The SSSI includes two woods the Wilderness and part of Ryott's Plantation which are important because they support a very great diversity of plants associated with this woodland type, dominated by alder ( " Alnus glutinosa " ); though ash ( " Fraxinus excelsior " ) is abundant in places and there is occasional wild daffodil ( " Narcissus pseudonarcissus " ).
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The ground flora in this area of the reserve is sparase due to the dense tree canopy, but understory species include the nettle ( " Urtica diocia " ), bramble ( " Rubus fruticosus " ) and broad buckler fern ( " Dryopteris dilatata " )-plants which often characterise pine plantations on areas cleared of alder ( " Alnus glutinosa " ) which is still found on site.
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The major habitats & land cover types are mixed mountain forest dominated by Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica and Acer pseudoplatanus, sometimes mixed with Abies alba and Ulmus glabra; mountain clefts with Fraxinus excelsior, Acer platanoides and Alnus glutinosa; mountainous hay meadow with Trisetum flavescens, Geranium sylvaticum, Arnica montana together with several orchid species such as Coeloglossum viride and Dactylorhiza sambucina; mountain springs and streams with Phalaris arundinacea, Mimulus guttatus, Veronica beccabunga etc .; wet meadows; riverine herb communities with Filipendula ulmaria, Petasites hybridus and Chaerophyllum hirsutum; low mountain range grassland as pasture or hay pasture.
