Effects of reduced pesticide use on flora and fauna in agricultural fields

Appendix C
Weed species found in the vegetation and the seed rain

Appendix C.1.
Species present in the vegetation study – Latin name, Danish name and number of plots sprayed with normal, half or quarter dosage, where the species has been found at least once during 1997-1999, 15 observations are then possible per dosage. An asterisk is present if the species did flower. Nomenclature follows Tutin et al. (1964-80).

Latin name

Danish name

Pesticide dosages

Flowering

Normal

Half

Quarter

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Ahorn

0

0

1

 

Achillea millefolium L.

Alm. Røllike

0

0

1

 

Aethusa cynapium L.

Hundepersille

11

9

10

*

Alopecurus myosuroides Hudson

Ager-Rævehale

0

0

1

 

Anagallis arvensis L.

Rød Arve

12

11

12

*

Aphanes arvensis L.

Alm. Dværgløvefod

2

5

5

*

Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh

Gåsemad

0

1

0

 

Arenaria serpyllifolia L.

Alm. Markarve

0

0

2

*

Artemisia vulgaris L.

Grå Bynke

1

1

2

 

Atriplex patula L.

Svine-Mælde

1

7

8

*

Avena fatua L.

Flyve-Havre

0

1

0

*

Beta vulgaris (L.) ssp. vulgaris

Roe

0

0

1

 

Bidens tripartita L.

Fliget Brøndsel

0

0

1

*

Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort.

Snerle-Pileurt

12

13

13

*

Brassica napus L. ssp. napus

Raps

4

4

3

*

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medicus

Hyrdetaske

8

12

13

*

Carduus crispus L.

Kruset Tidsel

0

1

1

*

Cerastium fontanum ssp. triviale (Link) Jalas

Hønsetarm

1

0

3

 

Chaenorhinum minus (L.) Lange

Liden Torskemund

0

2

0

*

Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert

Vellugtende Kamille

4

3

5

*

Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.

Skive-Kamille

6

7

7

*

Chenopodium album L.

Hvidmelet Gåsefod

14

13

14

*

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Ager-Tidsel

8

10

13

*

Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Horse-Tidsel

0

0

1

*

Crataegus L. sp.

Hvidtjørn

only before spraying

 

Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Alm. Kvik

12

13

13

*

Epilobium parviflorum Schreber

Dunet Dueurt

0

0

1

 

Equisetum arvense L.

Ager-Padderok

5

5

2

 

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L`Hér.

Hejrenæb

only before spraying

 

Euphorbia exigua L.

Liden Vortemælk

4

6

7

*

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Skærm-Vortemælk

9

9

7

*

Euphorbia peplus L.

Gaffel-Vortemælk

4

3

1

*

Festuca rubra L.

Rød Svingel

1

0

3

 

Filaginella uliginosum (L.) Opiz

Sump-Evighedsblomst

0

1

0

*

Fraxinus excelsior L.

Ask

1

0

0

 

Fumaria officinalis L.

Læge-Jordrøg

2

2

2

*

Galeopsis tetrahit L.

Alm. Hanekro

0

1

2

*

continues
  

Appendix C.1
continued

Latin name

Danish name

Normal

Half

Quarter

Flowering

Galium aparine L.

Burre-Snerre

10

7

10

*

Geranium pusillum L.

Liden Storkenæb

0

1

0

 

Hordeum vulgare L.

Byg

0

4

0

*

Juncus bufonius L.

Tudsesiv

1

0

0

*

Kickxia elatine (L.) Dumort.

Spydbladet Torskemund

3

3

4

*

Lamium amplexicaule L.

Liden Tvetand

8

12

11

*

Lamium hybridum Vill.

Fliget Tvetand

8

10

8

*

Lamium purpureum L.

Rød Tvetand

7

8

9

*

Lolium perenne L.

Alm. Rajgræs

4

5

4

*

Matricaria perforata Merat

Lugtløs Kamille

4

8

8

*

Medicago lupulina L.

Humle-Sneglebælg

1

2

0

*

Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill

Mark-Forglemmigej

1

2

4

*

Papaver dubium L.

