Dersingham Bog
Aloe Haircap (Pogonatum alloides)
The cylindrical capsule gives this one's identity v Dwarf haircap.
Mixed Silver Birch (Betula pendula) and Scot's Pine on the fringes of the bog. Silver Birch being another species that needs to be constantly kept in check.
Floating Hook-moss (Warnstorfia fluitans)
Ghostwort (Aneura mirabilis) Although Cryptothallus seems far more evocative.
A serendipitous find by Julia and Ash
The one place along the side of the bog that it has been found.
For more information
Meet the Ghostworts
from
IN DEFENSE OF PLANTS
A stand of Scot's Pine, (Pinus sylvestnis) which without continuous clearance could engulf the whole site.
Small Bog Ponds
Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Dead Cats - my first remembrance - Apparently this iteration is a little strong. The more usual one is Drowned Kittens or Feathery Bog-moss (Sphagnum cuspidatum)
A moss of pools and depressions in bogs. (Very acidic)
Bog Groove-moss (Aulucomnium palustre) + Flat-topped Bogmoss (Sphagnum fallax)
Blunt-leaved Bogmoss (Sphagnum palustre
Algae Sp
Iron Deposits from the low lying Iron Pans at the far end of the site.
Fascinating Paper
by
Robin CR Stephenson & Julia Masson
gives an insight into the formation of the Iron Pans
Anomalous Flapwort (Mylia anomala)
Ciliated Fringewort (Ptilidium ciliare)
Juniper Haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum)