Bog Aspodel
Taken at Oa, Islay on 11th July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Ben Lawer Reserve on 2nd August 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Taken on Glen Rosa, Arran on 17th August 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Bog Aspodel.
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AKA: 		Narthecium ossifragum.
Dioscoreales.
Nartheciaceae.
Perennial.
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Feature:
 Purple moor grass and rush pastures.
July - Sept.
5 - 40 cms.
The Latin name means "weak bone" and refers to a traditional belief that eating the plant caused sheep to develop brittle bones. The probable origin of this story is that sheep eating a calcium poor diet are likely to develop bone weakness, and Bog Asphodel favours acidic, low calcium soils.