Gærde-Valmue

0

0

2

*

Papaver rhoeas L.

Korn-Valmue

0

2

2

*

Plantago major L.

Glat Vejbred

6

6

8

*

Poa annua L.

Enårig Rapgræs

14

14

15

*

Poa trivialis L. ssp. trivialis/Poa pratensis L.

Alm./Eng-Rapgræs

1

3

3

*

Polygonum aviculare L.

Vej-Pileurt

12

14

15

*

Polygonum lapathifolium L.

Bleg Pileurt

3

2

4

*

Polygonum persicaria L.

Fersken-Pileurt

6

7

9

*

Ranunculus acris L. ssp. acris

Bidende Ranunkel

0

0

1

*

Ranunculus repens L.

Lav Ranunkel

4

1

6

 

Raphanus raphanistrum L.

Kiddike

0

0

1

*

Rumex crispus L.

Kruset Skræppe

0

0

1

 

Salix L. sp.

Pil

2

0

0

 

Sambucus nigra L.

Alm. Hyld

1

0

2

 

Secale cereale L.

Alm. Rug

0

0

1

 

Senecio vulgaris L.

Alm. Brandbæger

4

7

7

*

Silene noctiflora L.

Nat-Limurt

6

7

5

*

Sinapis arvensis L.

Ager-Sennep

7

8

10

*

Solanum nigrum L. ssp. nigrum

Sort Natskygge

3

3

4

*

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

Ru Svinemælk

1

1

4

*

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Alm. Svinemælk

1

2

3

*

Spergula arvensis L.

Alm. Spergel

only before spraying

 

Stachys arvensis L.

Ager-Galtetand

1

1

3

*

Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Fuglegræs

14

15

15

*

Taraxacum sp. L.

Mælkebøtte

12

14

13

*

Thlaspi arvense L.

Pengeurt

0

1

0

 

Trifolium repens L.

Hvid-Kløver

5

7

5

*

Triticum aestivum L.

Alm. Hvede

3

3

4

*

Urtica dioica L.

Stor Nælde

only before spraying

 

Urtica urens L.

Liden Nælde

4

2

4

*

Veronica agrestis L.

Flerfarvet Ærenpris

3

7

10

*

Veronica arvensis L.

Mark-Ærenpris

1

4

4

*

Veronica hederifolia L.

Vedbend-Ærenpris

0

1

0

 

Veronica persica Poiret

Storkronet Ærenpris

9

11

12

*

Viola arvensis Murray

Ager-Stedmoderblomst

11

11

13

*

Viola tricolor L. ssp. tricolor

Alm. Stedmoderblomst

0

0

1

*

 

Appendix C.2.
Species present in the seed rain – Latin names, Danish names, mean seed weight and numbers.
Seed weights were found in literature. If literature is *, then the seeds have been weighed in the laboratory. If more than one paper is mentioned in literature, the seed weight used is a mean of the seed weights given in the papers. Seed weight of a taxon at genus level was calculated from the seed distribution on identified species in that genus.

Latin name

Danish name

Seed weight (mg)

Literature

Number of seeds

Aethusa cynapium L.

Hundepersille

1.645

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

2869

Anagallis arvensis L.

Rød Arve

0.5

Melander 1993

275

Aphanes arvensis L.

Alm. Dværgløvefod

0.22

*

4

Atriplex patula L./Chenopodium album L.

Svine-Mælde/Hvidmelet Gåsefod

0.689

*

1132

Betula pendula Roth./Betula pubescens Ehrh.

Vorte-Birk/Dun-Birk

0.15

*

180

Bilderdykia convolvulus (L.) Dumort.

Snerle-Pileurt

7.488

*

547

Brassica napus L. ssp. napus/Raphanus raphanistrum L./ Sinapis arvensis L.

Raps/Kiddike/ Ager-Sennep

1.96 (for Sinapis arvensis)

Salisbury 1942

254

Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medicus

Hyrdetaske

0.1

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

428

Carduus crispus L./Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop./Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.

