Habitat: boggy areas or wet compacted shingle among grasses, often seasonal wetlands.

Key features: wetland plant, many spirally arranged tubular pink flowers, scarcely opening.

Habitat: supported by surrounding reeds or rushes, usually in wetlands. Northland.

Key features: of wetlands, distinctive flower on tall plants with many broad leaves.

Habitat: sedgelands, in flowing or still water, often floating, its roots barely touching the peat

Key features: very wet habitat, white, frilled labellum.