Soleirolia soleirolli (Req.)Dandy (Helxine soleirolia Req.) First record: Anon c. 1909 34 Abundant on wall of house, in flower garden, in lawns and in cracks in concrete, where it has been known for at least 60 years, Fen Road, Bassingbourn, 326.448, PD Sell 69/622, 30.6.1969, CGE. This species has grown in a thick band round the edge of the flint-based cottage at 15 Fen Road, Bassingbourn as long as any of the local people can remember. In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s it has spread through the lawns and along the ditch bank, and at its farthest point is about 80m from the house......It was unaffected by the cold winter of 1978-1979, PD Sell, 1980; 1990, [R]. 45 Little St Mary's church, Cambridge, J Rishbeth, 1946; abundant in lawn, MG Walters & SM Walters, Jan. 1970; GMS Easy, 25.3.1987; still abundant, AC Leslie, 2002. Warkworth Terrace, Cambridge, FH Perring, 1953. Cherry Hinton Road, between 180 & 182, FH Perring, 1955. Near 27 Lyndewode Road, passageway, 45-57-, AC Leslie, 16.12.1986. Norwich street, Russell Court, Trumpington street, Survey 1998/9, Oswald et al.,2000. Garden weed, Saxon Road, Cambridge, AC Leslie, 6.2000. Garden weed, Alpha Road, Cambridge, AC Leslie, 10.2000. Garden weed, Victoria Road cemetery, Cambridge, AC Leslie, 11.2000. 46 Fen Ditton church, J Rishbeth, 1946. Large patch on NE side of old railway just NW of old level crossing, Histon, 4275.6395, AC Leslie, 26.8.2001. 49 Wall and garden weed, 35 West End, March, 414.967, quite common and spreading, JO Mountford, 23.3.1971. 58 Base of wall, Parade Lane, Ely, 58F, RM Payne, 8.2001. Pavement, St Mary's street, Ely, 58F, RM Payne, 6.2002. 64 Shudy Camps church, 621.445, GMS Easy, 1972; AC Leslie, 10.1982; dominant in a small area, G Crompton, 17.5.1999, [R]. 40 Wisbech, one patch at base of shaded wall in narrow alley between houses, just SW of church, 462.095, AC Leslie, 16.12.1986.
