Flora of Ashdown Forest - Botanical Society of the British Isles

208Rarely recorded in Sussex where it is thought to be introduced (Hall 1980), and scattered in Britain. Stace (1991)regards it as probably native, and the location of our site might suggest the same. Widespread but mainly western inEurope.F. ovina agg. F. filiformis F. lemaniiL1-I ~••!!b:3 -t-l-------L...t--::'4 5 4 5*Lolium perenne. Perennial rye~grass,Common on the Forest (Hall 1980).Recorded widely in meadows, verges, car parks and on tracks in every square exceptone, where it must occur but we have not had access to the farm land. It is obviouslywidely sown in pastures.Ubiquitous in Sussex and much of Britain. Europe, North Africa and Asia.*Lolium multiflorum. Italian rye~grass.Frequent on the Forest (Hall 1980).We have recorded it scattered around on verges and in meadows, especially new leys.It is widespread in Sussex and lowland Britain, and is widely cultivated. Possibly nativein southern Europe.4 5*Lolium temulentum. Dame!.In a cornfield near Duddleswell, E. Jenner (Wolley-Dod 1937).Not refound, and there are no cornfields at Duddleswell any more. Now a rare casual in Sussex and decreasinggenerally in England (Rich & Woodruff 1996). Perhaps native around the Mediterranean.Vu/pia bromoides. Squirrel-tail fescue,Tetrads 43H and 43L (Hall 1980).Locally distributed on sandy banks, tracks, car parks, bare ground and heathy areasaround the Forest. It is an annual which usually grows on acidic, open soils.Frequent in Sussex and widespread in lowland Britain, reaching its northern limit in3--++---c~-"'--'---I- Scotland. South, west and central Europe, and also in the mountains in Africa.4 5* Vu/pia myuros. Rat's-tail fescue.Home Farm area (44.30), 1993, TR & PO, probably casual.Occasional in Sussex and increasing in England (Rich & Woodruff 1996). Scattered inlowland Britain and often associated with railways. Western, southern and central Europe.4 5