The meadow supports a diverse level of flora with over 150 recorded species, including various grass species such as common bent ( " Agrostis capillaris " ), red fescue ( " Festuca rubra " ), Yorkshire fog ( " Holcus lanatus " ) and tufted hair-grass ( " Deschampsia cespitosa " ).
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Gentle slopes on the Maiden Paps support species-rich Magnesian Limestone grassland dominated by upright brome Bromus erectus, blue moor-grass Sesleria albicans, crested hair-grass Koeleria macrantha, red fescue Festuca rubra, glaucous sedge Carex flacca and herbs such as common rock-rose Helianthemum nummularia, salad burnet Sanguisorba minor, fairy flax Linum catharticum, wild thyme Thymus praecox, pignut Conopodium majus, small scabious Scabiosa columbaria and sea plantain Plantago maritima.
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The main interest in the site lies in its traditionally-managed hay meadows, which support a wide variety of grasses, such as common bent, " Agrostis capillaris ", sweet vernal-grass, " Anthoxanthum odoratum ", and red fescue, " Festuca rubra ", and forbs, such as meadowsweet, " Filipendula ulmaria ", marsh marigold, " Caltha palustris ", and great burnet, " Sanguisorba officinalis ".
