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Botanist/Ecologist based in north west England. Botany got me hooked but now Interested in all groups.
Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii) about in good numbers on the west Clare coast this afternoon 😍
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii) about in good numbers on the west Clare coast this afternoon 😍
Scapania nimbosa 😍
Found one small patch of this fabulous liverwort whilst exploring the incredible hepatic mat communities up on Mount Brandon.
Found one small patch of this fabulous liverwort whilst exploring the incredible hepatic mat communities up on Mount Brandon.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Scapania nimbosa 😍
Found one small patch of this fabulous liverwort whilst exploring the incredible hepatic mat communities up on Mount Brandon.
Found one small patch of this fabulous liverwort whilst exploring the incredible hepatic mat communities up on Mount Brandon.
Out on the Dingle peninsula for the new year. This happens to be the only known locality in Ireland for Sibthorpia europaea (Cornish Moneywort). Dropped in on one of the lovely populations today 😍
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Out on the Dingle peninsula for the new year. This happens to be the only known locality in Ireland for Sibthorpia europaea (Cornish Moneywort). Dropped in on one of the lovely populations today 😍
Carex atrofusca (Scorched Alpine Sedge).
Another upland rarity currently known from 5 sites in Scotland.
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Another upland rarity currently known from 5 sites in Scotland.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Carex atrofusca (Scorched Alpine Sedge).
Another upland rarity currently known from 5 sites in Scotland.
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Another upland rarity currently known from 5 sites in Scotland.
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Carex lasiocarpa (Slender Sedge) showing well it's wonderfully tomentose utricules 😍
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Carex lasiocarpa (Slender Sedge) showing well it's wonderfully tomentose utricules 😍
Carex/Kobresia simpliciuscula (False Sedge).
A rather elegant looking plant. I've met this species in Teesdale and some very rich upland flushes in Scotland. So another Sedge that's found in really fabulous places!
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A rather elegant looking plant. I've met this species in Teesdale and some very rich upland flushes in Scotland. So another Sedge that's found in really fabulous places!
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December 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Carex/Kobresia simpliciuscula (False Sedge).
A rather elegant looking plant. I've met this species in Teesdale and some very rich upland flushes in Scotland. So another Sedge that's found in really fabulous places!
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A rather elegant looking plant. I've met this species in Teesdale and some very rich upland flushes in Scotland. So another Sedge that's found in really fabulous places!
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Carex limosa (Bog Sedge)
Definitely a contender for the most beautiful Sedge in Britain and Ireland 😍
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Definitely a contender for the most beautiful Sedge in Britain and Ireland 😍
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December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Carex limosa (Bog Sedge)
Definitely a contender for the most beautiful Sedge in Britain and Ireland 😍
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Definitely a contender for the most beautiful Sedge in Britain and Ireland 😍
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Carex filiformis (Downy Fruited Sedge). 😍
This photo was taken in 2022 in an extraordinary Wiltshire meadow. The first and only time I've found this plant in the wild.
Some motivation to get down south next summer!
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This photo was taken in 2022 in an extraordinary Wiltshire meadow. The first and only time I've found this plant in the wild.
Some motivation to get down south next summer!
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December 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Carex filiformis (Downy Fruited Sedge). 😍
This photo was taken in 2022 in an extraordinary Wiltshire meadow. The first and only time I've found this plant in the wild.
Some motivation to get down south next summer!
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This photo was taken in 2022 in an extraordinary Wiltshire meadow. The first and only time I've found this plant in the wild.
Some motivation to get down south next summer!
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Carex microglochin (Bristle Sedge).
Another Sedge with a tiny range in our area, known just from the Ben Lawers range.
These plants were in a flush with C. capillaris and C. atrofusca as just some of the neighbours! 😍
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Another Sedge with a tiny range in our area, known just from the Ben Lawers range.
These plants were in a flush with C. capillaris and C. atrofusca as just some of the neighbours! 😍
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December 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Carex microglochin (Bristle Sedge).
Another Sedge with a tiny range in our area, known just from the Ben Lawers range.
These plants were in a flush with C. capillaris and C. atrofusca as just some of the neighbours! 😍
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Another Sedge with a tiny range in our area, known just from the Ben Lawers range.
These plants were in a flush with C. capillaris and C. atrofusca as just some of the neighbours! 😍
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Carex flava (Large Yellow Sedge).
