In his earlier research he was interested in angiosperms such as the genus Rosa and the species Drosera rotundifolia (common sundew), From the late 1860s, he focused on mycology, publishing significant works on the fungal class Pyrenomycetes.
Drosera | Drosera rotundifolia | Drosera spatulata | Drosera petiolaris | Drosera peltata | ''Drosera indica'' with trapped insects, Kumbla | ''Drosera capensis | Drosera bicolor |
The Mire’s make-up of wet acid peat makes it ideal conditions for some rare and diverse species of plants such as Bog Asphodels (Narthecium ossifragum), Round-Leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), White Beaked sedge (Rhynchospora alba) and cranberry.