List of superrosids of Great Britain and Ireland

This page covers a group of dicotyledon families of the clade Superrosids. For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland.

Status key: * indicates an introduced species and e indicates an extinct species. This division of the eudicots is shown in the following cladogram:Based on:

Order Saxifragales Family Grossulariaceae (currant family) English name Scientific name Status Red currant Ribes rubrum * Downy currant Ribes spicatum Black currant Ribes nigrum Flowering currant Ribes sanguineum * Buffalo currant Ribes odoratum * Mountain currant Ribes alpinum Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Family Haloragaceae (watermilfoil family) English name Scientific name Status Creeping raspwort Haloragis micrantha * Whorled water-milfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum Parrot's-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum * Spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Alternate water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum

Family Crassulaceae (stonecrop or orpine family)

English name Scientific name Status Mossy stonecrop Crassula tillaea Pigmyweed Crassula aquatica New Zealand pigmyweed Crassula helmsii * Scilly pigmyweed Crassula decumbens * Jersey pigmyweed Crassula pubescens * Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris House-leek Sempervivum tectorum * Aeonium Aeonium cuneatum * Roseroot Rhodiola rosea Butterfly stonecrop Hylotelephium spectabile * Orpine Hylotelephium telephium Greater Mexican-stonecrop Sedum praealtum * Lesser Mexican-stonecrop Sedum confusum * Love-restoring stonecrop Sedum anacampseros * Caucasian-stonecrop Sedum spurium * Lesser Caucasian-stonecrop Sedum stoloniferum * Pale stonecrop Sedum sediforme * Reflexed stonecrop Sedum reflexum * Rock stonecrop Sedum forsterianum Biting stonecrop Sedum acre Tasteless stonecrop Sedum sexangulare * White stonecrop Sedum album Least stonecrop Sedum lydium * English stonecrop Sedum anglicum Thick-leaved stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum * Hairy stonecrop Sedum villosum Spanish stonecrop Sedum hispanicum * Family Saxifragaceae (saxifrage family) English name Scientific name Status False-buck's-beard Astilbe japonica * Tall false-buck's-beard Astilbe rivularis * Rodgersia Rodgersia podophylla * Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia * Indian-rhubarb Darmera peltata * Starry saxifrage Micranthes stellaris, syn. Saxifraga stellaris Marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus Celandine saxifrage Saxifraga cymbalaria * Alpine saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis Strawberry saxifrage Saxifraga stolonifera * Round-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga rotundifolia * Lesser Londonpride Saxifraga cuneifolia * Pyrenean saxifrage Saxifraga umbrosa * St Patrick's-cabbage Saxifraga spathularis Kidney saxifrage Saxifraga hirsuta Purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia Yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides Highland saxifrage Saxifraga rivularis Drooping saxifrage Saxifraga cernua Meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata Mossy saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides Irish saxifrage Saxifraga rosacea Tufted saxifrage Saxifraga cespitosa Rue-leaved saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites Coralbells Heuchera sanguinea * Pick-a-back-plant Tolmiea menziesii * Fringecups Tellima grandiflora * Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium alternifolium

Family Paeoniaceae (peonies)

English name Scientific name Status Peony Paeonia mascula *

Rosids Order Vitales Family Vitaceae (grape family) English name Scientific name Status Grape-vine Vitis vinifera * Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia * False Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus inserta * Boston-ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata * Fabids Order Rosales Family Ulmaceae (elm family)

English name Scientific name Status Wych elm Ulmus glabra English elm Ulmus procera Small-leaved elm Ulmus minor Plot's elm Ulmus plotii

Family Cannabaceae (hemp family)

English name Scientific name Status Hemp Cannabis sativa * Hop Humulus lupulus

Family Moraceae (mulberry family, fig family)

English name Scientific name Status Black mulberry Morus nigra * Fig Ficus carica *

Family Urticaceae (nettle family)

English name Scientific name Status Common nettle Urtica dioica Small nettle Urtica urens Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii * Family Rosaceae (rose family)

Order Fagales

Family Juglandaceae (walnut family)

English name Scientific name Status Persian walnut Juglans regia * Caucasian wingnut Pterocarya fraxinifolia *

Family Myricaceae (wax myrtle family)

English name Scientific name Status Bog-myrtle Myrica gale Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica *

Family Fagaceae (beech and oak family)

English name Scientific name Status European beech Fagus sylvatica Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa * Turkey oak Quercus cerris * Holm oak Quercus ilex * Algerian oak Quercus canariensis * Sessile oak Quercus petraea Pedunculate oak Quercus robur Red oak Quercus rubra * Roble Nothofagus obliqua * Rauli Nothofagus alpina *

Family Betulaceae (birch family)

English name Scientific name Status Silver birch Betula pendula Downy birch Betula pubescens Dwarf birch Betula nana Alder Alnus glutinosa Grey alder Alnus incana * Italian alder Alnus cordata * Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Hazel Corylus avellana Filbert Corylus maxima *

Family Amaranthaceae (amaranth family)