Kruset Tidsel/Ager-Tidsel/ Horse-Tidsel

1.363

 

3

Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert/  Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.

Vellugtende Kamille/Skive-Kamille

0.15

 

1

Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.

Skive-Kamille

0.15

Korsmo 1926

85

Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.

Ager-Tidsel

1.363

Korsmo 1926, Stevens 1932

11

Compositae

Kurvblomst

0.345

 

2

Dicotyledones

Tokimbladet

0.887

 

56

Elymus repens (L.) Gould

Alm. Kvik

3.9

Korsmo 1926

7

Epilobium L. sp.

Dueurt

0.12 (for E. montanum)

Salisbury 1942

2

Euphorbia exigua L.

Liden Vortemælk

0.51

Salisbury 1942

133

Euphorbia helioscopia L.

Skærm-Vortemælk

2.67

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

6

Euphorbia peplus L.

Gaffel-Vortemælk

0.559

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

29

Galium aparine L.

Burre-Snerre

3.7

Korsmo 1926, Melander 1993

153

Gramineae

Græs

0.41

 

1

Hordeum vulgare L.

Alm. Byg

39.75

*

4712

Lamium amplexicaule L./Lamium hybridum Vill./ Lamium purpureum L.

Liden Tvetand/Fliget Tvetand/Rød Tvetand

0.6 (for L. amplexicaule)

Melander 1993

133

Matricaria perforata Merat

Lugtløs Kamille

0.35

Korsmo 1926

3361

Myosotis arvensis (L.) Hill

Mark-Forglemmigej

0.3

Korsmo 1926

38

continues
  

Appendix C.2
continued.

Latin name

Danish name

Seed weight (mg)

Literature

Number of seeds

Papaver dubium L./Papaver rhoeas L.

Gærde-Valmue/ Korn-Valmue

0.138 (for P. rhoeas)

Salisbury 1942

14

Plantago lanceolata L.

Lancet-Vejbred

0.75

*

1

Plantago major L.

Glat Vejbred

0.217

Korsmo 1926, Stevens 1932,

Salisbury 1942

2

Poa annua L.

Enårig Rapgræs

0.4

Melander 1993

1673

Polygonum L. sp

Pileurt

4.55

 

37

Polygonum aviculare L.

Vej-Pileurt

1.57

*

488

Polygonum lapathifolium L./Polygonum persicaria L.

Bleg Pileurt/Fersken-Pileurt

2.406

Korsmo 1926, Stevens 1932

59

Ranunculus acris L. ssp. acris/Ranunculus repens L.

Bidende Ranunkel/Lav Ranunkel

1.975

Korsmo 1926

3

Senecio vulgaris L.

Alm. Brandbæger

0.275

Korsmo 1926, Melander 1993

131

Silene noctiflora L.

Nat-Limurt

0.92

Salisbury 1942

48

Solanum nigrum L. ssp. nigrum

Sort Natskygge

0.775

Salisbury 1942, Gross 1990

10

Sonchus asper (L.) Hill

Ru Svinemælk

0.3

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

192

Sonchus oleraceus L.

Alm. Svinemælk

0.42

Salisbury 1942

12

Stachys arvensis L.

Ager-Galtetand

0.84

*

2

Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Fuglegræs

0.362

*

6463

Taraxacum L. sp.

Mælkebøtte

0.779

Korsmo 1926, Salisbury 1942

2

Trifolium L. sp.

Kløver

0.536

 

1

Trifolium repens L.

Hvidkløver

0.536

Salisbury 1942, Gross 1990

3

Triticum aestivum L.

Alm. Hvede

38.93

*

3208

Type A

Type A

0.391

*

55

Veronica agrestis L./Veronica persica Poiret

Flerfarvet Ærenpris/Storkronet Ærenpris

0.5

Melander 1993

548

Veronica arvensis L.

Mark-Ærenpris

0.122

Salisbury 1942

32

Viola arvensis Murray/Viola tricolor L. ssp. tricolor

Ager-Stedmoderblomst/ Alm. Stedmoderblomst

0.4 (for V. arvensis)

Melander 1993

494