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Ardmeanach

…necrop Sedum villosum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii and mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Along the rocky coastline of Ardmeanach SSSI, low cliffs towards the shore support maritime communities. Red fescue Festuca rubra and sea thrift Armeria maritima dominated grasslands…

Invernaver

…d of Druim Chuibhe. These have developed an interesting flora of mountain avens Dryas octopetala and glaucous sedge Carex flacca heath with crowberry Empetrum nigrum, bearberry, heather Calluna vulgaris, dwarf juniper Juniperus communis nana and creeping willow Salix repens. This…

Durness

…ing seven species of pondweed Potamogeton and three species of stonewort Chara. Dryas heath The coastal grasslands grade into heathland communities on the Balnakeil headland where wind-pruned heaths grow on exposed summits. Mountain avens Dryas octopetala heath occurs amongst the…

Eriboll

… oak did not extend this far north, and pine was probably only locally present. Dryas heath The calcareous soil that has formed near outcrops of limestone has created a suitable environment for Dryas heath. Calcareous soil is unusual in Sutherland because there is very little lim…

Raasay

… bog, inland rock, woodland, acid grassland and calcareous grassland, including Dryas grassland and one of the largest extents of Agrostis-Festuca-Thymus grassland in Scotland. This type of grassland is rare internationally and Raasay holds one of our nationally most important ex…

Rassal

…limestone pavement include the holly fern Polystichum lonchitis, mountain avens Dryas octopetala. And the nationally rare rock sedge Carex rupestris. The upland assemblage reflects the presence of a mosaic of other habitat types associated with the limestone. These include alkali…

Rigg - Bile

…s on the lowest cliffs. The cliff flora includes species such as mountain avens Dryas octopetala, hairy rock-cress Arabis hirsuta and moss campion Silene acaulis. It has a markedly southern character, with species which are scarce in north-western Scotland, as well as a variety o…

Helvellyn & Fairfield

…alpine mouse ear Cerastium alpinum, downy willow Salix lapponum, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, alpine and glaucous meadow grass Poa alpina and P. glauca, black alpine sedge Carex atrata, hoary whitlowgrass Draba incana, alpine saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis and alpine penny cress…

The Cliffs of Magho

…nd ferns. Rare higher plants include juniper Juniperus communis, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, shady horsetail Equisetum pratense, Welsh poppy Mecanopsis cambrica and both yellow saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides and mossy saxifrage S. hypnoides. Boulder slopes tend to be covered i…

Gribun Shore and Crags

…district and support a number of notable plant species including mountain avens Dryas octopetala, alpine saw-wort Saussurea alpina, and moss campion Silene acaulis which occurs at sea level. Stabilised scree slopes are mulched annually by material from the crags above and support…

Eryri

…rotalus ramparts. Although many of the latter have been assigned to the Younger Dryas, other more diffuse depositional landforms may relate to wastage of the last ice sheet. Therefore, in addition to providing classic landform examples, the Snowdon area is important for interpret…

Knock Dhu Sallagh Braes

…ccessibility. The cliffs support a strong population of the rare mountain avens Dryas octopetala. This species is a post-glacial relict and is now confined to a very small number of high altitude sites on rocky outcrops in Northern Ireland. Other species present include the scarc…

Binevenagh

…ctic-alpine species that are rare in Northern Ireland, including mountain avens Dryas octopetala, moss campion Silene acaulis and purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia, are frequent here. In addition, juniper Juniperus communis, ivy Hedera helix and several species of fern gro…

Ben Lui

…dalbane are well represented and there is a notable abundance of mountain avens Dryas octopetala, rock speedwell Veronica fruticans, mountain bladder-fern Cystopteris montana, and alpine bartsia Bartsia alpina. Willow scrub is well-developed on an extensive series of schistose cr…

West Fermanagh Scarplands

…the steeper slopes is the rare calcareous heath characterised by mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Where soils are particularly thin over limestone pavement, the bryophytes Breutelia chrysocoma, Ctenidium molluscum, Tortella tortuosa and Frullania tamariscinum are common and in pl…

Dun Ban

… yellow milk-vetch Astragalus boeticus and the nationally-scarce mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Other notable plant species include alpine meadow rue Thalictrum alpinum and purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia. The coastal cliffs also support breeding raptors and seabirds i…

Upper Teesdale

…violet Viola rupestris, hoary rock rose Helianthemum oelandicum, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, hair sedge Carex capillaris, rare spring sedge C. ericetorum, alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, horseshoe vetch Hippocrepis comosa, hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, alpine bist…

Ardlair - Letterewe

… of the cliffs have ledges supporting tall herb communities with mountain avens Dryas octopetala.

Strath

…f notable vascular plant species which include nationally scarce mountain avens Dryas octopetala, dark-red helleborine Epipactis atrorubens, rock sedge Carex rupestris, fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus and Red Data Book listed pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum. Alpine and subalpin…

Ben Alder and Aonach Beag

…his area is particularly rich in plant species which include the mountain avens Dryas octopetala, cyphel Minuartia sedoides, sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens and starwort mouse-ear Cerastium cerastoides. The summit of Aonach Beag also has a variety of late snow bed communities incl…

Ben Hope

…le montane plants including mountain sandwort Minuartia rubella, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, rock whitlowgrass Draba norvegica, alpine saxifrage Saxifraga nivalis and downy willow Salix lapponum.

Cairnwell

…Festuca ovina, and wild thyme Thymus polytrichus with patches of mountain avens Dryas octopetala and mountain crowberry Empetrum nigrum subspecies hermaphroditum. Vascular plants Rare vascular plants found include alpine milk vetch Astragalus alpinus, alpine sandwort Minuartia ru…

Eigg - Cleadale

… broomrape Orobanche alba, pyramidal bugle Ajuga pyramidalis and mountain avens Dryas octopetala.

Hoy

…hoary whitlow grass Draba incana, mountain sorrel Oxyria digyna, mountain avens Dryas octopetala, Alpine saw-wort Saussurea alpina and purple saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia. Species-rich flushes occur widely throughout the site, creating base-rich small-sedge fens. They suppor…

Garvellachs

…nts and ferns including species of limited distribution such as mountain avens (Dryas octopetala) and hoary whitlow-grass (Draba incana). The islands feature a number of sedge communities, which are uncommon in the Hebrides, including Carex paniculata, C.lepidocarpa, C.remota and…

Cairngorms

… schists, including alpine calcareous grassland characterised by mountain avens Dryas octopetala. Coire Garbhlach has a very rich calcicolous flora. Alpine heath The Cairngorms has the full range of alpine heaths characteristic of the Eastern Highlands and the most extensive trac…

Ben Heasgarnich

…orms of these grasslands. The rocky ledge habitats often include mountain avens Dryas octopetala, moss campion ledge community. There are also mat-grass and heath bedstraw Galium saxatile grasslands, with representative carnation sedge Carex panicea and common dog-violet Viola ri…

Eastern Cairngorms

…y in Britain of alpine milk-vetch Astragalus alpinus, along with mountain avens Dryas octopetala, mossy campion Silene acaulis and rock sedge Carex rupestris. Alpine willow scrub Although of very restricted distribution, bushes of whortle-leaved willow Salix myrsinifolia on Craig…

Malham-Arncliffe

…rthern species, including alpine cinquefoil Potentilla crantzii, mountain avens Dryas octopetala and mountain everlasting Antennaria dioica. Neutral grassland occurs extensively, with fescues Festuca spp. and bent Agrostis spp., grasses, wild thyme, harebell Campanula rotundifoli…

Meall Ghaordie

…der-fern Cystopteris montana, rock speedwell 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…

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