A SURVEY OF THE LOWKR TEES MARSHES 



society of which Phalaris arundinacea is the predominant 

 feature. To the north, until cultivated land is reached, yunci 

 remain dominant, but, to the eye, the vegetation is more a 

 matted collection of miscellaneous perennials than anything 

 else. 



Strange to say, despite the apparently suitable situations 

 the nook has to offer, Trollins europaeits almost fails, one plant 

 representing the species. For this deficiency one has to blame 

 the absence of the mole-worked ground which seems to favour 

 the germination and future success of the seedlings. A second 

 prominent plant almost an absentee is Pariiassiiis palustris, 

 but this causes little surprise when one compares the habitat 

 with stations at Wolsingham, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Nine- 

 banks and Blackball Rocks where sturdy seedlings abound. 

 There we have a light soil clad with vegetation of an exceed- 

 ingly open character. 



Appended is a list of the plants found here : — 



Carex paludosa cd(ld) Tritolium pratense o 



Juncus effusus cd Myosotis caespitosa f 



• Phalaris arundinacea .; Id Parnassius palustris r 



Valeriana sambucifolia Id 



Ranunculus Ficaria f 



Ranunculus repens rr 



Caltha palustris a 



Trollius europaeus One plant 



Cardamine pratense o 



C. flexuosa o 



Lychnis Flos-cuculi la 



L. dioica o 



Cerastium viscosum o 



Spiraea Ulmaria a 



Epilobium hirsutum / 



E. palustre o 



Angelica sylvestris a 



Galium palustre a 



Cnicus palustris o 



Senecio aquatica o 



Achillea ptarmica f 



Vicia cracca f 



Lotus uliginosus a 



Mentha spp f 



Scabiosa succisa f 



Rumex acetosa f 



R. conglomeratus f 



R. Hydrolapathum r 



Rhinanthus cristagalli r 



Salix caprea vr 



Carex riparia o 



Carex Goodenowii r 



C. vulpina f 



Juncus glaucus o 



J. conglomeratus o 



J. acutiflorus f 



Orchis maculata f 



Listera ovata r 



Deschampsia caespitosa f 



Holcus lanatus f 



Agrostis alba f 



With stragglers from cultivation. 



