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Sundew, carnivorous plant.
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Take a good look at the shiny droplets of sap!


Flora. This means all plants, trees and flowers,.... Here are some examples of typical species in the territory of the reserve:

Sundew is a small plant which flowers at the beginning of summer and grows in peat bogs. In these damp and very poor surroundings, it cannot find the necessary minerals for its growth and development.

Since it is a plant, it cannot move around like animals do. It has therefore found a clever way of "catching" these nutrients. It has long hairs, with a drop of sticky sap at the end of them, to trap small insects on its leaves. This is why we call sundew a carnivorous plant.

The Bog Arum is a very rare aquatic plant only found, in France, in the Vosges massif. It grows and spreads in and around marshy alder forests. This is a typical Northern and Eastern European plant.
Bog arum and danselfly (dragonfly) © Michel Rauch
     
Royal Water Fern.
© Michel Rauch


The Royal Water Fern is a large, magnificent fern which grows close to the sources of numerous waterways in the Vosges du Nord and Pfalz massif. It is rare in our region, since its optimal habitat is further to the west in an oceanic climate.
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Nutritious elements which the plant is capable of using as they are, for example: carbon, nitrogen and glucose (sugar).

: A sort of liquid made by a plant.

Plant or animal which eats meat.

Animal or plant which lives in or near water.

This is the place with the best possible conditions (climate, type of soil, etc.) for proper development of a species.

Climate highly influenced by the proximity of the ocean. Summers are cool, winters mild, and rain is very frequent.