Marsh St John’s-wort in moving water, Dorset

 

 

At the edge of a bog, New Forest

 

 

Flowerhead and hairy leaves in slight shade

 

 

5-petalled flower, 3 styles and 10 stamens

 

 

Close-up of 3 pale capitate stigmas and

 

yellow anthers 

 

 

Red sepals and stems in unshaded open water

 

 

 

Glandular sepals, hairy stem

 

 

Stalked glands on sepals

 

 

 

Coiled unopen flower

 

 

'Waterproof' hairy leaves and stem

 

 

Close-up of hairs on leaf