Recording the presence of all wild plants across the North Isles will help to build up a picture of floral diversity and how it is changing, as well as indicating places that may be important for other species too.
Here we are focusing on some of the rarer plants that may be found in the North Isles, or those that have been recorded in only a few locations previously but that may also occur elsewhere.
Have you seen any of the plants in the table below? Single records, or simple surveys showing the numbers of individual plants present and the area they cover, would be a great help to learn more about the status of these species.
| Common name | Latin name | Where has it been recorded before? | More information (species.nbnatlas.org) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Angelica | Angelica archangelica | Westray | NBNSYS0000003704 |
| Hart’s tongue Fern | Asplenium scolopendrium | Rousay, Wyre | NBNSYS0000002039 |
| Sheep’s Bit | Jasione montana | Eday, Sanday, North Ronaldsay | NBNSYS0000004297 |
| Juniper | Juniperus communis | North Ronaldsay, Rousay, Shapinsay | NBNSYS0000004634 |
| Scottish Primrose | Primula scotica | Papa Westray, Westray, Rousay, Shapinsay, North Ronaldsay | NBNSYS0000003925 |
| Yellow Bartsia | Parentucellia viscosa | Eday | NBNSYS0000004135 |
| Oysterplant | Mertensia maritima | Eday, Egilsay, North Ronaldsay, Sanday, Stronsay, Westray | NBNSYS0000004018 |
| Wild Pansy | Viola tricolor | Eday, North Ronaldsay, Rousay, Sanday, Shapinsay, Stronsay | NBNSYS0000002944 |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia | Is this plant lurking somewhere in Orkney? It is found in Sutherland and Caithness | NBNSYS0000004288 |
(Tim Dean)
Where to send your records?
Send your records to the county recorder for plants, John Crossley email: [email protected]
Or to the Orkney Wildlife Information and Records Centre email: [email protected]
Isles events 2021-2023
- Wildflower & pollinator identification and recording days
- Wildflower seed collection and pollination days
