Exploding Bulrush

A bulrush is a very tall plant that grows in wetlands, often among reeds and grasses at the edge of a pond. The plant has a very long, rounded seed head at the top and when the plant is mature the seed head will explode shedding large quantities of down.

There are quite a number of these bulrushes in the wee nature reserve at the end of the loch in the Heritage Park. Most were still intact but with a bit of manoeuvring at the fence and my camera on full zoom I spotted this quite splendid explosion.