Known in Britain from just a few sites in Northern England. Most of the British population is at the incredible Roudsea woods. An absolutely gorgeous plant that I try and visit whenever I'm in the area 😍
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Known in Britain from just a few sites in Northern England. Most of the British population is at the incredible Roudsea woods. An absolutely gorgeous plant that I try and visit whenever I'm in the area 😍
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December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Carex flava (Large Yellow Sedge).
Known in Britain from just a few sites in Northern England. Most of the British population is at the incredible Roudsea woods. An absolutely gorgeous plant that I try and visit whenever I'm in the area 😍
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Known in Britain from just a few sites in Northern England. Most of the British population is at the incredible Roudsea woods. An absolutely gorgeous plant that I try and visit whenever I'm in the area 😍
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Carex capillaris (Hair Sedge)
Whether you're in an upland flush or on some coastal machair, you're almost certainly somewhere special when you're hanging out with this plant. And usually with an array of other special plants.
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Whether you're in an upland flush or on some coastal machair, you're almost certainly somewhere special when you're hanging out with this plant. And usually with an array of other special plants.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Carex capillaris (Hair Sedge)
Whether you're in an upland flush or on some coastal machair, you're almost certainly somewhere special when you're hanging out with this plant. And usually with an array of other special plants.
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Whether you're in an upland flush or on some coastal machair, you're almost certainly somewhere special when you're hanging out with this plant. And usually with an array of other special plants.
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Carex depauperata (Starved Wood Sedge).
A bit of a change with a southern species, this plant is known from four sites in the south of Britain and one in Ireland.
This photo is from the classic Cheddar site where many botanists meet this beautiful and distinctive plant 😍
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A bit of a change with a southern species, this plant is known from four sites in the south of Britain and one in Ireland.
This photo is from the classic Cheddar site where many botanists meet this beautiful and distinctive plant 😍
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December 19, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Carex depauperata (Starved Wood Sedge).
A bit of a change with a southern species, this plant is known from four sites in the south of Britain and one in Ireland.
This photo is from the classic Cheddar site where many botanists meet this beautiful and distinctive plant 😍
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A bit of a change with a southern species, this plant is known from four sites in the south of Britain and one in Ireland.
This photo is from the classic Cheddar site where many botanists meet this beautiful and distinctive plant 😍
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Carex chordorrhiza (String Sedge).
Another rare plant in Britain with just two sites in Scotland. This photo is from Insh marshes where the population of this fabulous plant was huge.
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Another rare plant in Britain with just two sites in Scotland. This photo is from Insh marshes where the population of this fabulous plant was huge.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Carex chordorrhiza (String Sedge).
Another rare plant in Britain with just two sites in Scotland. This photo is from Insh marshes where the population of this fabulous plant was huge.
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Another rare plant in Britain with just two sites in Scotland. This photo is from Insh marshes where the population of this fabulous plant was huge.
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Carex recta (Estuarine Sedge).
So far in Britain only known from a few rivers in the far north of Scotland.
Aristate female glumes lower down in the spikes are quite distinctive.
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So far in Britain only known from a few rivers in the far north of Scotland.
Aristate female glumes lower down in the spikes are quite distinctive.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Carex recta (Estuarine Sedge).
So far in Britain only known from a few rivers in the far north of Scotland.
Aristate female glumes lower down in the spikes are quite distinctive.
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So far in Britain only known from a few rivers in the far north of Scotland.
Aristate female glumes lower down in the spikes are quite distinctive.
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Carex buxbaumii (Club Sedge).
Only known in Britain from 4 sites in Scotland with one historic site in Ireland.
I think the male glumes sitting below the females give the spikes a really wonderful appearance 😍
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Only known in Britain from 4 sites in Scotland with one historic site in Ireland.
I think the male glumes sitting below the females give the spikes a really wonderful appearance 😍
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December 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Carex buxbaumii (Club Sedge).
Only known in Britain from 4 sites in Scotland with one historic site in Ireland.
I think the male glumes sitting below the females give the spikes a really wonderful appearance 😍
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Only known in Britain from 4 sites in Scotland with one historic site in Ireland.
I think the male glumes sitting below the females give the spikes a really wonderful appearance 😍
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Two fabulous sedges from late April on Arnside Knott.
Spring Sedge (Carex caryophyllea) and its rare red relative Carex ericetorum (Rare Spring Sedge).
