TOOTING COMMON PLANT,
PLANT GALL & LEAFMINE RECORDS
 Systematic list, updated 3/3/2014

This list is primarily concerned with wild plants, no great effort has been made to record species which have been deliberately introduced.  Unless otherwise stated all records have been made by Roy Vickery (vickery330@btinternet.com).  For abbreviations, etc., see end of document.

List of  Pteridophytes (ferns and fern allies), Gymnosperms (conifers) and Phanerogams (flowering plants) follow Clive Stace, New Flora of the British Isles, ed. 3 (2010).  Other groups listed alphabetically.

EQUISETACEAE (Horsetail Family)
Equisetum arvense, field horsetail.  Bedford Field, damp, rough area beside railway line, May 2010-12, and elsewhere, August 2012.

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE (Bracken Family)
Pteridium aquilinum, bracken.  Bramble patch behind Bedford Hill bus stop, c. 5 leaves, November 2011-13.

ASPLENIACEAE (Spleenwort Family)
Asplenium scolopendrium (formerly Phyllitis scolopendrium), hart’s-tongue.  210 Bedford Hill, garden wall, one small plant, December 2009, not found December 2010; small plant on north side of Dragmire Lane railway bridge, June 2011; one small plant on south side of  bridge, and several small plants on bridge  just outside Common boundary, November 2011.

DRYOPTERIDACEAE (Buckler fern Family)
Dryopteris sp., a buckler fern.  Bedford Woods, several plants,  December 2009, and at back of changing block at junction of junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Dr Johnson Ave, one plant, December 2010-12.

POLYPODIACEAE (Polypody Family)
Polypodium sp., a polypody.  Streatham Woods, extensive patch on soil, March 2010-12; according to Rodger Evans, April 2010, this has been here for at least 30 years.

PINACEAE (Pine Family)
Pinus sylvestris, Scots pine.  Near Reed-bed, planted, 2004-13.
Pinus sp., a pine.  South side of Reed-bed, planted, December 2010-12.
[Also a few other small isolated coniferous trees, apparently planted out former Christmas trees].

TAXACEAE (Yew Family)
Taxus baccata, yew.  Many small, self-sown trees, especially in Streatham Woods, 2003-13. 

LAURACEAE (Bay Family)
Laurus nobilis, bay.  Spreading through fence from garden in Culverden Rd, December 2009; sapling in Graveney Woods, April 2010.

PAPAVERACEAE (Poppy Family)
Papaver dubium, long-headed poppy.  Edge of Menage area, two or three plants, July 2012.
Papaver rhoeas, common poppy.  TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one or two tiny plants, 2004, and elsewhere, June 2010.
Papaver somniferum, opium poppy, red-flowered form. TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one or two tiny plants, 2004; one small, mauve-flowered plant in disturbed ground beside Garrads Rd, and elsewhere, June 2010-13 .
Meconopsis cambrica, Welsh poppy. Triangle Field, at base of railway fence near Tooting Bec Rd end of path, a solitary flowering plant, May 2012-3. 
Chelidonium majus, greater celandine.  2004-12.
Pseudofumaria lutea, yellow corydalis.  Wall of the Lodge, several small plants, February 2012.
Fumaria sp., fumitory.   Disturbed ground near railway bridge, northwest corner of  Triangle Field, 2008.

BERBERIDACEAE (Barberry Family)
Berberis sp., a barberry.  Fenced-off woodland on east side of the Lake, one shrub, June 2011.  Probably B. vulgaris, but looking atypical due to growing in shady conditions.
Mahonia aquifolium, Oregon grape.  Streatham Woods, seedlings, March 2010.

RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Helleborus foetidus, stinking hellebore.  Streatham Woods,  Rodger Evans, spring 2008-9; not found 2010-13. 
Anemone nemorosa, wood anemone.  TQ294723.  Clearing in Bedford Woods. 2003- -13; Streatham Woods, April 2012.
Clematis vitalba, traveller's-joy.  2003-2013.
Ranunculus acris, meadow buttercup. 2003-2013
Ranunculus bulbosus, bulbous buttercup.   May 2004.
Ranunculus lingua, great spearwort.  TQ296718.  Winter Pond; presumably introduced,  June 2004-12; not seen 2013.
Ranunculus repens, creeping buttercup.  Common.  2003-2013.
Ranunculus scleratus, celery-leaved crowfoot.  TQ294721.  Beside Ecology Pond (now Reed-bed), 2003;  Triangle Field, single plant in weedy area beside recently renovated play area, July 2012.
Ficaria verna  (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine.  2003-14.
Aquilegia vulgaris cv., columbine.  Seeding from garden of Furzedown Lodge, September 2013.

PLATANACEAE (Plane Family)
Platanus x hybrida, London plane.  Planted, mainly beside roads. 2003-14.

GROSSULARIACEAE
Ribes sanguineum, flowering currant.  Fenced off area on north side of Cavendish Rd railway bridge, June 2011-12; destroyed when area cleared 2013.
Ribes uva-crispa, gooseberry.  Tooting Bec Common, J.H.P., May 1892 [SLBI, formerly in Dulwich College Herbarium, H @ H].

SAXIFRAGACEAE (Saxifrage Family)
Bergenia crassifolia, elephant-ears.  Corner of Triangle Field at end of The Spinney; ? recently thrown out rhizome.  March 2011; still there, but apparently not fully rooted, February 2012;  not seen 2013-14.
Tellima grandiflora, fringe-cups.  TQ297719.  Streatham Woods, woodland,  Rodger Evans & Roy Vickery, 2008; said by RE to be spreading, June 2010; not seen 2011-12.

CRASSULACEAE (Stonecrop Family)
Sedum acre, biting stonecrop.  North side of Tooting Bec Rd, scattered at edge of pavement between Dr Johnson Ave and Lido, December 2010; searched for but not found 2012-13.

VITACEAE (Grape vine Family)
Parthenocissus vitacea, false Virginia-creeper.  Scrambling out of  Culverden Rd gardens and climbing on Dragmire Lane railway bridge,  August 2009-13.

FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Robinia pseudacacia, false acacia.  Planted mature trees, also some vigorous seedlings in woodland behind the cafe and elsewhere, January 2009-13.
Galega officinalis, goat's rue.  TQ292721.  Defunct reed-bed water purification area near south edge  of Lake, 2003-12,where some plants white-flowered, July 2012; and elsewhere, June 2010, apparently spreading, June 2011-13.
Lotus corniculatus, bird's-foot trefoil.  July 2005-13.
Lotus pedunculatus, greater bird's-foot trefoil.  TQ294721.  Ecology Pond, July 2004-13, and elsewhere. 
Vicia cracca, tufted vetch.  TQ293725.  Unmown grassland near south-east corner of Bedford Field,  2007-2013; one plant near Winter Pond, July 2010; and elsewhere. 2013 .
Vicia hirsuta, hairy tare.    Unmown grassland near south-east corner of Bedford Hill,  June 2010-13.  
Vicia sativa, common vetch. July 2009-12.
Vicia sepium, bush vetch.  Lido Field, at border of  clump of trees towards northern end of Field, May 2012.
Lathyrus latifolius, broad-leaved everlasting-pea.  Reed-bed (formerly Ecology Pond), on former Island; north edge of Bedford Woods  (spreading from adjacent railway embankment), June 2010-13.
Lathyrus nissolia, grass vetchling.  TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, persistent and spreading, 2004-10; first flowers noted 4 June 2010, 28 May 2011, 5 June 2012, 14 June 2013;   abundant and vigorously spreading until 2012; scarce (only one flower seen) in 2013; also small patch near clump of large lime trees near south end of Lake,  June 2010.
Lathyrus odoratus, sweetpea.  TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one stunted plant, 2004.  Not persisting.
Lathyrus pratensis, meadow vetching.  Southeast corner of Bedford Field (same area as Lathyrus  nissolia & Vicia cracca), one large patch, June 2010-13, and elsewhere, July 2012.
Ononis spinosa, spiny restharrow.  ‘Tooting Common, C.E. B[ritton, 1872-1944]’, C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 228. 
Melilotus sp., a melilot.  Beside Winter Pond, June 2011.
Medicago arabica, spotted medick  TQ292721.   Grassy area at edge of defunct reed-bed water purification area near south edge of Lake, June 2010, and elsewhere, June 2012.
Medicago lupulina, black medick.  2003-2013.
Medicago sativa ssp. varia, sand lucerne.  Grassland near Reed-bed, August 2010-13.
Trifolium campestre, hop trefoil.  Uncut grassland at south end of Triangle Field, July 2012.
Trifolium dubium, lesser trefoil.  Grassy area near Winter Pond and elsewhere, June 2012-13, and no doubt earlier.
Trifolium fragiferum, strawberry clover. TQ294724, Bedford Field, large patch, much visited by honey-bees, 2003, persisting and spreading, 2010-13), also patch between planted strips of shrubs, south of the cafe, 2009-13, and elsewhere, 2013.
Trifolium hybridum, aslike clover.  August 2004, August 2009.
Trifolium medium, zigzag clover.  TQ294725.  Triangle Field, persistent, ?slowly spreading patch, c.1996-2013, and elsewhere, June 2010-12.
Trifolium pratense, red clover. 2003-13.
Trifolium repens, white clover.  Abundant, 2003-13; T. Cox, undated but in the herbarium of Charles Ottley Groom - later Groom-Napier and self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (1839-94), now in Bolton Museum herbarium (H @ H).
Trifolium striatum, knotted clover, on east side of changing-block at junction of Dr Johnson Ave with Tooting Bec Rd, several plants, June 2012.
Lupinus sp., lupin.  Casual, July 2004, not persisting.
Laburnum anagyroides, laburnum.  Planted, 2003;  woodland behind the cafe; presumably from gardens in Hillbury Rd.,  young tree, October 2012.
Cytisus scoparius, broom.  North side of Tooting Bec Road, west of Lido car-park and elsewhere, presumably planted, October 2009, and elsewhere, December 2010-13.  Gall:  Aceria  genistae, July 2004, 2011-13.  Plants on north side of Tooting Bec Rd producing some flowers in November 2010.
Ulex europaeus, gorse.  One or two possibly native, non-flowering bushes in Bedford Woods, 2010-14; also  many planted bushes, mostly double-flowered forms.
Ulex minor, dwarf gorse.   H. Groves, September 1876 [University of Birmingham herbarium, H @ H]; ‘heath’, W. Whitwell, September 1885 [Shrewsbury School herbarium, H @ H]; ‘Tooting Common, 6 October 1918.  It became extinct there after 1923 - it was never abundant on this Common’, C.I. Paton [BM].
Gleditsia triacanthos, honey locust.  Bedford and Triangle Fields, planted,  2003-14.  Gall:  Dasineura gleditchiae, June 2004.

ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Kerria japonica, kerria, double-flowered form.  Extending from garden in Culverden Rd, also in front of Drews Cottages, where planted,  April 2012. 
Prunus avium, wild cherry.  TQ296724.  Bedford Woods, several mature and young trees,  2003-12, flowering 27 March 2012; also one or two young trees, ?planted, in Streatham Woods, December 2011; young plants (?or suckers) in Bedford Woods infested with Myzus cerasi, cherry blackfly, July 2012. Leafmine:  Lyonetia clerkella (moth), August 2012.
Prunus cf. cerasifera, cherry plum.  Scattered, March 2012.
Prunus cerasifera var.  pissardii, purple-leaved plum.   North edge of Streatham Woods, near Bedford Hill, one mature tree, May 2012.
Prunus domestica ssp. domestica, plum.  Dragmire Lane railway bridge, clump bearing purple fruit,  August 2010-13.
Prunus laurocerasus, cherry laurel.  Small shrubs in Graveney Woods and elsewhere, December 2010-12.
Prunus lusitanica, Portugal laurel.  Bedford Woods, one shrub, ?planted, December 2009-13
Prunus padus, bird cherry.  TQ292724.  Tooting Bec Common, J.H.P., May 1892 [SLBI, formerly in Dulwich College Herbarium, H @ H]; Bedford Field, a couple, apparently dying [some still thriving, April 2010], ?planted clumps; also near junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Garrad’s Rd, Ambleside Ave & Tooting Bec Gdns, April 2010-13.  Gall:  Taphrina sp.,  May 2010; after several years when fruit production was rare due to Taphrina infestation, many fruits were formed in 2011.
Prunus spinosa, blackthorn.  Planted in several places,  Gall:  Taphrina pruni, pocket plum, May 2010.
Pyrus pyraster, wild pear.  Planted.  April 2010-13.  Fungus: Gymnosporangium sabinae, pear rust, August 2012-13.
Malus pumila, apple.  Margin of Graveney Woods, near Church Rd, one, much branched, tree, December 2010, and elsewhere, June 2011-13.   Leafmine:  Lyonetia clerkella (moth), August 2012.
?  Malus sylvestris, crab apple.  Fallen small yellow fruits, Bedford Woods, March 2014.
Malus cv, an ornamental crab, tree with purplish leaves and small purplish fruits.  At edge of Graveney Woods near Furzedown Rd, June 2012.
Malus sp., an ornamental crab.  Planted many years ago, April 2010.
Sorbus aria agg., a white beam.  Graveney Woods, many saplings and small trees; also a few larger, fruiting ?planted, trees at the edge of the woodland, July 2010.
Sorbus aucuparia, rowan.  ? Planted, 2003; also some self-sown small trees and saplings, July 2010-13.
Amelanchier lamarkii, June berry.  One bush in Ulmus woodland on east side of  Triangle Field, October 2009.
Cotoneaster sp., a cotoneaster.  Streatham Woods, one bush near railway line, July 2009.
Cotoneaster sp., a cotoneaster.  Fenced-off woodland on east side of the Lake, October 2010.
Cotoneaster sp., a cotoneaster.  At edge of planted woodland belt near café, June 2011 (and earlier).
Pyracantha sp., a firethorn.  Streatham Woods, many young, self sown plants,  March 2010.
Crataegus crus-galli, cock’s-spur thorn.  Planted, often grafted onto C. monogyna stock, which thrives sometimes stifling the scion, 2003-13; one apparently self-sown shrub at edge of planted woodland belt near café, September 2013.
Crataegus ? douglasii, black hawthorn.  North end of Streatham Woods, one small tree, May 2013.
Crataegus laevigata  cv. ‘Paul’s Scarlet’.  Wood on south side of Bedford Hill, one tree, May 2010, and elsewhere, 2012.
Crataegus monogyna, hawthorn.  Abundant,  2003-13; first blossoms on tree at edge of Streatham Woods, near Bedford Hill railway bridge, 22 April 2010; tree  not observed 2011; flowering 5 April 2012;  about two flowers open 25 April 2013.  One tree at edge of Streatham Woods near railway line still with a few flowers 3 July 2013.
Crataegus ? monogyna c.v. ‘Aurea’, a hawthorn.  One small tree with rather large yellow fruits each containing much flesh but only one small seed, near Athletics Track, beside path running parallel to West Drive, October 2010. 
Rubus armipotens, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, 27 August 1897, collected by W. Moyle Rogers; August 1929, collected by R.W. Robbins, both SLBI.
Rubus bakerianus, a bramble. ‘Tooting Common’, 8 August 1929, collected by R.W. Robbins, SLBI.
Rubus caesius, dewberry.  Bedford Field, beside railway line fence near railway bridge, August 2011, and elsewhere, 2013.
Rubus cardiophyllus, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, 8 August 1929, collected by R.W. Robbins, SLBI.
Rubus cockburnianus, white-stemmed bramble.  North side of Reed-bed, planted, December 2010-14.
Rubus dentatifolius, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, August 1903, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI; Tooting Common, C.E. B[ritton]’, C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 275];  ‘a bush of  this western species appeared fleetingly c.1930 on Tooting Bec C[ommon] (C. A[very 19]33: SLBI’ [Allen, 2003: 13].
Rubus egregius, a bramble.  1910, collected  J. Roffey, BM, ‘probably long-extinct occurrence on Tooting Common’ [Allen, 2003: 11].
Rubus ericetorum, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, 4 July 1933, collected by C. Avery, SLBI.
Rubus errabundus, a bramble.  Four specimens collected between October 1903 and July 1937, SLBI. ‘A mainly N British endemic.  Fomerly on Tooting Bec C[ommon] ... but extinguished in World War Two’ [Allen, 2003: 6].
Rubus fruticosus agg., bramble,  2003-14.  Fungus:  Phragmidium violaceum, August 2012.  Leafmine:  Stigmella aurella, December 2012.
Rubus gratus, a bramble,  ‘Tooting Graveney Common (west side)’ 4 July 1933, collected by W.C.R. Watson, SLBI.
Rubus hylophilus, a bramble, ‘Tooting Common’, August 1903, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI.
Rubus idaeus, raspberry.   Bec Common, J.H.F., May 1892 [SLBI, formerly in Dulwich College Herbarium, H @ H]; Bedford Woods, TQ294724, 2003-2012.
Rubus integribasis, a bramble.  ‘Widespread Continental species with English headquarters in W. half of Surrey, especially Walton – Weybridge area.  An anomalous old record from Tooting C[ommon] ([W.M.] R[ogers] 1897’ [Allen, 2003: 4].
Rubus lapeyrousianus, sensu Watson, a bramble.  1903, C.E. Britton,  SLBI [Allen, 2003: 19].
Rubus lindleianus, a bramble. ‘Tooting Common’, 8 August 1929, collected R.W. Robbins, SLBI.
Rubus londinensis, a bramble, ‘Tooting Common’, August 1903, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI.
Rubus milesianus, a bramble.  ’Tooting Common’, 30 August 1903, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI; see D.E. Allen in Watsonia, 25: 167, 2004.
Rubus murrayi, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, 14 July 1904, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI.
Rubus rhombifolius, a bramble. ‘Tooting Common’, 14 July 1904, collected by C.E. Britton, SLBI.
Rubus rufescens, a bramble.  ‘Tooting Common’, 19 July 1933, collected by C. Avery, SLBI.
Rubus vigorosus, a bramble.  Tooting Common, 1897, W.M. Rogers [Allen, 2003: 5].
Potentilla reptans, creeping cinquefoil.  2003-13.
Geum urbanum, wood avens.  Common, 2003-13.  Gall: Cecidophyes nudus (mite), on plant beside the Lake, August 2012.
Aphanes sp., a parsley-piert.  North side of Tooting Bec Rd (A214), between junction with Dr Johnson Ave  and Lido car-park,  May 2013; many tiny plants in grass on north side of Tooting Bec Rd, near its junction with Elmbourne Rd, March 2014.
[Rosa canina var.  dumalis, a variety of dog rose. ‘Tooting Bec Common, W. Whitwell’, C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 294].
[Rosa canina var. nemophila, a variety of dog rose. ‘Wandsworth and Tooting Bec Commons, W. Whitwell’, C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 293].
Rosa ferruginea  (syn. R. glauca), red-leaved rose.  Several shrubs in planted e, June 2011-13 (and earlier).
Rosa pimpinellifolia, burnet rose.  Planted in various places, also, possibly wild, in thin woodland border beside railway-line at north end of Bedford Woods (TQ294725), 2003-12; numerous young, self-sown plants in Reed-bed, May 2013.
Rosa rugosa, Japanese rose.  North side of Reed-bed, planted, July 2010-13.
Rosa sp., plant with numerous small, single, white flowers.  Reed-bed, planted and self-sown, and south side of Lake, planted, June 2012.
Rosa spp./cvs.,  roses.  Planted in various places, May 2010.  Galls: Diplolepis sp., rose pea gall, both spherical and spiky forms, July 2010, Diplolepis  rosae, bedeguar or robin’s pincushion, on bush at edge of Bedford Woods, December 2010, two very small galls on same bush, August 2012.

ELAEAGNACEAE (Sea-buckthorn Family)
Elaeagnus macrophylla, broad-leaved oleaster.  Fenced-off woodland area on east side of Lake, October 2010.

RHAMNACEAE (Buckthorn Family)
Frangula alnus, alder buckthorn.  Triangle Field, cccasional in areas of planted shrubs, May 2011-12; form with red berries at edge of Ulmus woodland on east side of Field, August 2012.

ULMACEAE (Elm Family)
Ulmus sp., 2003-9.  Galls:  Eriosoma lanuginosum, December 2003-12, Aceria ulmicola, August 2004.
Ulmus laevis, European white elm.  TQ295729.  North-east corner of  Triangle Field, beside path south or railway bridge; one fine tree, ? also numerous seedlings, 2003; south side of Lake [tree there for many years, but not identified earlier], and elsewhere, May 2011.  Gall: Tetraneura ulmi (aphid), fig gall, on tree near  Drewstead Rd entrance, June 2012, and elsewhere, July 2012. 

CANNABACEAE (Hop Family)
Humulus lupulus, hop.  Extending from Culverden Rd gardens, 2009-12.

URTICACEAE (Nettle Family)
Urtica dioica, common nettle. 2003-14; clump with narrowish, non-stinging leaves near Drewstead Rd entrance, and similar plants abundant in Graveney Woods, on the south side of the Lake, and in Bedford Woods, June 2012.  Galls:   Dasineura urticae, Trioza urticae, July 2004
Urtica urens, small nettle.  Small plants in garden beside Triangle Play Area, May 2004.

FAGACEAE (Beech Family)
Fagus sylvatica, beech.  Some mature trees, presumably all planted and usually unhealthy looking, 2003-12; producing many fruits, 2011.
Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea, copper beech.  One tree, presumably planted near north corner of Bedford Woods, 2003-12.  
Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut.  Triangle Field, one decapitated, and one semi-moribund, tree beside path,  July 2009-12, looking healthier 2013; one young tree planted near corner of Emmanuel Rd and Rastell Ave, May 2011. 
Quercus cerris, Turkey oak.  Some mature trees and some seedlings, 2003-13. Galls:   Andricus grossulariae (wasp), July 2010-12, and A. lucidus, sexual generation (only one gall seen) on tree near Bedford Hill railway bridge at corner of Lido Field, June 2011. 
Quercus cerris x ilex.  Beside track running from the Bedford Hill pedestrian crossing to the Lido, just north of the Lake; one small tree apparently self-sown,  leaves  and stipules similar to those of Q. cerris, but leaves evergreen and with greyish undersurfaces like those of Q. ilex, January 2013; conf. Fred Rumsey & Mark Spencer, [BM, SLBI].  Apparently the third British record for this hybrid.
Quercus ilex, evergreen oak.   Some mature trees, also many seedlings, 2003-13; Gall: Aceria ilicis (mite), September 2013.
Quercus petraea, sessile oak.  Junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Elmbourne Rd, one tree, planted, June 2010-13; few, young, obviously planted, trees elsewhere, September 2013.
Quercus robur, pedunculate  oak, 2003-13.  Galls:  Andricus aries, ram’s-horn gall (mainly on immature/small  trees), 2002-13;  Andricus fecundator, artichoke gall, July 2012 (and earlier);  Andricus kollari, marble gall, 2013 (and earlier);  Andricus lucidus, hedgehog gall, September 2003, December 2009; Andricus quercuscalicis, knopper gall, 2003-13;  Biorhiza pallid, oak apple, 2003-13 (and earlier);  Cynips longiventris, striped pea gall, July 2004;  Cynips quercusfolii, cherry gall, September 2003;  Macrodiplosis dryobia, July 2004; Neuroterus albipes, smooth spangle gall (wasp),  September 2003-13; Neuroterus anthracinus, September 2013; Neuroterus numiscalis, silk button spangle gall (wasp), August 2012-13;  Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, common spangle gall (wasp), September 2003-13.  Leafmine: Stigmella sp. (moth), September 2012.  Despite heavy knopper gall infestation, some regeneration from seed, May 2010
Quercus rubra, red oak.  Large tree in grassy area between Graveney Woods and Tooting Bec Rd, said at one time to be the tree with the widest spread on the Common, and several younger trees planted near the north side of Tooting Bec Rd near the Lido car park, July 2012-13, also seedlings in same area, September 2013.

BETULACEAE (Birch Family)
Betula pendula, silver birch.  Mostly planted, 2004-13.
Alnus cordata, Italian alder.  Planted, for example in field alongside Emmanuel Rd,  December 2009-13.
Alnus glutinosa, alder.  2003-13.  Galls:  Eriophyes inangulis (mite), July 2004;  Acalitis brevistarsus (mite), September 2013; Taphrina alni, alder tongues (ascomycete fungus), on tree on in grass triangle near café, only one seen, August 2012, not seen 2013;  according to Michael Chinery, Britain’s Plant Galls: A Photographic Guide, 2011,  this gall ‘still appears to be absent from the south-east’; on same tree Acalitus brevitarsus, a mite, July 2013.
Carpinus betulus, hornbeam.  TQ296719.  Streatham Woods, several fine, mature trees,  2003-13, and near Bedford Hill bus stop, young trees presumably planted, 2013 and earlier.
Corylus avellana, hazel.  TQ294724. Bedford Woods, where probably native, and Streatham Woods (TQ296719) and elsewhere, where planted,  2003-13; one shrub in Bedford Woods with fully extended catkins, 3 December 2009; one shrub in Bedford Woods with some fully extended catkins, 26 December 2010; shrub on south side of Bedford Hill with fully extended catkins, 4 January 2012; shrub in Streatham Woods near railway line with some fully extended catkins (and retaining some leaves), 24 December 2012; shrubs on south side of the Lake with some almost fully extended catkins, 24 December 2013,  shrub with fully expanded male and female flowers near the Triangle Play Area, 2 January 2014.  
 Leafmine:  Phyllonorycter coryli, October 2010.
Corylus colurna, Turkish hazel.  Lido Field, single tree, presumably planted, near new entrance to Lido, July 2012-13.

CELASTRACEAE (Spindle Family)
Euonymus europaeus, spindle.  Beside Menage area, undoubtedly planted,  April 2012.
Euonymus japonicus, evergreen spindle.  Beside railway wall, near Drews Cottages, two small bushes of variegated form, August 2011-12;  spreading from Culverden Rd gardens, non-variegated  form, December 2012.
Euonymus cf.  sachalinensis, Sakhalin euonymus.  In hedge beside old entrance to the Lido, September 2010-11.

OXALIDACEAE (Wood sorrel Family)
Oxalis articulata, pink sorrel. April 2004; edge of Bedford Woods beside Bedford Hill, June 2012. 
Oxalis sp., nonflowering bulbous plant, at base of wall at end of houses in Hillbury Rd, July 2012-13.

EUPHORBIACEAE (Spurge Family)
Mercurialis annua,  annual mercury.  Disturbed bare soil,  2004-13.
Mercurialis perennis, dog’s mercury.  Bedford Woods, beside main path running north-south through wood, towards the Bedford Hill end, February 2013-14.
Euphorbia helioscopia, sun spurge.  April 2004-12.
Euphorbia lathyris, caper spurge.  Semi-cultivated area in front of  Drews Cottages; several small seedlings, September 2009; and elsewhere,  2011-12.
Euphorbia peplus, petty spurge.  December 2010-13.

SALICACEAE (Willow Family)
Salix caprea, goat willow. March 2004-2011.  Gall:  ?Melampsora caprearum, June 2010; often with catkins distorted by a virus or phytoplasma.   Fungus: Melampsora salicina, willow rust, July 2012.
Salix ?pentandra, bay willow, April 2010.
Salix spp., willows.  Various species, mostly planted, not yet identified,  Galls:  Aceria tetanothrix (mite), July 2004;  Pontania proxima (sawfly), August 2012-13.
Populus alba, white poplar.   TQ285715.  South-west corner of Tooting Graveney Common; several fine mature trees (supporting, for this part of London, a rich lichen flora), January 2009 and elsewhere, May 2011-12.  Fungus:  Melampsora sp., August 2012.
Populus nigra (? and hybrids thereof), black poplar,  2003-12.  Galls:   Pemphigus spyrothecae (aphid), September 2003-13; Taphrina populina, July 2004;  Pemphigus bursarius, October 2004.  
Populus tremula, aspen.  Small trees, planted near the Triangle children’s playground, May 2011-2.

VIOLACEAE (Violet Family)
Viola odorata, sweet violet.   Furzedown Lodge, beside garden fence; woodland at back of Hillbury Rd; both escapes or throw-outs from gardens, April 2010, and elsewhere, December 2010, under trees at junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Elmbourne Rds, March 2011-14; Bedford Woods, March 2014.
Viola reichenbachiana, early dog-violet.  Large patch at edge of Streatham Woods, near Bedford Hill railway bridge, April 2010-13.

THEACEAE
Camellia japonica cv., camellia, Bedford Field, one,  presumably  planted, shrub, November 2011; obviously recently planted, and not yet rooted, February 2012; severely damaged, December 2012; not found  August 2013.

HYPERICACEAE (St John’s wort Family)
Hypericum androsaemum, tutsan.  Fenced-off woodland area on east side of Lake,  October 2010.
Hypericum calycinum, rose-of-sharon.  Fenced-off woodland area on east side of Lake, October 2010-13.
Hypericum hircinum, stinking tutsan. One bush between railway line and ditch south of Dragmire Lane railway bridge, September 2010-14.
Hypericum perforatum, perforate St John’s wort.  Rough grass near junction of Elmbourne and Tooting Bec Rds, July 2010-12, also in grassland around Winter Pond, July 2012-13.
Hypericum sp.,  a shrubby species of St John’s wort.  Planted around Reed-bed.  2004-13.

GERANIACEAE (Crane’s-bill Family)
Geranium dissectum, cut-leaved cranesbill.  Near Triangle Playground, and elsewhere,  July 2010-13.
Geranium phaeum, dusky cranesbill.  Beside path running northwards from east side of  Bedford Hill railway bridge, large clump of apparently several plants, June 2013.
Geranium pratense, meadow crane’s-bill.  Defunct reed-bed water purification area near south edge  of Lake, presumably planted, 2003-13; Triangle Field, June 2012.
Geranium pyrenaicum, hedge crane’s-bill. 2003-13.
Geranium robertianum, herb robert.   2003-13.
Geranium sp., a geranium.  In grass surrounding Furzedown Lodge, from the garden of which it is presumably an escape or throw-out.  April 2010.
Erodium cicutarium, common stork’s-bill. July 2009

LYTHRACEAE (Purple loosestife Family)
Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife.  TQ296718.  Winter Pond, presumably planted,   2003-13; Reedbed, July 2012 (and presumably earlier).

ONAGRACEAE (Willowherb Family)
Epilobium hirsutum, greater willowherb. 2003-2013.   Gall: Puccinia pulverulenta, July 2004.
Epilobium spp., various annual willowherbs, not yet identified.
Chamerion angustifolium, rosebay willowherb.  2003-2012.
Circaea lutetiana, enchanter’s nightshade.  Margin of  Dragmire Lane, May 2012; and elsewhere, 2013.