English name Scientific name Status Mexican-tea Chenopodium ambrosioides * Clammy goosefoot Chenopodium pumilio * Strawberry-blite Chenopodium capitatum * Good-King-Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus * Oak-leaved goosefoot Chenopodium glaucum * Red goosefoot Chenopodium rubrum Saltmarsh goosefoot Chenopodium chenopodioides Many-seeded goosefoot Chenopodium polyspermum Stinking goosefoot Chenopodium vulvaria Maple-leaved goosefoot Chenopodium hybridum Upright goosefoot Chenopodium urbicum Nettle-leaved goosefoot Chenopodium murale Fig-leaved goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium Grey goosefoot Chenopodium opulifolium * Fat-hen Chenopodium album Summer-cypress Bassia scoparia * Garden orache Atriplex hortensis * Spear-leaved orache Atriplex prostrata Babington's orache Atriplex glabriuscula Long-stalked orache Atriplex longipes Early orache Atriplex praecox Grass-leaved orache Atriplex littoralis Common orache Atriplex patula Frosted orache Atriplex laciniata Shrubby orache Atriplex halimus * Sea-purslane Atriplex portulacoides Pedunculate sea-purslane Atriplex pedunculata Beet Beta vulgaris Caucasian beet Beta trigyna * Perennial glasswort Salicornia perennis One-flowered glasswort Salicornia pusilla Purple glasswort Salicornia ramosissima Common glasswort Salicornia europaea Glaucous glasswort Salicornia obscura Shiny glasswort Salicornia nitens Yellow glasswort Salicornia fragilis Long-spiked glasswort Salicornia dolichostachya Shrubby sea-blite Suaeda vera Annual sea-blite Suaeda maritima Prickly saltwort Salsola kali Common amaranth Amaranthus retroflexus * Green amaranth Amaranthus hybridus * Purple amaranth Amaranthus cruentus * Indehiscent amaranth Amaranthus bouchonii * Perennial pigweed Amaranthus deflexus * White pigweed Amaranthus albus *

Family Portulacaceae (purslane family)

English name Scientific name Status Common purslane Portulaca oleracea * Springbeauty Claytonia perfoliata * Pink purslane Claytonia sibirica * Blinks Montia fontana Small-leaved blinks Montia parvifolia *

Family Caryophyllaceae (pink and carnation family)

English name Scientific name Status Thyme-leaved sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia Arctic sandwort Arenaria norvegica Fringed sandwort Arenaria ciliata Mossy sandwort Arenaria balearica * Mountain sandwort Arenaria montana * Three-nerved sandwort Moehringia trinervia Sea sandwort Honckenya peploides Recurved sandwort Minuartia recurva Spring sandwort Minuartia verna Mountain sandwort Minuartia rubella Teesdale sandwort Minuartia stricta Fine-leaved sandwort Minuartia hybrida Cyphel Minuartia sedoides Wood stitchwort Stellaria nemorum Common chickweed Stellaria media Lesser chickweed Stellaria pallida Greater chickweed Stellaria neglecta Greater stitchwort Stellaria holostea Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea Bog stitchwort Stellaria uliginosa Jagged chickweed Holosteum umbellatum e Starwort mouse-ear Cerastium cerastoides Field mouse-ear Cerastium arvense Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum * Alpine mouse-ear Cerastium alpinum Arctic mouse-ear Cerastium arcticum Shetland mouse-ear Cerastium nigrescens Common mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Sticky mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum Grey mouse-ear Cerastium brachypetalum * Sea mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum Dwarf mouse-ear Cerastium pumilum Little mouse-ear Cerastium semidecandrum Water chickweed Myosoton aquaticum Upright chickweed Moenchia erecta Knotted pearlwort Sagina nodosa Snow pearlwort Sagina nivalis Heath pearlwort Sagina subulata Alpine pearlwort Sagina saginoides Procumbent pearlwort Sagina procumbens Boyd's pearlwort Sagina boydii e Annual pearlwort Sagina apetala Sea pearlwort Sagina maritima Perennial knawel Scleranthus perennis Annual knawel Scleranthus annuus Strapwort Corrigiola litoralis Smooth rupturewort Herniaria glabra Fringed rupturewort Herniaria ciliolata Hairy rupturewort Herniaria hirsuta * Coral-necklace Illecebrum verticillatum Four-leaved allseed Polycarpon tetraphyllum Corn spurrey Spergula arvensis * Pearlwort spurrey Spergula morisonii * Rock sea-spurrey Spergularia rupicola Greater sea-spurrey Spergularia media Lesser sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Sand spurrey Spergularia rubra Greek sea-spurrey Spergularia bocconei Rose campion Lychnis coronaria * Ragged-robin Lychnis flos-cuculi Sticky catchfly Lychnis viscaria Alpine catchfly Lychnis alpina Corncockle Agrostemma githago * Italian catchfly Silene italica * Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans Spanish catchfly Silene otites Bladder campion Silene vulgaris Sea campion Silene uniflora Moss campion Silene acaulis Sweet-William catchfly Silene armeria * Night-flowering catchfly Silene noctiflora White campion Silene latifolia Red campion Silene dioica Small-flowered catchfly Silene gallica Sand catchfly Silene conica Berry catchfly Cucubalus baccifer * Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Rock soapwort Saponaria ocymoides * Cowherb Vaccaria hispanica * Childing pink Petrorhagia nanteuilii Proliferous pink Petrorhagia prolifera Tunicflower Petrorhagia saxifraga * Cheddar pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus Clove pink Dianthus caryophyllus * Pink Dianthus plumarius * Jersey pink Dianthus gallicus * Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides Sweet William Dianthus barbatus * Deptford pink Dianthus armeria

Family Polygonaceae (knotweed family)