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…th widespread areas of woolly-fringe moss-stiff sedge Racomitrium lanuginosum – Carex bigelowii heath and montane acid grasslands. The high altitude metamorphosed limestone supports alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands. This area is particularly rich in plant species which …

Garbh Choire

… rush Juncus trifidus, woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii. In very exposed areas below the ridge a dwarfed heath community is present, distinguished by blaeberry Vaccinium myrtillus, mountain crowberry Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum, trai…

Meall Ghaordie

…eedwell Veronica fruticans, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, black alpine-sedge Carex atrata and rock sedge Carex saxatilis, and shady horsetail Equisetum pratense. Most of these species are found on lime-rich rock ledges. Although not part of the notified natural features, the s…

Ben Vorlich

…h have an outstanding calcicolous flora, including species such as yellow sedge Carex viridula, yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides, russet sedge Carex saxatilis, three-flowered rush Juncus triglumis, alpine meadow-rue Thalictrum alpinum and Scottish asphodel Tofieldia pusilla.

Beinn Dearg

…heath. At higher altitudes, there is extensive stiff sedge – woolly fringe moss Carex bigelowii- Racomitrium lanuginosum alpine moss-heath. The characteristic north-western form of alpine moss-heath, with an abundance of the cushion herbs cyphel Minuartia sedoides and thrift Arme…

Ben More - Stob Binnein

…ulate in winter. They are dominated by mat-grass Nardus stricta and stiff sedge Carex bigelowii, with woolly hair-moss Racomitrium lanuginosum also occurring in some areas. These near-natural climax vegetation communities represent some of the best examples of their type in the S…

Monar Forest

…ed grassland has developed with chestnut rush Juncus castaneus and russet sedge Carex saxatilis.

Romsley Hill

…s corniculatus, betony Betonica officinalis, devil’s bit scabious, spring sedge Carex caryophyllea, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis and oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. There are also areas of scrub within the fields. The southern field and upper slopes of the other fields ar…

Rhos Cwmderw

…a ovina, mat grass Nardus stricta, tormentil Potentilla erecta, carnation sedge Carex panicea and tawny sedge Carex hostiana throughout. Meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum is rare but a range of other characteristic plants occur locally, including devil’s-bit scabious Succisa prate…

Berry Mound Pastures

…d’s foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus, red clover Trifolium pratense, hairy sedge Carex hirta, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris, lesser hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis, great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis and sneezewort Achillea ptarmica. Characteristic grasses of the heath grass su…

Ben Lawers

… woodsia Woodsia alpina. In the flushes important species include bristle sedge Carex microglochin, scorched alpine-sedge C. atrofusca, russet sedge C. saxatilis, chestnut rush Juncus castaneus and two-flowered rush Juncus biglumis. Ben Lawers is also considered to be the most im…

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