Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

[Biskit]

A rare plant has reappeared after more than a century in hiding.
The pinkish-flowered plant, known as grass-poly, was found growing on the banks of an old farmland pond in Norfolk.
The mystery species "came back from the dead" after seeds submerged in the mud were disturbed during work to restore the pond.

Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond'

 

[CTRandall]

Nature is the most awesomest thing! I find it utterly defibrillating that, after centuries of examining and cataloguing the countryside, someone sticks a spade in the ground and up pops a surprise. Excellentness!