These include velvet grass ( " Holcus lanatus " ), tall fescue ( " Festuca arundinacea " ), and Harding grass ( " Phalaris aquatica " ); the impact of these species can be somewhat ameliorated by well-planned livestock grazing, which can reduce these species'cover and allow native species to persist.
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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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By the 1980s the eastern side of the island had become overgrown by rhododendrons " ( Rhododendron ponticum ) " which had spread from a few specimens planted in the garden of Millcombe House in western gorse ( " Ulex gallii " ), or semi-improved acidic grassland in which Yorkshire fog ( " Holcus lanatus " ) is abundant.
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With the city all but defenseless, and the remaining inhabitants each fearful of the other, Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, who had himself been consul in 503 BC, urged the Senate to attempt a reconciliation with the plebs, and was seconded by Valerius, who described Claudius as " an enemy of the people, and a champion of oligarchy, " leading the Roman state to its destruction.
