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Marsh St John’s-wort

 
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