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Cock Marsh

…ted pools and supporting a rich plant community including water violet Hottonia palustris, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, lesser persicaria Persicaria minor, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, water hemlock Oenanthe aquatica and ma…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…ies, with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatalis and common spikerush Eleocharis palustris prominent. Behind the swamp zone is an area of fen, where sedges are the main components of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…ies, with water horsetail Equisteum fluviatile and common spike rush Eleocharis palustris prominent. Behind the swamp zone is an area of fen, where sedges are the main component of the vegetation, particularly tufted sedge Carex elata and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. This zone is…

Skipwith Common

…machia vulgaris, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris occur. The Common is extremely rich entomologically, reflecting the overall habitat diversity. Approximately one third of the macrolepidoptera moths…

Finn Floods

…yriophyllum verticillatum, buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica, marsh fern Thelypteris palustris, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. The area is important as part of the network of sit…

Corraslough Point

…r areas have a number of additional species such as marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris and marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris. A number of scarce plant species occur, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and more notably, mars…

Malltraeth Marsh / Cors Ddyga

…nce in wales are reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, water-violet Hottonia palustris, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. Two nationally scarce species, pillwort Pilularia…

Foxlease and Ancells Meadows

… diverse flora, including probably the largest population of water violet Viola palustris in Hampshire and the nationally declining marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, which is found at only one other locality in the county. Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, intermediate leaved …

Staines Moor

…rex disticha, southern marsh orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum, marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and upright chickweed Moenchia erecta. Three other plants which are sca…

North Moor

…species include lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, water violet Hottonia palustris and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, the latter occurring only on North Moor within the Somerset Levels and Mo…

King's Sedgemoor

…cea together with ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, jointed rush Juncus articulatus and pepper saxifrage Silaum silaus. A few exceptionally herb rich swards have survived on the southern and western fringes of the site. These are often ‘sedg…

Westhay Moor

…er swards contain ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, common spike rush Eleocharis palustris, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, greater bird's foot trefoil Lotus pedunculatus and rushes Juncus spp. Semi improved swards include a good diversity of grasses, often with components of the…

Inishroosk

…common sedge Carex nigra and Carex rostrata, and of marsh cinquefoil Potentilla palustris. A number of scarce plant species occur, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, needle spike rush Eleocharis acicularis, buckthorn Rhamnus cat…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…hy grassland may, in addition, contain rushes Juncus spp, marsh marigold Caltha palustris, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia. A few meadows also contain devil's…

Broad Fen, Dilham

…s subnodulosus and bog rush Schoenus nigricans with marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Marsh Loosewort Pedicularis palustris, marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre and several species of Sedge Carex spp. as typical associates. These fen communities …

Wet Moor

…hynes support a rich aquatic and emergent flora including water violet Hottonia palustris, thread leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus, narrow leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, flowe…

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

…tle Rhinanthus minor, betony Betonica officinalis and the rare marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris at its only known Hampshire locality. The peaty flushes support early and southern marsh orchids Dactylorhiza incarnata and D. praetermissa, flea sedge Carex pulicaris, lousewort P…

Lockington Marshes

…ora is composed of abundant water mint Mentha aquatica, marsh woundwort Stachys palustris and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and by the occurrence locally of creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh marigold Caltha palustris. The site supports an important invertebrat…

Lochmaben Lochs

…ne with reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris, to willow carr that merges into open water transition mire composed of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, Sphagnum mosses and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Much of the vegetation is species-rich…

Morton Lochs

…ast of the lochs. These wetter hollows support species such as marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, which occurs here at the northern limit of its range in Britain. The old railway line, which forms the site’s eastern boundary, supports a diverse botanical interest including fie…

Corsydd Llangloffan

…areas of moderately acid peat. The scarce plants include marsh fern Thelypteris palustris which grows in quantity in two locations, whilst great fen-sedge Cladium mariscus occurs at its only current Pembrokeshire station. Drainage ditches also support a population of pillwort Pil…

Temple Sowerby Moss

…anunculus lingua, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and marsh stichwort Stellaria palustris, as well as a number of sedges including the uncommon lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. A fringe carr, dominated by alder, grey willow Salix cinerea and bay willow Salix pentandr…

Melbourne and Thornton Ings

…rundinacea and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria are typical, with marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. Somewhat drier fields are rich in sedges such as brown sedge Carex disticha, carnation sedge C. panicea, greater and lesser pond sedg…

Lambwath Meadows

…rage Silaum silaus, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, meadow barley Hordeum secalinum and adder's tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum. On more elevated and sloping ground the grassland is different in character and includes species which fa…

Wey Valley Meadows

…iatile and hemlock water dropwort Oenanthe crocata. Marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris is present at one of only two known Surrey stations. In several parts of the site, adjacent to the River Wey Navigation, species rich fen meadow occurs. Although no one species attains domin…

