We didn't but we were delighted to find what we did find and at least two species were new since last recorded in 2002.
The Golden-saxifrage might have been near one of the many natural springs like this one:
- but we didn't find any. I was drawn from afar to a clump that looked likely with an apparently single stem leaf as is common on the desired species:
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage,
Eglyn cyferbynddail
or
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
This is a bract and part of the large inflorescence on these plants which are very clearly the species named above from lower leaf characters etc. This example even has a solitary flower above it.
Other species we saw:
Toothwort,
Deintlys
or
Lathraea squamaria
We couldn't reach this vivid patch of Golden-saxifrage but I am pretty sure it is Opposite-leaved.
Celandines were abundant.
Lesser Celandine,
Llygad Ebrill
or
Ficaria verna
As was
Marsh-marigold,
Gold y gors
or
Caltha palustris
Great Horsetail,
Marchrawnen fawr
or
Equisetum telmateia
A large patch north of the reserve on the river. First record on our side of the river - it is abundant on the Glamorgan side.
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