SAPINDACEAE (Maple Family)
Aesculus carnea, red horse-chestnut.  At edge of, and near Streatham Woods, near junction of Tooting Bec Rd, Garrads Rd,  Tooting Bec Gdns and Ambleside Ave; planted,   and elsewhere, August 2009-13.
Aesculus hippocastanum, horse-chestnut.  Many planted trees; few, mostly short-lived seedlings, 2003-13.  Leafmine:  Cameraria ohridella, badly infesting trees,  2008-11; infestation apparently less prevalent, presumably due to two cold winters, 2012; infestation less widespread, with most leaves still predominantly green in late July, 2013.
Acer campestre, field maple.  TQ288718.  Graveney Woods, several large mature trees; also planted elsewhere, 2003-13.  Galls:  Aceria aceriscampestris, July 2004; Aceria macrochela, scarce, August 2012.
Acer platanoides, Norway maple.  Planted beside Tooting Bec Rd.  SLBI, det. Tom Maxwell, April 2010-12, self-sown saplings elsewhere.  Fungus: Uncinula sp., a powdery mildew on leaves of young trees at Bedford Hill edge of café woodland, November 2010-13;  form with purple-tinted leaves  in woodland belt near café, 2012-13.
Acer pseudoplatanus, sycamore.  2003-12.  Fungus:  Rhytisma acerinum, tar spot fungus; scarce on leaves of sapling at edge of Bedford Woods, beside Bedford Hill,  August 2010, and elsewhere, July 2012-3. Galls:  Aceria cephaloneus, July 2004, Aceria pseudoplatani, August 2010.   One small tree of ‘Atropurpureum’ form beside main path through Bedford Woods, October 2010-13.
Acer saccharinum, silver maple.  Near Drewstead Rd entrance to Common, one large, mature tree, presumably planted, August 2012-13, and planted elsewhere, September 2013; Gall: Vasates quadripedes, maple bladder gall (mite), abundant, August 2012-13, and on A. saccharinum  elsewhere, September 2013 (first recorded in the U.K. June 2000).

RUTACEAE (Rue Family)
Choisya ternata, Mexican orange.  Outside Drews Cottages, one bush, either planted or thrown out, August 2010; planted beside changing rooms block at junction of Tooting Bec Rd with Dr Johnson Ave, August 2012, and earlier.

SIMAROUBACEAE (Tree of heaven Family)
Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven.  Shrubby areas around Reed-bed, July 2010, and elsewhere, May 2012-13.

MALVACEAE (Mallow Family)
Malva moschata, musk mallow.  Single plant at edge of disturbed ground near railway bridge, northwest corner of  Triangle Field, June 2009-12; another plant at edge of planted woodland south of café, July 2010.
Malva neglecta, dwarf mallow.  Triangle Field, single plant near Drewstead Rd entrance to Common, July 2009; another plant in same place, September 2013.
Malva sylvestris, common mallow. Widespread and common, 2003-2013. Gall:  Puccinia malvacearum, July 2004-12.
Alcea rosea, hollyhock, form with pale pink flowers.  Triangle Field, at edge of clump of shrubs, by railway line near Drews Cottages, one large plant, March 2012-13; leaves much eaten by Helix aspersa, garden snail, July 2012.
Tilia x europaea, common lime,  2003-12.  Gall:  Eriophyes tiliae,  June 2012.
Tilia cordata, small-leaved lime.  TQ296724, Bedford Woods, one fine, mature tree,   June 2009-12; also planted on south side of path leading from Dr Johnson Ave to the café, June 2011.
Tilia mongolica, Mongolian lime.   Small trees, planted c. 2 years ago, near cafe and elsewhere, August 2013.

LIMNANTHACEAE (Meadow-foam Family)
Limnanthes douglasii, meadow-foam. TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one tiny plant, 2004.  Not persisting.

RESEDACEAE (Mignonette Family)
Reseda lutea, wild mignonette. ‘Railway bank, Tooting Common, F.J. Hanbury’ [1851-1838], C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 152.
Reseda luteola, weld.  October 2003; one plant near southeast end of Lake, August 2012.

BRASSICACEAE (Cabbage Family)
Erysimum cheiri, wallflower.  2004-10; one small plant in rough grassland in front of Drew’s Cottages, February 2011.
Arabidopsis thaliana, thale cress.  April 2004; Hillbury Rd, top of the Lodge garden wall, March 2011, and elsewhere, 2012-3.
Capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's-purse.  March 2004-13.
Rorippa sp., yellow cress.  At edge of path by Triangle Play Area, August 2009-13.
Nasturtium officinale (formerly Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum), watercress.  TQ294721.  Ecology Pond,  July 2004.
Armoracia rusticana, horse-radish.  August 2004-13.
Cardamine hirsuta, hairy bitter-cress.  April 2010-12.

Lepidium coronopus (formerly Coronopus squamatus), swinecress.  Disturbed area near Dr Johnson Ave car-park, one immature plant, June 2010;  several plants in ‘garden’ at edge of recently reconstructed Triangle Play  Area, June 2012.
Lepidium didymum (formerly Coronopus didymus). lesser swine cress.  2003-13.
Lepidium draba, hoary cress.  At edge of shrubs at east side of Reed-bed, June 2010-12.
Lepidium ruderale, narrow-leaved pepperwort.   ’New made road’. W.F. Saunders, September 1891 [Aberystwyth University Herbarium, H @ H].
Lunaria annua, honesty.  TQ295722.  Edge of Streatham Woods,  2004-10.
Lobularia maritima, sweet alison.  Between path and railway line near Triangle Play Area, large patch, January 2014.  
Diplotaxis muralis, annual wall-rocket.   ‘Tooting Common, railway bank‘, C.I. Paton, 26 September 1914 [BM]; ‘Tooting Bec Common, ballast of railway embankment’, J.B. Evans, 6 October 1937 [BM].
Diplotaxis tenuifolia, perennial wall-rocket.  Several plants in rough grass between Reed-bed and Tooting Bec Rd, July 2010-13.
Sinapsis arvensis, charlock.  North side of Lake, May 2013.
Brassica nigra, black mustard.  On southwest side of Lake, July 2004.
Brassica ?rapa, turnip.  At base of tree beside path running parallel to Hillbury Rd, May 2012.
Sisymbrium officinale, hedge mustard. April 2004-13; Fungus: Albugo candida, on plant beside Bedford Hill at north end of Streatham Woods, June 2012.
Alliaria petiolata, garlic mustard.  2003-13.
Iberis umbellatus, candytuft. TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one tiny plant, 2004.  Not persisting.

POLYGONACEAE (Knotweed Family)
Persicaria amphibia, amphibious bistort.  Dragmire Lane railway bridge, by ditch with seasonal water, August 2010 - 2013.
Persicaria maculosa, redshank. 2003-13.
Polygonum aviculare, knotgrass. July 2004-13.
Fallopia baldschuanica, Russian vine.  Extending through hedge from Culverden Rd garden, September 2010.
Fallopia convolvulus, black bindweed.  Semi-cultivated area in front of Drews Cottages, September 2009; Menage area, July 2012-13.
Fallopia japonica, Japanese knotweed.  Bedford Field, small clump spreading from railway embankment towards north end of field, July 2010; also clump in bramble thicket near northeast corner of Triangle Field, August 2011-13.
Rumex acetosella, sheep's sorrel,  ARV. 2003-13.
Rumex acetosa, common sorrel.  Edge of Streatham Woods, May 2010.
Rumex crispus, curled dock.  TQ294725.  Bedford Field, Brian Wurzell, July 2004.
Rumex conglomeratus, clustered dock -  as above.
Rumex obtusifolius,  broad-leaved dock.   Near Lake.   Leafmine:  Pegomya solennis (a fly), August 2012-13.
Rumex x schulzei -  as above.

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Pink Family)
Stellaria graminea, lesser stitchwort.  Bedford Field, near bench near north end of Bedford Woods,  also in grass at edge of Streatham Woods near Winter Pond,  and elsewhere, June 2010-12.
Stellaria media, common chickweed. March 2004-13.
Cerastium sp., a mouse-ear, June 2011-13.
Sagina cf. apetala, annual pearlwort.  Pavement on north side of Bedford Hill, July 2010.
Spergularia rubra, sand spurrey.  June 2004-12.
Silene dioica, red campion.  Streatham Woods, and elsewhere,  April 2010-13.
Silene latifolia, white campion.  May 2004, July 2009, June 2012-13.

AMARANTHACEAE (Goosefoot Family)
Chenopodium album, fat hen.  Menage Area, July 2012 and elsewhere 2013.
Chenopodium polyspermum, many-seeded goosefoot.  TQ293722.  Lido Field, sports pitch, after reseeding, 2003. [BM].
Atriplex sp.,  an orache.  Waste ground, July 2012-13.
Beta vulgaris ssp. cicla, foliage beet.  Several plants on disturbed soil beside Garrads Rd, near its junction with Bedford Hill,  December 2009, persisting, December 2010, May 2011, March 2012.
Amaranthus albus, white amaranth.  TQ293722.  Lido Field, sports pitch, after reseeding, 2003. [BM].
Amaranthus hybridus, green amaranth -  as above. [BM].
Amaranthus sp., an amaranth.  At edge of Triangle Field hard sports pitch, where it has been for several years, July 2012.

PHYTOLACCACEAE (Pokeweed Family)
Phytolacca ?americana, [?American] pokeweed.  Bedford Field, cleared corner south of Dragmire Lane railway bridge, one plant,  July 2012; possibly more than one plant, but difficult to know due to dense vegetation, 2013.

MONTIACEAE (Blinks Family)
Claytonia perfoliata, springbeauty. TQ294724.  Menage area, on sand, April 2008 [not previously seen locally], March 2012-3.

CORNACEAE (Dogwood Family)
Cornus sanguinea, dogwood.  Near northwest corner of Lake, presumably planted, August 2012 (and earlier).
Cornus sericea, red-osier dogwood.  Planted, e.g. near Lake, 2003.
Cornus sp., Bedford Hill, beside track running behind Culverden Rd.   Leafmine: Phtomyza agromyzina (fly), September 2012.

HYDRANGEACEAE (Mock-orange Family)
Philadelphus coronarius, mock-orange.   Bedford Woods, solitary shrub at edge of clearing near Bedford Hill, December 2012; also at edge of Lido, where presumably planted many years ago, August 2013.  

PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family)
Primula veris, cowslip.  ‘Odd spot, small area of uncut grass, between Tooting Bec Rd and Wildlife Pond/Reed-bed, quite a cluster’, Mike Squires, reported July 2010; also seen 2011-13.
Hottonia palustris, water violet.  ‘On the Common, between Tooting and Streatham [W.] Pampl[in] Cat[alogue of the rarer species of Indigenous Plants in the vicinity of Battersea and Clapham, etc., 1827’, C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 443, This is the earliest botanical record we have for the Common; the plant has undoubtedly not been found on the Common for many years; Tooting Common,  Muriel Saunders, May 1848 [Aberystwyth University Herbarium, H @ H].  Cyclamem hederifolium,  an autumn-flowering sowbread.  Bedford Woods, one well established plant beside path, leaves only, November 2011; flowers only, September 2012-13 .
Cyclamen sp., an autum-flowering sowbread.  Woodland behind the cafe, presumably from gardens in Hillbury Rd., both leaves and white flowers present, October 2012.

ERICACEAE (Heather Family)
Calluna vulgaris, heather.  ‘Tooting Common, 6 October 1918.  A large patch of heather was destroyed by fire on Tooting Graveney Common in 1882 or 1883.  A few scattered plants survived on both Tooting Common and Tooting Graveney Common for many years.  The present specimen grew near the last patch of dwarf gorse [Ulex minor] on Tooting Common’,  C.I. Paton, [BM; detailed map showing location attached to sheet].

