not gonna say it again!!!!

eileenlufkin:

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bitchwhoyoukiddin:

drst:

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ofools:

a BOG is a wetland that is acidic

a FEN is a wetland that is alkaline

i feel bad about ppl being like “Wow this is helpful information! thank you!” because honestly when is this knowledge going to be useful

When we’re writing fiction set in bogs or fens it’ll protect us from the ire of accuracy-inclined readers.

a bog will preserve a body, in a fen, the body will decay due to higher bacteria activity.  [source]

in case that’s useful to anyone.

this post just keeps getting more on point.

But.. Other than a sign, how would someone know if they just came on it? Do we call it a swamp?

brb, as I see a google rabbit hole with my name and your question on it.  jk I’ve already been scouring google about the whole ‘visually identifying bogs vs fens’ for DAYS now.  Because really, there’s gotta be a better way than wandering random wetlands with a handful of litmus paper strips.  Though that kind sounds fun.  Fun in a ‘i can’t put pokemon go on my phone so I might as well do this’ kind of way.

I love everyone who participated in this conversation, both those who are enthusiastic and those who are just mad

I’ve decided that two of the characters in my next fantasy novel are going to have a running argument about it.

They would have some different plants.
Per http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep7f.htm:
“Moss and some evergreen trees and shrubs thrive in bogs because they can tolerate the acidic soil conditions. Orchids, water lilies, pickerel weed, cranberries and blueberries also grow in bogs.

Grasses and sedges are common plants in fens and fens often look like meadows.”

So moss would be in a bog, and grass and sedge in a fen.