Vol. XXVII—Part XII. Oct., 1945—March, 1946.
THE
Essex Naturalist:
BEING THE
Journal of the Essex Field Club.
ADDITIONS TO THE LIST OF FLOWERING PLANTS
FOUND IN THE BUSHWOOD AREA OF THE
WANSTEAD PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1941.1
By O. LISTER, F.L.S.
[Read October 27th, 1945.]
DURING the years of the War, from 1941 to early in 1945, the
northern open part of Bushwood underwent considerable
changes. A large area was wired off from the public for the use
of a tethered balloon and its staff : the resulting traffic has led
to the introduction of a number of plants foreign to the Forest.
Another source of the appearance of non-forest plants was the
formation of an extensive and much-used underground shelter
near the junction of Bush Road and Blake Hall Road : this was
closed in the spring of 1945.
In this section of Bushwood the following plants were not
recorded in the former list.
An asterisk * indicates a cultivated garden plant.
Ranunculaceae.
Ranunculus acris L. ; Meadow Buttercup. Several plants.
R. repens is still abundant in some parts.
FUMARIACEAE.
Fumaria officinalis L. ; Fumitory. A single plant on waste
ground.
Caryophyllacea.
Spergularia rubra Preslin ; Red Sandwort. A single plant.
Malvacea.
Malva sylvestris L. ; Common Mallow. One colony on
waste ground.
M. rotundifolia L. ; Dwarf Mallow. A large plant on
waste ground.
1 See The Flora of Wanstead Park District. The Essex Naturalist, vol. xxvii.. pp. 121 to
127, 1941.