GARRYACEAE (Spotted laurel family)
Aucuba japonica, spotted laurel.  Graveney Woods, one  young, apparently self-sown plant; leaves dark green with very few large yellow spots, October 2012.

RUBIACEAE (Bedstraw Family)
Sherardia arvensis, field madder.  TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one tiny plant, 2004.  Not persisting.
Galium aparine, cleavers.   Common.  April 2004 -14;  Gall:  Cecidophyes rouhollahi (mite), common on plants at edge of Streatham Woods, November 2011; Dasineura aparines (midge),  on plant at edge of shrubs on north side of  children’s playground.
Galium verum, lady's bedstraw.  TQ296718.  Grassy clearing near Winter Pond; presumably introduced, 2003-12;  abundant at edge of planted woodlands south of café,  July 2010-13.

APOCYNACEAE (Periwinkle Family)
Vinca major, greater periwinkle.   Small plant in woodland behind Hillbury Rd, and spreading from Culverden Rd gardens,  2009-13.
Vinca minor, lesser periwinkle. February 2004; form with purplish flowers well established in scrub on south side of Reed-bed, December 2010-14.

BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Echium vulgare, viper’s bugloss, mound near Reed-bed,  June 2010-13; also present c. 10 years earlier and presumably in between.
Symphytum orientale, white comfrey.  TQ289718.  Near Athletics Track, beside path running parallel to West Drive, April 2010 ( but has been there for over 10 years) - 13, and elsewhere nearby, June 2012.
Symphytum sp., a comfrey.  Scruffy area in front of Drews Cottages, one small clump, June 2011.
Symphytum sp., a comfrey.  Lido Field, under Corylus colurna tree to new entrance to Lido, July 2012.
Pentaglottis sempervirens, green alkanet,  2004-12.
Borago officinalis, borage.  Triangle Field, several young plants on disturbed, semi-cultivated ground in front of Drews Cottages, October 2009.
Myosotis scorpioides, water forget-me-not.  May 2004.
Myosotis sylvatica,  forget-me-not.  Disturbed ground in front of Drews Cottages, one plant, August 2012, and elsewhere, April 2013.

CONVULVULACEAE (Bindweed Family)
Convolvulus arvensis, field bindweed.  Streatham Woods, clearing near railway line near north end of wood, September 2013, and earlier.
Calystegia sepium, hedge bindweed.  TQ293725.  Unmown grassland near south-east corner of Bedford Field, one plant, July 2012.
Calystegia silvatica, large bindweed.  Common, December 2010-13.

SOLANACEAE (Nightshade Family)
Lycium sp., a teaplant.   Growing through fence near former entrance to Lido, July 2010.
Solanum dulcamara, bittersweet, 2003-12.
Solanum lycopersicum, tomato.  Beside Lido railings, one small, immature plant, November 2013.
Solanum nigrum, black nightshade.  October 2003, 2013.

OLEACEAE (Ash Family)
Forsythia x intermedia, forsythia.  One shrub beside path on south side of Dragmire Lane railway bridge, ? Planted, March 2011.
Jasminum nudiflorum, winter jasmine.   Spreading from garden in Hillbury Rd., December 2009-12.
Fraxinus angustifolia, narrow-leaved ash.  Scattered mature trees, planted.  September 2013 and earlier.
Fraxinus excelsior, ash.  2003-13.  Galls:   Aceria fraxinivorus, December 2009-13; Dasineura fraxinii, on tree at edge of Streatham Woods, June 2012; Psyllopsis fraxini, ash leaflet roll gall (a plant louse), on tree at back of Hillbury Rd gardens, July 2012, and elsewhere, 2013.  Two mature trees of ‘Monophylla’ form (with Aceria fraxinivorus, August 2012), Triangle Field, near Tooting Bec Rd end of path, July 2009-13; single mature tree near junction of Church Lane with Furzedown Rd, September 2013. 
Fraxinus ornus, manna ash.  Planted, e.g. in café woodland near Bedford Hill, also apparently self-sown beside south side of railway near Emmanuel Road/Triangle Field railway bridge, July 2009; also young plants near Bedford Hill bus stop, June 2010-13.  Gall:  Aceria fraxinivorus, December 2010-12.
Syringa vulgaris, suckers spreading from Culverden Rd back gardens, September 2010-12.
Ligustrum lucidum, Chinese privet.  At edge of wooded area at north end of the Lido, August 2012 and earlier.
Ligustrum ovalifolium, garden privet, March 2004;  variegated form planted near new entrance to Lido, July 2012 and earlier.
Ligustrum vulgare, privet.  TQ292727.  Railway embankment, several shrubs, March 2004-12; and elsewhere, 2013.

VERONICACEAE (Speedwell Family)
Digitalis purpurea, foxglove.  June 2004.
Veronica chamaedrys, germander speedwell.  Under tree at southwest corner of Bedford Field, May 2012.
Veronica hederifolia, ivy-leaved speedwell.  March 2004-12.
Veronica persica, common field speedwell.  April 2004; one clump of several plants at margin of Bedford Woods beside Bedford Hill, August 2011.
Antirrhinum majus, snapdragon.   Several mature plants in small clearing in wood behind café, presumably thrown out from gardens in Hillbury Road,  December 2009-12.
Linaria purpurea, purple toadflax.  TQ294723.  Bedford Woods, clearing, August 2004.
Linaria vulgaris, common toadflax.  May 2004.

SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Scrophularia nodosa, common figwort.  Fenced off area on north side of  Cavendish Rd railway bridge, June 2011-13.
Buddleja davidii, butterfly bush.  Colonising Reed-bed, December 2010; Streatham Woods, several bushes beside railway fence, March 2012.
Verbascum ?thapsus, mullein.  By edge at edge of Triangle Play Space, one immature plant, August 2013.

PLANTAGINACEAE (Plantain Family)
Plantago coronopus, buck's-horn plantain.  Narrow strip along the north side of Tooting Bec Rd., 2003-2012, spreading c. 10m away from Rd, 2013, and beside other roads, June 2012-13.
Plantago lanceolata, ribwort plantain. 2003-2013.
Plantago major, greater plantain. 2003-13.

CALLITRICHACEAE (Water-starwort Family)
Callitriche platycarpa, various-leaved water-starwort.  Tooting Common, H & J Groves, 20 May 1876, Botanical Exchange Club, herb. A. Ley [University of Birmingham herbarium, H @ H].

LAMIACEAE (Deadnettle Family)
Stachys sylvatica, hedge woundwort.  2003-13.
Ballota nigra, black horehound.  2008-13.
Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. montanum.  TQ292724.  Woodland behind the cafe; presumably grown from material thrown out from gardens in Hillbury Rd., December 2009-13; also in scrub near path at southeast corner of Triangle Field, December 2010.
Lamium album, white deadnettle.  2009 (and no doubt earlier)-13.
Lamium maculatum, spotted deadnettle. Triangle Field, thrown out (? or planted) near entrance to Drews Cottages,  April 2009.
Lamium purpureum, red deadnettle.  Near junction of Tooting Bec Road with Dr Johnson Avenue; some plants with normal coloured flowers and some with white flowers, April 2010; plants with normal coloured flowers elsewhere, 2013.
Melissa officinalis, balm.  Margin of Bedford Woods, July 2004; fenced off area on north side of Cavendish Rd railway bridge, June 2011, and elsewhere, August 2011-13; apparently spreading, June 2012.
Scutellaria minor, lesser skullcap, ‘Tooting Graveney Common’, C.I. Paton, 8 August 1909 [BM].
Glechoma hederacea, ground ivy.  April 2004-13.
Prunella vulgaris, selfheal.  Beside Elmbourne Rd, one small plant, June 2010; surprisingly scarce on the Common; also waste ground on south side of Cavendish Rd railway bridge, July 2010-12.
Clinopodium vulgare, wild basil.  August 2004; Bedford Woods, small quantity, July 2010-12.
Lycopus europaeus, gypsywort.   TQ292721.  Edge of Lake, October 2003-13.
Mentha aquatica, water mint.  TQ294721. Ecology Pond; presumably introduced,   2003; also near Lake reed-bed, ARV, May 2010, and on eastern bank of Lake at edge of fenced off woodland area, October 2010, and elsewhere at edge of Lake, June 2012-13.

OROBANCHACEAE (Broomrape Family)
Odontites verna, red bartsia.  August 2004-13;  becoming more widespread.
Rhinanthus minor, yellow-rattle.  Grassland near Winter Pond, four flowering stalks;TQ292721, defunct reed-bed water purification area near south edge of Lake, large thriving colony, June 2010-13, and elsewhere, 2010-13.

ACANTHACEAE (Bear’s breech Family)
Acanthus sp., a bear’s breech.  Triangle Field, thrown out (? or planted) at entrance to Drews Cottages, July 2009; other, young, plants, presumably self-sown, nearby,  November 2010.

AQUIFOLIACEAE (Holly Family)
Ilex aquifolium, holly.  2003-13.  Leafmine: Phytomyza ilicis, holly leafmine (fly), on tree in Graveney Woods, July 2012 and elsewhere, August 2012; one yellow-fruited tree, presumably planted, beside car park at junction of Tooting Bec Rd and Dr Johnson Ave, November 2010, and similar plants elsewhere, January 2011.

CAMPANULACEAE (Bellflower Family)
Campanula poscharskyana, trailing bellflower.   South side of Bedford Hill, one young plant on bare soil, December 2010, flowering June 2012.

ASTERACEAE (Daisy Family)
Arctium lappa, greater burdock.  2003-13.   Leafmine:  Phytomyza lappae, October 2010-12.
Arctium minus, lesser burdock.  2003-12.
Cirsium arvense, creeping thistle.  2003-2013.   Gall:  Urophora cardui, clearings in Streatham Woods,  July 2004; common on plants in unmown grassland at edge of Bedford Field, July 2010.  Leafmine:  Chromatomyia ‘atricornis’, auctt. (fly), September 2012; flowers visited by Lycaena phlaeas, small copper, July 2010.
Cirsium vulgare, spear thistle.  Common,  2003-12, scarce 2013.
?  Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle.  By fence of Culverden Rd back garden; two seedlings, February 2012; not surviving to maturity.
Centaurea cyanus, cornflower. TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, small area in grassland, disturbed by vehicles in 2003, one tiny plant, 2004.  Not persisting.
Centaurea montana, perennial cornflower, clearing at edge of Streatham Woods, beneath Crataegus tree near Bedford Hill railway bridge; ?originally planted, May 2010-12.
Centaurea nigra, knapweed.  2003-13.
Lapsana communis, nipplewort.  2003-13.
Hypochaeris radicata, cat’s-ear.  July 2009.
Leontodon autumnalis, autumn hawksbit. September 2009-13. 
Picris hieracioides, hawkweed oxtongue.  At edge of Reedbed and elsewhere, June 2013-2014.
Helminthotheca echioides (formerly Picris echioides), bristly oxtongue.  Edge of Reed-bed, December 2010, and elsewhere, June 2011-13.
Tragopogon pratensis, goat’s-beard.  June 2010-13; flowering 3 May 2012.
Sonchus arvensis, perennial sowthistle.  Just inside east side of tennis courts, ‘some good flowering specimens’, September 2010-12, Juliet Cairns; and elsewhere, 2013.
Sonchus oleraceus, smooth sowthistle.  Bare area on south side of Bedford Hill.  August 2010, and elsewhere, 2012.  Leafmine:  Chromatomyia atricornis (fly), August 2012.
Lactuca sp., a lettuce.  August 2004.
Lactuca virosa,  great lettuce.  Lido Field, at margin of clump of Crataegus trees, towards northwest corner, and elsewhere, August 2012-13. 
Mycelis muralis, wall lettuce.  North end of Streatham Woods, beside path near its junction with Bedford Hill, June 2012.
Taraxacum officinale agg., dandelion.  December 2010-13, and doubtless earlier!  Leafmine: Chromatomyia atricornis, auctt. (fly), September 2012.
Hieracium sect. Vulgata, a hawkweed.  Edge of Streatham Woods, near railway line, many plants,  May 2010-12, and elsewhere, August 2012.
? Filago or Gnaphalium sp., a cudweed.  Single seedling in garden at edge of  recently renovated Triangle Play Area
Inula helenium, elecampane.  Bedford Field, unmown grassland towards north corner; one plant, not flowering, September 2009; two plants, not flowering, May 2010; flowering, July 2011, setting fertile seeds; clump getting bigger and flowering, July 2012-13. 
Pulicaria dysenterica, common fleabane.  TQ294721.  Ecology Pond,  2003-12; defunct reed-bed water purification area near south edge  of Lake, July 2012-13.
Solidago ?gigantea, ? early goldenrod.  Near railway bridge, northwest corner of  Triangle Field, one small clump, August 2012.
Aster sp., a Michaelmas daisy.  In Reed-bed, and elsewhere, December 2010.
Conyza sp.,  a fleabane.  December 2010, and doubtless earlier.
Bellis perennis, daisy.  2003-13.
Tanacetum parthenium, feverfew.  March 2004-12;  one flore pleno plant near Dragmire Lane railway bridge, June 2012.
Tanacetum vulgare, tansy.  Drews Cottages, against garden fence, presumably planted/cultivated. August 2011.
Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort. 2003-2013.  Leafmine:  Leucospilapteryx omisella (moth), August 2012.
Achillea millefolium, yarrow.  2003-13.
Chamaemelum nobile, chamomile. TQ287722, large patch, apparently increasing in size, in regularly mown spots area, due to mowing rarely flowers – some flowers produced in November some years, 2003-12; apparently spreading, December 2009; with many flowers, August 2011.  Rodney Burton in his Flora of the London Area, 1983: 152 considers the chamomile of Tooting Common to unlikely to be native.
Leucanthemum vulgare, oxeye daisy.  Area of uncut grass, between Tooting Bec Rd and Reed-bed, flowering 1 May 2012 (and, no doubt, present earlier), and elsewhere, June 2012-13.
Matricaria discoidea, pineapple weed. 2003-13.
Senecio erucifolius, hoary ragwort. TQ294723. Clearing in Bedford Woods, September 2004 [BM] – 2013; and elsewhere, August 2010-12.
Senecio jacobaea, common ragwort. 2003-13.
Senecio vulgaris, groundsel. 2003-12; Rust:  Puccinia lagenophora, on small plants on north side of Bedford Hill, west of  The Spinney, February 2012.
Tussilago farfara, colt's-foot.  March 2004-13.
Petasites sp., a butterbur.  Woodland behind the café near fence of Hillbury Rd  gardens; not flowering, March 2011. 
? Helianthus tuberosus, Jerusalem artichoke.  Bedford Field,  at edge of shrubby area beside railway line, two stalks, June 2012, not seen 2013.

CAPRIFOLIACEAE (Honeysuckle Family)
Sambucus nigra, elder. Common, 2003-2013.   Fungus:  Auricularia auricula-judae, jelly-ear fungus, 2009-10.
Viburnum x bodnatense.  Reed-bed (formerly Ecology Pond), planted, June 2010-13.
Viburnum lantana, wayfaring tree.  Triangle Field, behind Triangle Playground building, one shrub, presumably planted, December 2010-11; also one shrub, presumably planted, by Lido fence, May 2012.
Viburnum opulus, guelder-rose.  Bedford Field, in strip of shrubs beside railway line, presumably planted, also in planted shrub area near café;  many leaves much damaged by Pyrrhaltia viburnii, viburnum-leaf beetle, June 2010-13.
Viburnum rhytidophyllum, wrinkled viburnum,   Woodland behind the cafe; presumably from gardens in Hillbury Rd.,  young shrub, October 2012.
Viburnum tinus, laurustinus.  Woodland behind the cafe; presumably from gardens in Hillbury Rd.,  young shrub, October 2012.
Symphoricarpos albus, snowberry. 2003-12; one shrub in Bedford Woods, March 2012.
Symphoricarpos sp., a snowberry.  Fenced off woodland on east side of Lake, October 2010-13.
Lonicera fragrantissima, winter honeysuckle.  Fenced off woodland on east side of Lake, one bush, presumably planted, March 2011-13.
Lonicera periclymenum, honeysuckle.  2003-2012.
Lonicera pileata, box-leaved honeysuckle.  Outside Drews Cottages, one bush, either planted or thrown out,  August 2010.
Lonicera xylosteum, fly honeysuckle.  Hedge around Lido, near main entrance, May 2010.
Lonicera sp., a honeysuckle.  Streatham Woods, February 2010.

VALERIANACEAE (Valerian Family)
Centranthus ruber, red valerian.  In grass at back of gardens in Hillbury Rd; one pinkish-red flowered plant, July 2013.

DIPSACACEAE (Teasel Family)
Dipsacus fullonum, wild teasel.  July 2004;  one or two plants at edge of Reed-bed,  June 2010-13; four or five plants in disturbed ground in front of Drews Cottages, June 2012.
Scabiosa columbaria,small scabious.  Grassland near Winter Pond, July 2010-13.

PITTOSPORACEAE (Pittosporum Family)
Pittosporum tobira,  Japanese cheesewood.  Reed-bed, on former island, planted, 2003-14.

ARALIACEAE (Ivy Family)
Hedera helix, ivy.  Abundant, 2003-2014.
Hedera sp., large-leaved procumbent plant, south of Drews Cottages, January 2012.

HYDROCOTYLACEAE (Pennywort Family)
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides.  TQ294721.  Ecology Pond, one small, short-lived plant,   February 2004; not surviving the drying out of the pond.

APIACEAE (Carrot Family)
Anthriscus sylvestris, cow parsley.  Common, 2003-13; flowering at edge of Streatham Woods, 11 April 2010, 3 March 2011, 5 March 2012, 2 February 2013; flowering near junction of Dr Johnson Ave with Tooting Bec Rd, 12 January 2014.
Aegopodium podagraria, ground elder.  2003-13.
Oenanthe crocata, hemlock water-dropwort.  Several plants in Redbed, May 2012-13 (and, no doubt, earlier).
Conium maculatum, hemlock.  2003-13.
Pastinaca sativa, wild parsnip.  Bedford Field,  two plants, one flowering and one nonflowering in uncut grass bordering Bedford Woods, August 2012; not found 2013.
Heracleum sphondylium, hogweed.  Triangle Field border along railway line, August 2011-12,  and elsewhere, July 2012-13.
Torilis japonica, upright hedge-parsley.  Edge of Streatham Woods, near railway line, Mario Tortelli & Roy Vickery, August 2010-12.
Daucus carota, wild carrot.  2003-13.  Gall:  Kiefferia pericarpiicola (fly), September 2012.  Flowers much visited by cardinal beetles (Pyrochroa serraticornis), August 2013.

ARACEAE (Lords-and-ladies Family)
Arum italicum ssp. italicum, Italian lords-and-ladies.  Rough shrubby area at the back of Abbotswood Rd, near the Drewstead Rd entrance to the Common, February 2913, and at base of fence of Culverden Rd garden, where possibly mixed with ssp. neglectum, March 2013.
Arum maculatum, lords-and-ladies.  March 2004-13; most plants on the Common are of the form which lacks spots on its leaves; one clump with both spotted and unspotted leaves in the rough shrubby area at the back of Abbotswood Rd, near the Drewstead Rd entrance to the Common.

LEMNACEAE (Duckweed Family)
Lemna minor, common duckweed.  Drain near Winter Pond, May 2004; at edge of Lake, August 2012.  

ALISMATACEAE (Water-plantain Family)
Alisma lanceolatum, narrow-leaved water-plantain.  Winter Pond, undoubtedly planted, 2010-12 (and earlier); not seen 2013.

LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Tulipa gesneriana, garden tulip.  One non-flowering plant, persisting from rubbish thrown out  from garden in Hillbury Rd,  April 2009; several plants at back of Hillbury Rd, and elsewhere, March 2012.
Lilium cv, a lily. At back of a Hillbury Rd garden, thrown out (or planted?), July 2012.

ORCHIDACEAE (Orchid Family)
Anacamptis pyramidalis, pyramidal orchid, TQ294723. Clearing in Bedford Woods, one plant, Rodger Evans & Peter White, June 2009 [First seen 2008], also 2010; not found 2011; 14 June 2012 (flowers not yet open); 30 June 2013 (several flowers open). 

IRIDACEAE (Iris Family)
Iris foetidissima, stinking iris.  2004-13; apparently becoming more common and widespread; clump of an attractive pale yellow-flowered form near southeast corner of Tooting Graveney Common, May 2011; leafmine:  Cerodontha iridis, on sterile plant in  fenced-off woodland on east side of Lake, October 2011.
Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris.  Introduced, 2004-13.
Iris sp., an iris.  Thrown out from Hillbury Rd garden, August 2012.
Crocus sp./cv., spring-flowering crocuses, pale purple form/species.  TQ297719. Streatham Woods, February 2004-11, also white and bright yellow forms/species elsewhere, March 2011.
Crocus sp., an autumn-flowering crocus.  Bedford Field, beside clump of Prunus padus near path running behind Culverden Rd, one pale purple shrivelled flower, 14 October 2011.
Crocosmia sp., a montbretia.  Corner of Triangle Field at end of The Spinney, small clump, not flowering, August 2012.

