marshes

Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris

Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre with basal rosette of leaves and erect stem with tight cluster of thistle flowers

Marsh valerian Valeriana dioica showing different leaf shapes and rooting nodes along with flowers

Lesser Water Parsnip Berula erecta with individual flower and fruit

Devils bit scabious Succisa pratensis flower with leaves and roots

Common hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum flowring head and individual flower

Common reed Phragmites australis growing from rhizome with individual spikelet detail and ligule of hairs

Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii with spotted leaves and flowers on show

Carnation sedge carex panicea whole plant with details on murcinate leaf apex, glume, fruit, ligule, cross section, three stigma fruit and stem cross section

Wigeon Mareca penelope pair on a muddy shore, male on land and female in the water