Plant species: variety list for Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Published 31 December 2020
These tables contain the varieties of plant species that Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland require to be registered on their variety lists.
Agricultural crop varieties
Cultivated plant varieties of the following species should be for agricultural production and not for ornamental use.
Cereals
Name | Common name |
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Avena nuda L. | Small naked oat, Hulless oat |
Avena sativa L. (includes A. byzantia K. Koch) | Oats and red oat |
Hordeum vulgare L. | Barley |
Secale cereale L. | Rye |
xTriticosecale Wittm. Ex A. Camus Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Triticum and a species of the genus Secale | Triticale |
Triticum aestivum L. | Wheat |
Triticum durum Desf. | Durum wheat |
Triticum spelta L. | Spelt wheat |
Zea Mays L. (partim) | Maize (except popcorn and sweetcorn) |
Potatoes
Name | Common name |
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Solanum tuberosum L., including any other tuber-forming species or hybrids of Solanum | Potato |
Beet
Name | Common name |
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Beta vulgaris L. | Sugar beet, fodder beet (including mangel) |
Fodder plants: grasses
Name | Common name |
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Agrostis canina L. | Velvet bent |
Agrostis capillaris L. | Brown top |
Agrostis gigantea Roth. | Red top |
Agrostis stolonifera L. | Creeping bent grass |
Arrhenatherm elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl | Tall oatgrass |
Bromus catharticus Vahl. | Rescue grass |
Bromus sitchensis Trin. | Alaska brome-grass |
Dactylis glomerata L. | Cocksfoot |
Festuca arundinacea Schreber | Tall fescue |
Festuca filiformis Pourr. | Fine leaved sheep’s fescue |
Festuca ovina L. | Sheep’s fescue |
Festuca pratensis Huds. | Meadow fescue |
Festuca rubra L. | Red fescue, Chewings fescue |
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina | Hard fescue |
Lolium multiflorum Lam. | Italian ryegrass including Westerwold ryegrass |
Lolium perenne L. | Perennial ryegrass |
Lolium x boucheanum Kunth | Hybrid ryegrass |
Phleum nodosum L. | Small timothy |
Phleum pratense L. | Timothy |
Poa annua L. | Annual meadowgrass |
Poa nemoralis L. | Wood meadowgrass |
Poa pratensis L. | Smooth-stalked meadowgrass |
Poa trivialis L. | Rough-stalked meadowgrass |
xFestulolium Asch. & Graebn. Hybrids resulting from the crossing of a species of the genus Festuca with a species of the genus Lolium | Festulolium |
Fodder plants: legumes
Name | Common name |
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Lotus corniculatis L. | Birdsfoot trefoil |
Lupinus albus L. | White lupin |
Lupinus angustifolius L. | Narrow leaved lupin (previously known as Blue lupin) |
Lupinus luteus L. | Yellow lupin |
Medicago lupulina L. | Black medick, Trefoil |
Medicago sativa L. | Lucerne |
Medicago x varia T. Martyn | Sand lucerne |
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. | Sainfoin |
Pisum sativum L. (partim) | Field pea |
Trifolium hybridum L. | Alsike clover |
Trifolium pratense L. | Red clover |
Trifolium repens L. | White clover |
Vicia faba L. (partim) | Field bean |
Vicia pannonica Crantz | Hungarian vetch |
Vicia sativa L. | Common vetch |
Vicia villosa Roth | Hairy vetch |
Other fodder plants
Name | Common name |
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Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. | Swede |
Brassica oleracea L. convar. acephala (DC.) Alef. Var. medullosa Thell. + var. viridis L. | Fodder kale |
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. | Fodder radish |
Oleaginous and fibrous plants
Name | Common name |
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Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. | Brown mustard |
Brassica napus L. (partim) | Swede rape (including plants commonly known as fodder rape and oilseed rape) |
Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch | Black mustard |
Brassica rapa L. var silvestris (Lam.) Briggs | Turnip rape |
Cannabis sativa L. | Hemp |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. | Soya bean |
Helianthus annuus L. | Sunflower |
Linum usitatissimum L. | Flax, Linseed |
Sinapis alba L. | White mustard |
Vegetable varieties
Cultivated plant varieties of the following species should be for agricultural production and not for ornamental use.
Name | Common name |
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Allium cepa L. - Cepa Group. | Onion, Echalion |
Allium cepa L. - Aggregatum Group | Shallot |
Allium fistulosum L. - all varieties | Japanese bunching onion or Welsh onion |
Allium porrum L. - all varieties | Leek |
Allium sativum L. - all varieties | Garlic |
Allium schoenoprasum L. - all varieties | Chives |
Apium graveolens L. - Celery Group and Celeriac Group | No common name |
Asparagus officinalis L. - all varieties | Asparagus |
Beta vulgaris L. - Garden Beet Group | Beetroot including Cheltenham beet |
Beta vulgaris L. - Leaf Beet Group | Spinach beet or Chard |
Brassica oleracea L. - Kale Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Cauliflower Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Capitata Group | Red cabbage and White cabbage |
Brassica oleracea L. - Brussel Sprouts Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Kohlrabi Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Savoy Cabbage Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Broccoli Group | Calabrese type and Sprouting type |
Brassica oleracea L. - Palm Kale Group | No common name |
Brassica oleracea L. - Tronchuda Group | Portuguese cabbage |
Brassica rapa L. - Chinese Cabbage Group | No common name |
Brassica rapa L - Vegetable Turnip Group | No common name |
Cichorium endivia L.—all varieties | Endive |
Cucumis melo L.- all varieties | Melon |
Cucumis sativus L.- Cucumber Group | No common name |
Cucumis sativus L - Gherkin Group | No common name |
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne - all varieties | Gourd |
Cucurbita pepo L.- all varieties | Marrow, including mature pumpkin and scallop squash, or Courgette, including immature scallop squash |
Daucus carota L.- all varieties | Carrot and Fodder carrot |
Lactuca sativa L. - all varieties | Lettuce |
Solanum lycopersicum L - all varieties | Tomato |
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill - Leaf Parsley Group | No common name |
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill - Root Parsley Group | No common name |
Phaseolus coccineus L.- all varieties | Runner bean |
Phaseolus vulgaris L .- Dwarf French Bean Group | No common name |
Phaseolus vulgaris L. - Climbing French Bean Group | No common name |
Pisum sativum L. - Round Pea Group | No common name |
Pisum sativum L. - Wrinkled Pea Group | No common name |
Pisum sativum L. - Sugar Pea Group | No common name |
Raphanus sativus L. - Radish Group | No common name |
Raphanus sativus L. - Black Radish Group | No common name |
Rheum rhabarbarum L.- all varieties | Rhubarb |
Spinacia oleracea L. - all varieties | Spinach |
Vicia faba L. Broad bean - all varieties | Broad bean |
Zea mays L. - Sweet Corn Group | No common name |
Zea mays L. - Popcorn Group | No common name |