Loughkeelan

…ies occur in the fen, e.g. fen pondweed Potamogeton coloratus, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. Further habitat variety is provided by areas of semi-natural mesotrophic and calcicolous grasslands. The species rich grasslands form a fragment…

Northwick Marsh

…club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a plant of local distribution, is found here. The higher parts of the marsh which are flooded for a few months of the year are grazed by cattle during the summer. These contain a …

Dernish Island

…h Butomus umbellatus, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. In some places the grassland behind the fen zone is rich in plant species such as quaking grass Briza media and a number of smaller sedges including carnation sedge Carex panicea,…

Loch Lubnaig Marshes

…machia thyrsiflora which is locally abundant. The locally rare marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris approaches its northern limit of distribution here. Plant species of note are the early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata and the slender sedge Carex lasiocarpa. The rich inverte…

Gungrog Flash

… include bladder-sedge Carex vesicaria, common sedge C. nigra, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, reed sweet-grass Glyceria maxima, marsh ragwort Senecio aquaticus, crack willow Salix fragilis and grey willow Salix cinerea. This association of plants gently merges into a more …

Langham Pond

…, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, brown sedge Carex disticha, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and meadow rue Thalictrum flavum. Hedges, dominated by hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, but including a good diversity of shrub and tree species, surround the meadows and these, togeth…

Blackwater Valley

…h Scirpus sylvaticus is locally frequent and in one small area marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a localised fen species, is abundant. Other species present include heath grass Danthonia decumbens, purple moor grass Molinia caerulea, great burnet, meadow thistle, devil's bit …

Pike Whin Bog

…spearwort Ranunculus lingua, slender tufted sedge Carex acuta, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and a small population of bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata.

East Harling Common

…um, mare's tail Hippuris vulgaris and large quantities of water violet Hottonia palustris are present. The mere is outstanding for its community of aquatic beetles and of the 24 species considered to be important as indicators of undisturbed fens in and around Breckland 18 have b…

Knettishall Heath

…, water mint Mentha aquatica and yellow iris Iris pseudacorus. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a local plant of marshes and base rich fens occurs in one of these hollows. The woodland areas consist of plantings and self re generated stands of pedunculate oak Quercus robur, …

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…aved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica and the locally uncommon marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and slender tufted sedge Carex acuta. Elsewhere largely pure stands dominated by an unusually wide variety of tall and bulky species occur such as common reed Phragmites australis,…

Otmoor

…aleriana dioica, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The grasslands of the northern half of the site contain a mosaic of coarse, tussocky tufted hair grass grassland and patches of more diverse grassland on drier soils. The former i…

Kenmure Holms

…d Calamagrostis canescens, marsh hawk’s-beard Crepis paludosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. The series of oxbow pools at the northern end of the site is important for aquatic beetles of both declining northern species such as Hydro…

New Marston Meadows

…so support the locally uncommon brown sedge Carex disticha and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The hedgerows contain a wide range of shrubs and trees including wild privet, spindle, buckthorn, pedunculate oak, crack willow and English elm. The invertebrate communities are …

Lurgie Loch

…edge Carex vesicaria, bog pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, coralroot orchid Corallorhiza trifida; and beetles such as Agabus uliginosus and Ilybius chalconatus.

Torrs Moss

…tle sedge Carex rostrata, bog bean Menyanthes trifoliata, marsh marigold Caltha palustris and marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre in mosaic with herb-rich damp grassland containing yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor, quaking grass Briza media and whorled caraway Carum verticillatum. Th…

Castle Loch

…ly cowbane Cicuta virosa, whorled caraway Carum verticillatum, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia. The loch is noted especially for its numbers of wintering wildfowl. Of these, goosander regularly occur in numbers of national significance w…

Roscobie Hills

…l, common cotton-grass, marsh violet and heath spotted-orchid. Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, a rare plant in south-east Scotland, occurs in the fen area along with cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos and greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, both of which are scarce in Fife. …

Coed y Lawnt A Coed Oli

… opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine and marsh violet Viola palustris.

Comber Mere

…., Enteromorpha spp. and Cladophora spp. with some horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus and lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus are present and both are rare in Cheshire. Several patches of white and yellow water lily Nymphaea a…

Sawbridgeworth Marsh

…ty, is present. Within the grassland are wet flushes with marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi, lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea and carnation and brown sedges Carex panicea and Carex disticha. The site is known to be important for molluscs and a l…

West Newlandside Meadows

…tormentil Potentilla erecta. Poorly drained parts support marsh marigold Caltha palustris, ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi and bog stitchwort Stellaria alsine. The grass swards are mainly dominated by sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum, red fescue Festuca rubra, crested dog…

Whitmoor Common

…curus aequalis, many stalked spike rush Eleocharis multicaulis, bog stitchwort, Stellaria alsine, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Although the populations of these plants have declined as a result of clearance of reed mace Typ…

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