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Sprig of Alder showing several leaves and three ripe cones

Sharp rush Juncus acutus with leaf tip and nutlet detail

With spikelet detail, showing how the upper leaf looks like a continuation of the stem

Sharp rush Juncus acutus with nutlet and inflorescence

Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella showing sprawling habit

Wood rush sketch Luzula sylvatica in flower and seed, showing the distinctive long hairs on the leaves

Monocot plant variety with seedling.  Plants shown are: Soft-leaved or Mountain sedge Carex montan, Meadow saffron Colchium autumnale, Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsed, Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Wood rush Luzula sylvatica, and Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

Monocot plant variety featuring numerous monocots such as rush, grass, bluebell, sedge, and crocus.

Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris showing stoloniferous growth

Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica showing low growing parasitic plant with root

Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia showing distinctive bell-like flowers

Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia showing sprawling habit and calyx and seed detail

Changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor showing yellow and pink and blue flowers

Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum for identification chart

Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia with detail.  Carnivorous plant growing in upland and boggy habitats.  

Bird’s-foot showing sprawling habit and small multi-coloured flowers

Flower showing spreading habit, pale lilac flowers and rounded leaves

Brass Buttons or Buttonweed  Cotula coronopifolia with habit sketch, detail of flowering head, and amplexicaul leaf details.  Seeds and seed distribution, along with the variety of leaf forms are also shown.

Alder Alnus glutinosa tree

Small Chocolate tip moth Clostera pigra holding its wings unconventionally held against a leaf background

Vaccinium oxycoccus Cranberry showing lateral growth habit flowers and berries

Tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa in amongst grasses with flowering head and seed head, and showing the stem swelling as well as leaves

Sundew Drosera rotundifolia with basal rosette of leaves and emerging flowering spikes

Star sedge Carex echinata plant with two stigmas, ligule, fruit, female glume and leaf tip