Old Records - Rona

There are 67 taxa recorded from Rona that have not been seen recently, which I have classified as follows:

As for Raasay, weeds are likely to have vanished in the near-absence of cultivation.

The taxa classified as interesting are as follows:

Taxa highlighted in yellow were recorded by Harrison as being on "All the Islands" rather than mentioning Rona specifically. In the case of Salix x ambigua, all that is said is "where the parents grow together" - no island is mentioned by name.

• Gnaphalium sylvaticum was also recorded by Smith (1934) though the habitat given makes G. uliginosum more likely.
• Juncus squarrosus was also recorded by Smith (1934) though the habitat given makes the record doubtful.
• Odontites vernus was also recorded by Smith (1934).
• Salix x ambigua was also recorded by Smith (1934).
• Vicia cracca was also recorded by Smith (1934) and by Delaney and Copland (1964)

Many of the taxa in the table seem likely to be re-found as they are known on Raasay or Skye and there is suitable habitat. Some may be errors e.g. Chenopodium album, Myosotis scorpioides and  Salix x ambigua.

Every year something has been added to the list of recent Rona records - though often these are plants that had never been recorded there before.  Rona remains very inadequately studied in comparison to Raasay.