Uliginosus
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Also known as: uliginosa, uliginosum
A habitat epithet indicating the plant grows in the most extreme wet conditions — bogs, fens, very wet peaty ground, or permanently waterlogged soils. It implies wetter conditions than palustris and is characteristic of sphagnum-moss bog communities. Appears as uliginosus (masculine), uliginosa (feminine), or uliginosum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin uliginosus, meaning "marshy" or "full of moisture," from uligo/uliginis (moisture of the soil, marsh).
Example
“Juncus uliginosus (bog rush) and Viola uliginosa (bog violet) inhabit the permanently saturated, acidic, nutrient-poor conditions of true bog habitats — an even wetter world than the marsh-loving palustris species.”