bog asphodel

Narthecium ossifragum

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Narthecium ossifragum, commonly known as bog asphodel, Lancashire asphodel or bastard asphodel, is a plant of Western Europe, found on wet, boggy moorlands up to about 1000 m in elevation. It produces spikes of bright yellow flowers in summer. The bright orange fruits have been used as a colourant to replace saffron by Shetland Islanders. Despite the plant's English name, it is not particularly closely related to the true asphodels.

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  1. (c) Graham Gavaghan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/87001648@N00/4753116336
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narthecium_ossifragum

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