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All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 793.]
Lichen - unnamed 46
Verrucaria baldensis is a crustose lichen that forms on hard limestone rocks and headstones.
(Verrucaria baldensis)
(Lichens)
Lichen - unnamed 47
Verrucaria hochstetteri is a crustose lichen that is common and widespread, being found on limestone and mortar.
(Verrucaria hochstetteri)
(Lichens)
Lichen - unnamed 48
Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens is a crustose lichen that is commonly found on calcareous walls, rocks and mortar.
(Verrucaria nigrescens f. nigrescens)
(Lichens)
German Wasp
German Wasps are common throughout Britain, especially in the south.
(Vespula germanica)
(Social wasps)
Common Wasp
The Common Wasp has a characteristic pattern of yellow and black bands down the abdomen and an anchor-shaped mark on its face.
(Vespula vulgaris)
(Social wasps)
Guelder Rose
The Guelder Rose is a deciduous shrub that grow up to 4 metres in height.
(Viburnum opulus)
(Moschatel)
Broad Bean
The Broad Bean is an upright plant about a metre tall. It produces large white flowers that have dark purple markings.
(Vicia faba)
(Legumes)
Hairy Tare
Despite its name the native Hairy Tare is almost hairless, although the pods are downy. It flowers from May.
(Vicia hirsuta)
(Legumes)
Common Vetch
The reddish-purple flowers of Common Vetch are very common in the cemetery from April. Vetch roots are edible.
(Vicia sativa segetalis)
(Legumes)
Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Periwinkle is a trailing woody perennial with a striking, blue flower, that is found in woods and roadside banks.
(Vinca minor)
(Periwinkles)
Early Dog-violet
The Early Dog-violet is a native plant, flowering from late March.
(Viola reichenbachiana)
(Violets)
Common Dog-violet
The Common Dog-violet has a pale, almost white, backward-facing spur behind its petals.
(Viola riviniana var.purpurea (dark-leaved))
(Violets)
Wild Pansy or Heartsease
Mauve, lavender, white, and yellow are the colours commonly seen on the highly variable flowers of our Wild Pansy.
(Viola tricolor)
(Violets)
Wasp Plumehorn
Volucella inanis is one of Britain's larger hoverflies at 12 - 14 millimetres in length.
(Volucella inanis)
(Hoverflies)
Orange-belted Plumehorn
The Orange-belted Plumehorn visits, thistles, brambles and umbellifers and are at their most numerous in June and July.
(Volucella inflata)
(Hoverflies)
Pied Plumehorn
The Pied Plumehorn is a reasonably large insect, with a wingspan of between 10 and 15 millimetres.
(Volucella pellucens)
(Hoverflies)
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly
This hoverfly is capable of buzz pollination. Gripping firmly onto petals, it vibrates its large body, releasing pollen.
(Volucella zonaria)
(Hoverflies)
Green-tufted Stubble-moss
Green-tufted Stubble-moss has a variable appearance, but is usually less than 1cm tall.
(Weissia controversa var. controversa)
(Pottia mosses)
Superb Ant-hill Hoverfly
These hoverflies have black bodies with dazzling, day-glow yellow markings and an unusual pair of yellow stripes.
(Xanthogramma pedissequum)
(Hoverflies)
Garden Carpet
The Garden Carpet moth is a small moth with a wingspan between 18 and 25 millimetres.
(Xanthorhoe fluctuata)
(Geometer moths)
Yellow Scales
Yellow Scales is a lichen that is tolerant of pollution and heavy metal contamination.
(Xanthoria parietina)
(Lichens)
Fungus weevil - unnamed 1
This very small weevil was seen on a Silver Birch tree.
(Xleborus sp.)
(Weevils)
The Candlesnuff Fungus
The white, erect fruiting body of the Candlesnuff Fungus typically forks into an antler-like shape.
(Xylaria hypoxylon)
(Sac Mushrooms and allies)
Six-spot Burnet Moth
The Six-spot Burnet Moth flies from late June until August and overwinters as a larva.
(Zygaena filipendulae)
(Forester and Burnet Moths)
Five-spot Burnet
The Five-spot Burnet moth is a highly visible moth with five red spots on their black forewings.
(Zygaena trifolii)
(Forester and Burnet Moths)

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