ALLIACEAE (Onion Family)
Allium roseum, rosy garlic. TQ293725. Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, grassland area disturbed by vehicles in 2003; one plant, May 2010; not seen 2011-2.  

Allium triquetrum, three-cornered garlic.  TQ289718.  Near Athletics Track, beside path running parallel to West Drive; small, non-spreading, patch, 1994-2009;  apparently slowly increasing in size, April 2010 (-13); Church Lane margin of Graveney Woods, one small clump, December 2010; several plants between Culverden Rd garden fences and Dragmire Lane, May 2012.
Allium ursinum, ramsons.  TQ293724, south side of Bedford Hill; small patch at base of Platanus tree, 2003; only 5 solitary leaves and 2 flower stalks, April 2012; not seen 2013.
Allium vineale, wild onion.  Bare ground  beside Culverden Rd garden fences, March 2013
Allium sp., an onion.  At base of lime tree, near path near southeast corner of Triangle Field, one small clump, December 2010. 
Allium sp., an onion.  Near south-east corner of Bedford Field, grassland area disturbed by vehicles in 2003, July 2011-12.
Tristagma uniflorum, spring starflower.  Grass verge beside West Drive, near its junction with Furzedown, Ullathorne and Thrale Rds, a few plants; also a clump at base of tree near The Spinney, April 2010-14.
Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop,  February 2004-14.
Galanthus ?elwesii, greater snowdrop.  Streatham Woods, two small clumps, coming into flower, 12 January 2012.
Narcissus sp./cv., daffodil.  Planted.  2003-10.

ASPARAGACEAE (Asparagus Family)
?  Ornithogalum sp., a star of Bethlehem.  Near south-west corner of Bedford Field, grassland area disturbed by vehicles in 2003, seen 25 May 2012, but not found  when searched for a few days later.
Scilla siberica, Siberian squill, grass verge between Bedford Woods and Bedford Hill, many scattered plants, April 2010 -13; apparently increasing.
Hyacinthoides x massartiana, hybrid bluebell.  May 2010.
Hyacinthoides nonscripta, bluebell.  Scattered in woodlands; some white and some pink flowered forms,  April 2010-13.
Hyacinthus orientalis, hyacinth. March 2004.
Muscari neglectum, common grape-hyacinth,  March 2004; at base of Fraxinus near The Spinney, March 2012.
Ruscus aculeatus, butcher's-broom.  TQ291722. West side of Lake and elsewhere; planted,  2003-13.

TYPHACEAE (Bulrush Family)
Typha latifolia, bulrush.  Ecology Pond (now Reed-bed); planted, 2004-8.

JUNCACEAE (Rush Family)
Luzula campestris, field woodrush.  May 2010-12.
Luzula sylvatica, great wood-rush.  North edge of Reed-bed, one clump, July 2010; apparently dead, March 2011.
Juncus bufonius, toad rush.  Menage area, in sand, June 2004-13.
Juncus sp., a rush.  Between railway line and ditch south of Dragmire Lane railway bridge, September 2010, and elsewhere, December 2010.
Juncus sp., a rush.  In rough grass near southwest corner of Bedford Field, one clump, August 2013.

CYPERACEAE (Sedge Family)
Eleocharis palustris, common spike-rush, ‘near ponds’, collected by T. Cox, undated but in the herbarium of Charles Ottley Groom - later Groom-Napier and self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (1839-94), now in Bolton Museum herbarium (H @ H).
Carex hirta, hairy sedge.  ‘Unmown area near gorse bushes north-east of pond [Lake], TQ29181 72229’, Juliet Cairns, May 2012.
Carex pendula, pendulous sedge.   2003-13.

POACEAE (Grass Family)
Leersia oryzoides, cut-grass.  TQ296718.  Winter Pond; presumably planted, 2004.
Lolium perenne, perennial rye-grass.  Common,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Festuca rubra, red fescue, possibly ssp. commutata.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Cynosurus cristatus, crested dog's-tail.  Scattered.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004, scarce, 2012.
Poa angustifolia, narrow-leaved meadow-grass. SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Poa annua, annual meadow-grass.  Widespread in disturbed areas and woodlands; also a perennial form in the Menage area (TQ294724).  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Poa trivialis, rough meadow-grass.  Widespread and common.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Dactylis glomerata, cock’s foot.  December 2010 and no doubt earlier, - 2013.
Arrhenatherum elatius, false oat-grass.  Common in rough areas, SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Avena sativa, oat. TQ288719.  Beside Dr Johnson Avenue car-park,  2004; Triangle Field, at edge of clump of shrubs near railway line, c. 6 plants, June 2012, and elsewhere, July 2012.
Deschampsia cespitosa, tufted hair-grass.  TQ296718.  Beside Winter Pond; one or two small clumps; probably introduced, 2004; searched for, but not found, 2010; small, but thriving clump, June 2011, same 2013.
Holcus lanatus, Yorkshire fog.  Mostly in damper areas,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Aira praecox, early hair-grass.  TQ298723.  Grassland on south side of Bedford Hill, opposite Bedford Woods, SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004(-12) [Festuca ovina was searched for in this area, but not found].  ‘Another big patch on the pathside at TQ29539 72220 (west of the railway)’, Juliet Cairns, September 2012.
Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary-grass.  TQ292721.  Amongst Phragmites at edge of Lake, SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Phalaris canariensis, canary grass. TQ292721,  Beside path on south side of Lake,   2004.  Presumably introduced by people feeding birds; not persisting.
Agrostis capillaris, common bent.  Bedford Field.  Gall: choke fungus, Epichloe typhina, Brian Wurzell, July 2004.
Agrostis stolonifera, creeping bent.  Abundant, July 2010; specimen collected by T. Cox, undated but in the herbarium of Charles Ottley Groom - later Groom-Napier and self-styled Prince of Mantua and Montferrat (1839-94), now in Bolton Museum herbarium (H @ H).
Agrostis sp., bent.  Bedford Field, Gall:  Subanguina graminophila (a nematode), Brian Wurzell, July 2004.
Alopecurus geniculatus, marsh foxtail.  In moist areas, SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Alopecurus pratensis, meadow foxtail.  Common and widespread, July 2010-12, Fungus: Claviceps purpurea, ergot, scarce on plants in Bedford Field, September 2012.
Phleum bertolonii, smaller cat’s-tail.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Glyceria fluitans, floating sweet-grass.  TQ296718.  Winter Pond,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Bromus hordeaceus, soft brome.  Scattered.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004.
Anisantha diandra, great brome.  ‘Abundant in unmown area near Track signpost, TQ28909 71924’, with Ceratochloa carinata, Juliet Cairns, May 2012.
Anisantha sterilis, barren brome.  Scattered.  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Ceratochloa carinata, California brome.  Infesting all rough areas,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Elytrigia repens, common couch.  Scattered,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Hordeum murinum, wall barley.  Widespread in disturbed areas,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Hordeum secalinum, meadow barley.  Bedford Field and Triangle Field, grassy areas,  July 2009-12.
Triticum aestivum, bread wheat.  Casual,  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004; one plant near Bedford Hill  bus stop, June 2010, and elsewhere June 2011; several plants in Streatham Woods, with  Avena sativa, presumably from bird-seed, July 2012; isolated plants elsewhere, June 2013.
Danthonia decumbens, heath grass. ‘Unmown area near gorse bushes north-east of pond, TQ2914 72238’, Juliet Cairns, May 2012.
Cortaderia selloana, pampas grass.  One small, non-flowering clump, suffering from growing in shaded position, in fenced-off woodland on east side of Lake, October 2010.
Phragmites australis, common reed.  Planted at edge of Lake, and at edge of Ecology Pond (formerly boating pond, now reed-bed).  SLBI/Tom Cope, 7 June 2004-13.
Cynodon dactylon, Bermuda grass. TQ293713.  North side of Tooting Bec Rd (A214), between junction with Dr Johnson Ave  and Lido car-park, large patch known since late 1990s; doing less well in recent years, ?due to road being salted less frequently, c.1997-2010; thriving July 2011-13 [BM].

ALGAE
Trentepolia sp.  On tree boles, especially in Streatham Woods,  Holger Thues/SLBI, 11 April 2010.
Charophyta
Chara fragilis. ‘Tooting Com[mon] Groves (Bot. Loc. Cl. Rep., 1877: 229),’ C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 661.
Chara vulgaris.  ‘Tooting Com[mon] Reeves (Ar. B. v. sp.),’ C.E. Salmon, Flora of Surrey, 1931: 662.
A list of plankton algae recorded from the Lake by Hilary Belcher and Erica Swale in June 2004 is available from Roy Vickery.

LIVERWORT
Marchantia polymorpha ssp. ruderalis.  Sand at edge of Menage area, abundant, March 2010; det. Alan Harrington; abundant and spreading on sand at edge of area, November 2010; abundant and spreading across sand, April 2012-13; also at edge of Triangle Field hard sports pitch, July 2012.

MOSSES
All collected in January 2004, det. Len Ellis, The Natural History Museum.
Brachythecium albicans, on shaded soil.
Brachythecium rutabulum, on tree stump near Winter Pond and on trunk of Robinia pseudoacacia  in enclosure at edge of Lake.
Bryum argenteum, on top of wall of railway bridge.
Bryum capillare, on tree stump near Winter Pond.
Eurhynchium praelongum, on shaded soil.
Grimmia apocarpa, on top of wall of railway bridge.  
Orthotrichum diaphanum, on top of wall of railway bridge.
Tortula muralis, on garden wall of Keeper’s Lodge.

FUNGI s.l.
Thanks to Fabrice Boltho (FB) for his contributions to this list.
Agaricaceae
Agaricus  ? bispora, ? cultivated mushroom.  Menage Area, October 2012.

