most of Britain and Europe as far north as the south of Sweden.Also found in western Asia and North Africa.Glechoma heder8cea. Ground ivy, Alehoof, Lion's mouth, Robin-run-in-the-hedge.Ubiquitous (Hall 1980) and similarly very common in our survey. It is found in avariety of places including the verges of roads and tracks, under ~edges and in someareas of woodland, It is not eaten by rabbits and often large patches occur in heavilygrazed areas.Common in Britain and Europe with the exception of the far north; west andcentral Asia to Japan.Prunella vulgaris. Self-heal.One of our truly ubiquitous species, occurring on road verges, by tracks and ingardens, grassland and woods but absent from undisturbed heathland.Common throughout Britain and most of Europe; temperate Asia, North Africa,North America and Australia.4 5*Melissa officinalis. Lemon balm.No records from our area in Hall (1980) but now with two occurrences on the Forest.A small clump in a large lay-by car park beside the A22 (436.303), 1985, CM andstill present had clearly been dumped. Another patch near Smockfarthing (401.319),1994, TR was probably planted.3 -++---"'------'-t- A native of southern Europe, western Asia and North Africa, naturalized in manyplaces in the south of Britain and widely cultivated for its lemony leaves.4 5[Clinopodium ascendens {Ca/amintha ascendens}. Common calamint.Recorded in error for C. vulgare by Fincham (1995).1Clinopodium vu/gare. Wild basil.Occasional in Hall (1980), mainly at the southern edge of the Forest and with sevenrecords in our survey of which only those from 46.26 and 46.27 correspond to therecords in Hall. Mainly found on road verges (e.g. west of Wych Cross 413.320, pH3 ++------Lj-7.6, entrance to Old Lodge 469.305) probably where chalk has been used as aconstruction material, which explains why Origanum vu/gare occurs with it in four of4 5the areas. It was also found on a woodland ride at Toll Lane (463.263), 1995, PH &PD.Common in the south but less so in the north, widespread in Europe except inthe far north, central and western Asia, Siberia, North Africa and North America.