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The Spring-flowering Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) is also called 'Jack-in-the-Lantern', after the goblin that carries the 'ignis fatuus' or 'foolish fire', a ghostly light seen by travellers at night especially over bogs, swamps and marshes.

The Spring-flowering #wildflower Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) is also called 'Jack-in-the-Lantern', after the goblin that carries the 'ignis fatuus' or 'foolish fire', a ghostly light seen by travellers at night especially over bogs, swamps and marshes. #FolkloreSunday
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