Agaricus campestris, field mushroom, form with semi-shaggy cap.  Football pitches northwest of Reed-bed,  October 2010, det. Mario Tortelli, also August 2011.
Agaricus litoralis.  In grass just outside Menage Area; two fruiting bodies, September 2012, det. Geoffrey Kibby.
Chlorophyllum rhacodes, shaggy parasol.  October 2012.
Lycoperdon perlatum, common puffball.  Bedford Woods, November 2011 and elsewhere, October 2012.
Macrolepiota konradii.   October 2012; Bedford Woods on woodland debris under thin cover of Rubus fruticosus, September 2013, identified by Geoffrey Kibby.
Albuginaceae
Albugo candida -  see Sisymbrium officinale.
Amanitaceae
Amanita muscaria, fly agaric.  Around Quercus tree near east side of path leading from the cafe to the Lido; 12 fruiting bodies; and elsewhere,  November 2011-12.
Auriculariaceae
Auricularia auricula-judae, jelly-ear fungus.  Beside path at back of Culverden Rd, plentiful on two old Sambucus nigra trees, December 2009; also on fallen Ulmus in Bedford Woods, Mario Tortelli & Roy Vickery, August 2010.
Auricularia mesenterica, tripe fungus. On large fallen Populus, November 2012 – March 2013, FB.
Boletaceae
Boletus edulis, cep.  Tom Maxwell, autumn 2011.
Clavariaceae
Clavulinopsis small, yellow species.  ‘Very numerous in short turf by railway bridge’ November 2012, FB.
Clavicipitaceae
Claviceps purpurea,  ergot -  see Alopecurus pratensis.
Epichloe typhina  -   see Agrostis capillaris.
Cortinariaceae
Gymnophilus junonius, spectacular rustgill.  On long-fallen tree trunk, October 2012.
Crepidotaceae
Crepidotus sp., an oysterling.  Graveney Woods and elsewhere on fallen rotting twigs, October 2012.
Inocybe geophylla, white form.  ‘With trees (poplar, I think)’, November 2012, FB.
Simocybe centunculus.  Bedford Woods, on fallen beech log, November 2012, FB.
Dacrymycetaceae
Calocera cornea, small stagshorn.   Bedford Woods, on large, fallen, decaying Fagus trunk after prolonged wet spell, July 2012.
Dacrymyces stillatus.  November 2012, FB.
Dermateaceae
Trochila ilicina, holly speckle.  Graveney Woods, on dead, fallen Ilex leaves, October 2012-13.
Erysiphaceae
Uncinula sp. - see Acer platanoides.
Exidiaceae
Exidia glandulosa, witch’s butter.  On fallen Quercus  twig on ground, November 2012, FB.
Exidia thuretiana.  On large fallen tree trunk, November 2012, FB.
Fistulinaceae
Fistulina hepatica, beefsteak fungus.  Woodland near cafe, in fissure near base of Quercus trunk, October 2012; several in same area, September 2013.
Fomitopsidaceae
Piptoporus betulinus, birch polypore.  Streatham Woods, on dead Betula tree near railway line, Mario Tortelli, August 2010.
Ganodermataceae
Ganoderma applanatum, artist’s bracket.  Bedford Woods, on fallen decaying Fagus trunk, September 2012; det. Geoffrey Kibby.
Ganoderma resinaceum, lacquered bracket.  At base of Quercus  rubra near old entrance to the Lido, August 2012; det. Geoffrey Kibby & Mario Tortelli, September 2012.
Ganoderma sp.  On base of Quercus bole in grassland between Winter Pond and Tooting Bec Rd, Mario Tortelli, also Bedford Field, on base of unhealthy Carpinus,  August 2010.
Hydnangiaceae
Laccaria amethystina, amethyst deceiver.  October 2012.
Laccaria laccata, deceiver.  With trees, November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Laccaria proxima.  With oak, November 2012, FB.
Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenochaete rubiginosa, oak curtain crust.  On long-fallen tree trunk, October 2012.
Ionotus  cuticularis, clustered bracket.  Triangle Field, near Drews Cottages, abundant on apparently healthy Quercus cerris, October 2013; identified by Geoffrey Kibby.

Lyophyllaceae
Calocybe gambosa,  St George’s mushroom. ‘Alongside the path which runs to the south of the Lake near the copse of willow/birch’, May 2012; ‘also appears in April/May in several other places including by the grassy path running by the east side of the Croydon railway at the south end of the Triangle Field’, Rodger Evans; near Reedbed, April 2013, Mario Tortelli.
Lyophyllum decastes, clustered domecap.  Menage area, amongst  willowherb (Epilobium) seedlings, two clumps, September 2012; identification confirmed by Mario Tortelli.
Ossicaulus lignatilis.  Bedford Woods, three fruiting-bodies on half-buried decaying wood, October 2013; identified by Geoffrey Kibby.
Tephrocybe anthracophila.  Triangle Field, on burnt ground near partially burnt fallen (? Populus) trunk, October 2012.
Marasmiaceae
Marasmius oreades, fairy ring champignon.  Streatham Woods, beside path near Winter Pond, Mario Tortelli,  August 2010.
Meruliaceae
Chrondrostereum purpureum, silver-leaf fungus.  On Populus logs, October 2012.
Phlebia tremellosa.  November 2012, FB.
Podoscypha multizonata, zoned rosette.  Bedford Woods, on base of old Populus tree (a rare host for this species), September 2013, identified by Geoffrey Kibby
Mycenaceae
Mycena inclinata.  On oak logs and standing timber, November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Mycena rosea. November 2012, FB.
Mycena sanguinolenta, bleeding bonnet.  October 2012.
Pezizaceae
Peziza cerea.  Hillbury Rd, on mortar of brick wall of work compound at back of the Lodge, c. 2006.
Peziza ?varians.  Bedford Woods, on well-rotten fallen Fagus, September 2013.
Phragmidiaceae
Phragmidium violaceum – see Rubus fruticosus.
Physalacriaceae
Flammulina velutipes, velvet shank.  On cut log and stump, November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Pleurotaceae
Pleurotus ostreatus, oyster mushroom. Bedford Woods, three clumps on large, fallen, decaying Fagus trunk after prolonged wet spell, June 2012, reappearing later in the year; and elsewhere on decaying fallen Populus, December 2012.
Pluteaceae
Pluteus cervinus.   Bedford Woods, under fallen beech log, January 2013, FB.
Polyporaceae
Daedaleopsis confragosa, blushing bracket.  On semi-moribund ornamental cherry (Prunus), September 2012.
Polyporus brumalis, winter polypore.  Bedford Woods, March 2012 – March 2013, FB.
Trametes gibbosa, lumpy bracket.  Bedford Field, on long fallen poplar (Populus), September 2012.
Trametes versicolor, turkeytail.  On fallen tree trunk, October 2012.
Psathyrellaceae
Coprinellus micaceus, or a closely related species.  By large fallen tree, November 2012, FB.
Parasola sp.  November 2012, FB.
Pucciniaceae
Gymnosporangium sabinae (syn. G. fuscum)  -  see Pyrus pyrsater.
Pyronemataceae
Scutellinia scutellata, eyelash fungus.  Bedford Woods, on fallen beech log, January 2013, FB.
Repetobasidiaceae
Rickenella fibula.  ‘Short turf near railway bridge’, November 2012, FB.
Rhytismataceae
Rhytisma acerinum, tar spot fungus; scarce on leaves of sapling Acer pseudoplatanus at edge of Bedford Woods, beside Bedford Hill, August 2010; generally common on A. pseudoplatanus around the Common, 2012. 
Russulaceae
Lactarius quietus, oak milk cap.  With oak, November 2012, FB.
Lactarius turpis, ugly milk cap.  With birch, November 2012, FB.
Russula sp., November 2011.
Schizophyllaceae
Shizophyllum commune, splitgill.  Bedford Woods, on large, fallen, decaying Fagus trunk after prolonged wet spell, July 2012, and later in the year.
Stereaceae
Stereum sp.  Bedford Woods, on log, Mario Tortelli, August 2010.
Stereum sp.  Bedford Woods, on dead, fallen Crataegus, October 2012.
Strophariaceae
Agrocybe cylindracea, poplar fieldcap.  Bedford Field, on fallen (?poplar) trunk, October 2012.
Hypholoma fasciculare, suphur tuft.  Bedford Woods, on decaying Fagus trunk,  October 2012.
Pholiota sp., a scalycap.  Bedford Woods, on decaying Fagus trunk, October 2012-13.
Taphrinaceae
Taphrina alni -  see Alnus glutinosa.
Tremellaceae
Tremella mesenterica, yellow brain fungus. On oak twig on tree, November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Tricholomataceae
Clitocybe nebularis, clouded funnel.  October 2012.
Collybia butyracea, butter cap.  Under trees, November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Collybia confluens, clustered toughshank.  October 2012.
Collybia sp., a shanklet.  Bedford and Streatham Woods, under oak, October 2012.
Lepista flaccida, tawny funnel.  Graveney Woods, October 2012.
Lepista nuda, wood blewit.  November 2012, FB.
Tricholoma stiparophyllum.  Under oak and birch, November 2012 [There is an ‘outside chance this may be Tricholoma album, which is much rarer according to Geoffrey Kibby], FB.
Tubariaceae
Tubaria furfuracea.  November 2012 and January 2013, FB.
Typhulaceae
Macrotyphula juncea, slender club.  Graveney Woods, in leaf-litter,  October 2012.
Xylariaceae
Daldinia concentrica, King Arthur’s cakes.  Graveney Woods, on moribund Fraxinus excelsior,  April 2005.
Xylaria hypoxylon, candle-snuff fungus. Streatham Woods, October 2003; and elsewhere, 2012.
Xylaria polymorpha, dead man’s fingers.   Bedford Woods, on large, fallen, decaying Fagus trunk after prolonged wet spell, July 2012.

LICHENS 
Cladonia fimbriata.  Dr Johnson Avenue, on wall of Lodge garden, 2008; conf. Holger Thüs, October 2010.
Evernia prunastri.  Small plant on small Quercus robur near Lake, December 2009, and similar trees elsewhere.
other tree boles. 
Parmelia sulcata.   Streatham Woods,  on Quercus robur, 2003-9, and on tree boles and branches elsewhere.
Ramalina sp.  Small plant on trunk of Aesculus hippocastanum, 2007-9, and elsewhere, 2010.
Usnea cf. hirta.  On Quercus, one small plant, April 2010.
Xanthoria parietina.  2009-12.

MYCETOZOA (Slime moulds)
?  Physarum cinerea, ‘poorly matured’,  February 2004; det.  Peter Holland.
Trichia sp.  February 2004;  det. Peter Holland.

ABBREVIATIONS  & NOTES
Entries in square brackets have been extracted from published works, the plant may be wrongly identified, or now be given a different name.
Allen, 2003 -  Rubus in Surrey (v.c. 17), compiled by David E. Allen, 2nd ed., May 2003.
auctt. – ‘of authors’, used where a name is not strictly speaking the correct one, but is commonly used.
BM -  specimen preserved in the herbarium of the Natural History Museum.
conf. -  identification confirmed by.
det. -  identified by.
FB -  recorded by Fabrice Boltho.
H @ H -  record extracted from the Herbaria at Home website - http://herbariumunited.org/atHome/
sensu Watson -  as applied by W.C.R. Watson.
SLBI - South London Botanical Institute  (SLBI - specimen preserved in the herbarium of the South London Botanical Institute).
s.l. – sensu lato, in the broad sense.

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