bog asphodel

bog asphodel or bog-as·pho·del (bôg

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Any of several perennial herbs of the genus Narthecium in the lily family, native to boggy areas in northern temperate regions and having grasslike leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.

bog asphodel

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves

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bog asphodel - either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions

liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

genus Narthecium, Narthecium - bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

European bog asphodel, Narthecium ossifragum - of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal

American bog asphodel, Narthecium americanum - of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina

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American bog asphodel asphodel European bog asphodel flower genus Narthecium liliaceous plant Marsh asphodel Narthecium Narthecium americanum Narthecium ossifragum	Andy Lees, the North Pennines AONB Partnership''s conservation officer, said: Fen and heath habitats such as the slopes above the Derwent Reservoir support rare plants such as bog asphodel and lesser skullcap, as well as the food plants of some rare butterflies. SHEEP ARE DRAFTED IN TO HELP RARE PLANTS THRIVE by The Journal (Newcastle, England) Once again many of the 12,000 year old Mires' glinting ponds are brimming with dragonflies, while plants such as bog asphodel, sundews and sphagnum moss have been boosted, along with the prospects for wading birds like dunlin and curlew. Bogs boost by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The 9,416 acres (3,810 hectares) at Warren Grove Gunnery Range make up a broad mosaic of upland and lowland habitats that support a high diversity of plant species, including Knieskern's beaked-rush and the bog asphodel (Narthecium americanum), a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. What's the rush at Warren Grove Gunnery Range? by Bien, Walter F. / Endangered Species Update	Boehmeria Boehmeria nivea boehmite Boell Boeotia Boeotian Boer Boer War boerbul boere- boeremusiek boerewors Boes boet Boethius boeuf boeuf bourguignon boeuf Bourguignonne boeuf fondu bourguignon boff boffin boffo boffola Bofors gun bog bog asphodel bog aster Bog bean bog bilberry Bog bumper Bog butter bog candles bog cotton bog deal bog down Bog earth bog hemp bog hole bog in Bog iron bog kalmia bog laurel bog moss bog myrtle bog oak bog off bog orchid Bog ore bog paper bog pimpernel bog plant	BOFI BOFIA BOFID BOFIT BOFL BOFM Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors Advanced Missile System Evaluation Bofors gun Bofors guns Bofors Infantry Light and Lethal Anti-Tank Missile Bofry Bofry BOFS BOFSAT BOFSM BOFSS BOFSUW BOFT BOFTSI BOFY BOFZ bog bog bog bog bog bog Bog Arum Bog Arum bog asphodel bog asphodels bog asphodels bog aster Bog bean bog bilberry bog bilberry Bog bodies Bog bodies Bog body Bog body Bog bumper Bog burial Bog burial Bog butter bog candles bog cotton bog cottons bog deal Bog Deposits bog down bog down Bog earth Bog Ecosystem Research Initiative Bog Formation Bog gas Bog gas Bog gas Bog gas bog harrow bog hemp

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American bog asphodel
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European bog asphodel
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genus Narthecium
liliaceous plant
Marsh asphodel
Narthecium
Narthecium americanum
Narthecium ossifragum

Andy Lees, the North Pennines AONB Partnership''s conservation officer, said: Fen and heath habitats such as the slopes above the Derwent Reservoir support rare plants such as bog asphodel and lesser skullcap, as well as the food plants of some rare butterflies.

SHEEP ARE DRAFTED IN TO HELP RARE PLANTS THRIVE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

Once again many of the 12,000 year old Mires' glinting ponds are brimming with dragonflies, while plants such as bog asphodel, sundews and sphagnum moss have been boosted, along with the prospects for wading birds like dunlin and curlew.

Bogs boost by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

The 9,416 acres (3,810 hectares) at Warren Grove Gunnery Range make up a broad mosaic of upland and lowland habitats that support a high diversity of plant species, including Knieskern's beaked-rush and the bog asphodel (Narthecium americanum), a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

What's the rush at Warren Grove Gunnery Range? by Bien, Walter F. / Endangered Species Update