Index of Vernacular Names 429slake (Porphyra umbilicalis), 45–6, 48
slan lus (Peucedanum ostruthium), 190,
199, 354
slánlus (Plantago lanceolata), 190, 247,
354
sleabhcán (Porphyra umbilicalis), 45–6, 48
sleek (unidentified seaweed), 48
sloe (Prunus spinosa), 151–3, 342, 344,
355
sloke (Porphyra umbilicalis), 45–6, 48
sloucan (Porphyra umbilicalis), 45–6, 48
slouk (Porphyra umbilicalis), 45–6, 48
smallage (Apium graveolens), 188
snake flower (Lychnis flos-cuculi), 93, 94
sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica), 300
soldiers’ woundwort (Achillea
millefolium), 95, 301, 342, 350
Solomon’s-seal (Polygonatum
×hybridum), 326–7; (P. multiflorum),
326–7
sorrel
common (Rumex acetosa), 95–6, 173–4,
340, 342, 343
cow (Rumex acetosa), 95–6, 173–4, 340,
342, 343
cuckoo (Rumex acetosa), 95–6, 173–4,
340, 342, 343
red (Rumex acetosa), 95–6, 173–4, 340,
342, 343
sour-dock (Rumex acetosa), 95–6, 173–4,
340, 342, 343
sow-thistle (Sonchus spp.), 282
perennial (S. arvensis), 285, 286
prickly (S. asper), 285, 286
smooth (S. oleraceus), 286–7
spearmint (Mentha spicata), 237
spearwort, lesser (Ranunculus flammula),
73, 355
speedwell
common (Ver onica officinalis), 212,
257, 258, 260, 285
germander (Ver onica chamaedrys), 116,
259, 262, 338, 342, 344
heath (Ver onica officinalis), 212, 257,
258, 260, 285
thyme-leaved (Ver onica serpyllifolia),
257
spignel (Meum athamanticum), 186
spindle (Euonymus europaeus), 167, 351
spindle family (Celastraceae), 167
spleenwort, maidenhair (Asplenium tri-
chomanes), 62, 339
spotted-orchid, heath (Dactylorhiza mac-
ulata), 334–5, Plate 30
spurge
caper (Euphorbia lathyris), 170
Irish (Euphorbia hyberna), 170, 171,
352
petty (Euphorbia peplus), 170
sea (Euphorbia paralias), 170
sun (Euphorbia helioscopia), 169–71,
173
wood (Euphorbia amygdaloides), 170
spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), 169
spurge-laurel (Daphne laureola), 164–5,
351
spurgewort (Iris foetidissima), 332, 338,
344
spurrey, corn (Spergula arvensis), 92
squash family (Cucurbitaceae), 113
squat (Glaucium flavum), 78, 340
squatmore (Glaucium flavum), 78, 340
squitch-grass (Elytrigia repens), 323, 324
star-fall’n (Nostoc commune), 43–4;
(Tr e mella spp.), 358
star-jelly (Nostoc commune), 43–4;
(Tr e mella spp.), 358
star-of-the-earth (Plantago coronopus),
93, 245–6, 354
star-shot (Nostoc commune), 43–4;
(Tr e mella spp.), 358
stench (Anthyllis vulneraria), 160, 161
stitchwort, greater (Stellaria holostea), 92
stonecrop
biting (Sedum acre), 138–9, 344, 356
English (Sedum anglicum), 139, 356
stonecrop family (Crassulaceae), 134
stonewort family (Characeae), 358
strawberry, wild (Fragaria vesca), 142,
352, Plate 11
sundew (Drosera spp.), 110
sundew family (Droseraceae), 110
swallow-wort (Chelidonium majus), 16,
72, 78–80, 128, 291, 351
sweet-briar (Rosa rubiginosa), 151
sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata), 183, 354,
Plate 16
sweet-flag (Acorus calamus), 320, Plate 28