86 Flora of Shetland 



Ord. Iridece 



i. Iris Pseudacorus (Water Flag). Marshes 

 and burns. Common. 



Ord. Liliacece 



1. Scilla verna (Vernal Squill). Dry heaths 

 and pastures, especially near the sea. Very 

 common. 



S. festalis (Wild Hyacinth). Waste ground 

 near Baltasound. Probably introduced. 



2. Narthecium ossifragum (Bog Asphodel). 

 Bogs and heaths. Abundant. 



Ord. Juncacecz 



i. Juncus effusus (Soft Rush). Heaths and 

 moors. Very common. 



J. conglomeratus (Common Rush). Ed- 

 mondston says "very common." Editor 

 believes it now to be very scarce. 



J. triglumis (Three-flowered Rush). North 

 side of Ronas Hill. 



J. squarrosus (Heath Rush). Very common. 



J. Gerardi (Mud Rush). Salt marshes. 

 Common. 



