Sailchaonach

Sailchaonach

Willow Moss

Sailchaonach

Sailchaonach

Willow Moss

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Sailchaonach

Tá an sailchaonach ar ceann den líon beag plandaí ar féidir leo cláideacha tapa na sruthán ardtailte a sheasamh. Bíonn a fhréamhacha greamaithe go maith i ngairbhéal nó i scoilteanna sa bhuncharraig. Cuireann sé foscadh agus bia ar fáil le haghaidh inveirteabraigh mhóra an uisce ar nós larbhaí na snáthaidí móra agus na gcuileanna cloch agus gnáthóg le haghaidh speicis éagsúla iasc beag.

Willow Moss

With its roots anchored deep into gravel and bedrock fissures, willow moss is one of the few plants that can withstand high-velocity upland stream flows. It provides shelter and grazing for aquatic insects, and habitat for small fish species.