The beautiful wine red glumes of ericetorum separate these really well in flower/fruit. What beauties! 😍
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Spring Sedge (Carex caryophyllea) and its rare red relative Carex ericetorum (Rare Spring Sedge).
The beautiful wine red glumes of ericetorum separate these really well in flower/fruit. What beauties! 😍
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December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Two fabulous sedges from late April on Arnside Knott.
Spring Sedge (Carex caryophyllea) and its rare red relative Carex ericetorum (Rare Spring Sedge).
The beautiful wine red glumes of ericetorum separate these really well in flower/fruit. What beauties! 😍
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Spring Sedge (Carex caryophyllea) and its rare red relative Carex ericetorum (Rare Spring Sedge).
The beautiful wine red glumes of ericetorum separate these really well in flower/fruit. What beauties! 😍
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A few fabulous non-sedges I found whilst looking back through my photos. I feel lucky to have met so many beautiful species 😍
-Rannoch Rush (Scheuchzeria palustris)
-Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
-Round-headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)
-Alpine Penny Cress (Noccaea caerulescens)
-Rannoch Rush (Scheuchzeria palustris)
-Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
-Round-headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)
-Alpine Penny Cress (Noccaea caerulescens)
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
A few fabulous non-sedges I found whilst looking back through my photos. I feel lucky to have met so many beautiful species 😍
-Rannoch Rush (Scheuchzeria palustris)
-Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
-Round-headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)
-Alpine Penny Cress (Noccaea caerulescens)
-Rannoch Rush (Scheuchzeria palustris)
-Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)
-Round-headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)
-Alpine Penny Cress (Noccaea caerulescens)
Carex magellanica (Tall Bog-sedge) at one of the few North Wales sites. Gosh all of the Bog Sedges really are spectacular!
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December 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Carex magellanica (Tall Bog-sedge) at one of the few North Wales sites. Gosh all of the Bog Sedges really are spectacular!
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Another Scottish special. Carex norvegica (Close-headed Alpine Sedge).
Found high up in the mountains near basic flushing. A really beautiful plant normally growing with other exciting species.
Found high up in the mountains near basic flushing. A really beautiful plant normally growing with other exciting species.
December 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Another Scottish special. Carex norvegica (Close-headed Alpine Sedge).
Found high up in the mountains near basic flushing. A really beautiful plant normally growing with other exciting species.
Found high up in the mountains near basic flushing. A really beautiful plant normally growing with other exciting species.
I've been enjoying folks posting their botanical advent calendars. Thought I'd share some of my favourite Sedges to round out the year.
To start, the magnificent Carex rariflora (Mountain Bog-sedge) 😍
To start, the magnificent Carex rariflora (Mountain Bog-sedge) 😍
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I've been enjoying folks posting their botanical advent calendars. Thought I'd share some of my favourite Sedges to round out the year.
To start, the magnificent Carex rariflora (Mountain Bog-sedge) 😍
To start, the magnificent Carex rariflora (Mountain Bog-sedge) 😍
Lovely to pop in and see the Barometer Earthstars (Astraeus hygrometricus) whilst down South 😍
December 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Lovely to pop in and see the Barometer Earthstars (Astraeus hygrometricus) whilst down South 😍
Ive spent I reckon about 3 years peering under Holly bushes optimistically hoping to find this beauty. Then when I finally do there's loads of them!
- Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)
- Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Ive spent I reckon about 3 years peering under Holly bushes optimistically hoping to find this beauty. Then when I finally do there's loads of them!
- Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)
- Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)
Having an incredible time down South, milder weather and a lot of fungi still about. Including the weird and wonderful like this White Basket! (Ileodyction cibarium) 😍
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Having an incredible time down South, milder weather and a lot of fungi still about. Including the weird and wonderful like this White Basket! (Ileodyction cibarium) 😍
WOW! This was as surreal and spectacular to see in person as I'd hoped 😍
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
WOW! This was as surreal and spectacular to see in person as I'd hoped 😍
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
Aseroe rubra (Anenome/Starfish Stinkhorn).
Straw Club - Clavaria flavipes (was C. straminea). Flavipes means Yellowfoot, which describes how the infertile part of the club is a yellowish colour. A relatively good indicator species and nicely distinctive for a Clavaria.
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Straw Club - Clavaria flavipes (was C. straminea). Flavipes means Yellowfoot, which describes how the infertile part of the club is a yellowish colour. A relatively good indicator species and nicely distinctive for a Clavaria.