Bog asphodel  (Narthecium ossifragum)

Found throughout much of the British Isles, but is absent from many parts of eastern England and the Midlands (2). The species has undergone a decline in England, and local losses have continued in Sussex and Surrey (3). Bog asphodel can be found in north and western Europe, extending east to south-eastern Sweden and south to northern Portugal (2).

As the common name suggests, bog asphodel is found in wet, boggy habitats including wet heaths, moors and raised, valley and blanket bogs (3)(2). It is also found in wet acid habitats on mountains, up to altitudes of 1000m (2), and is unable to tolerate shade (2).