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Alien Species and Garden Escapes

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The following page contains alien (non-British) species found growing wild
in a variety of habitats, and plants considered garden escapes,
which occur in the wild by various means, including seed spread by birds,
other animals and the wind; to dumping by human beings.

Acanthus spinosus - Bear's Breeches (Garden Escape)     fl. close-up     leaf     capsules     plant
Naturalised. Mount Wise, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. 23.06.05 (Public Location)

Achillea ptarmica 'Pearl' - Sneezewort (Garden Escape)     leaves
Wasteland / Trackway. Plym Cycleway between Bickleigh and Shaugh, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
05.09.04 (Public Location) SX 52548 62477

Aconitum x cammarum (A. napellus x A. variegatum) - Garden Monk's-hood
flower close-up     flower side-view     leaf     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 17.06.07 (Private Location)

Ageratum houstonianum - Flossflower     flowers close-up     leaf
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 02.09.07 (Private Location)

Alcea rosea - Hollyhock (Garden Escape)     flower bud     leaf     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 30.09.06 (Private Location)

Alchemilla mollis - Lady's Mantle (Garden Escape)     fls. close-up     leaf     plants
Quarry bottom. Hemerdon Heights, Hemerdon, nr. Plymouth, Devon. 13.07.05

Allium cepa - Onion (Relic of Cultivation)     bulb
Ocean Street Allotments, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon. 20.06.06 (Private Location)

Allium moly - Yellow Garlic (Garden Escape)
Cultivated plant. Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 05.06.06 (Public Location)


Allium neapolitanum syn. A. cowanii - Neapolitan Garlic (Garden Escape)     flower close-up
Limestone cliff. Devil's Point, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon. 04.05.05 (Public Location)

Allium porrum - Leek (Relic of Cultivation)     leaves     seed head
Ocean Street Allotments, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon. 20.06.06 (Private Location)

Allium roseum - Rosy Garlic     flower close-up     flower side-view     bulbils     colony
Roadside. Nr. Tregantle Car Park, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall. 29.05.06 (Public Location)

Allium subhirsutum - Hairy Garlic     flowers side-view     fl. close-up     lf. upper     lf. under
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 29.04.07 (Private Location)

Allium tuberosum - Chinese Chives     flower side-view
Cultivated. Trecanna Nursery, Latchley, nr. St. Anne's Chapel, Cornwall.
07.08.05 (Private Location)

Amaranthus caudatus - Love-lies Bleeding     leaf     plant
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 29.08.06 (Private Location)

Amaranthus retroflexus - Common Amaranth     fl. close-up     leaf upperside     leaf lowerside
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 27.08.06 (Private Location)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Ragweed     fl. close-up     lf. above     lf. below     stem     plant
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 27.08.06 (Private Location)

Anemone x hybrida - Japanese Anemone     leaf
Forder Valley LNR, Eggbuckland, Plymouth, Devon. 05.10.06 (Public Location)

Anthyllis vulneraria ssp. polyphylla - Kidney Vetch (introduction)     
Coastal Grassland. Ligger Point, Holywell, nr. Newquay, Cornwall. 28.04.06 (Public Location)

Antirrhinum majus - Snapdragon     fl. side view     lf. above     lf. below     capsule     plant
Disturbed soil. Chelson Meadow Fringe / Saltram, Plymouth, Devon. 31.07.04 (Public Location)

Arabis caucasica - Garden Arabis (Cultivated)     leaf
Rowden Gardens, Brentor, nr. Tavistock, Devon. 25.04.05 (Private Location)

Armoracia rusticana - Horse-radish     young leaf     lf. upperside     lf. underside
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 24.05.06 (Public Location)

Arum italicum ssp. italicum - Italian Lords and Ladies (Garden Escape)
spadix close-up     floral parts close-up     well marbled leaf     less marbled leaf     divergent lobes
Hedgerow. Plym Bridge Road, Plymouth, Devon. 01.05.07 (Public Location) SX5129058545

Asparagus officinalis - Asparagus (Garden Escape)     close-up     fl. male     fl. female     fruit
Grassland (near dunes). Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, Devon. 27.06.04
(Public Location) SX 980 786

Aster lanceolatus - Narrow-leaved Michaelmas-daisy    fl. close-up    fl. side-view    leaf    stem
Plant now called
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum after recent revision in the United States.
Riverbank. Saltmill, Saltash, Cornwall. 04.09.06 (Public Location)

Aster novae-angliae - Hairy Michaelmas-daisy     leaf     stem hairs
Plant now called
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae after recent revision in the United States.
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 08.07.07 (Public Location)

Aster squamatus - Marsh Aster     fl. close-up     fl. side-view     leaf     stem     seed head
Plant now called
Symphyotrichum subulatum after recent revision in the United States.
Wasteground. Millbay Docks, Millbay, Plymouth, Devon. 22.08.06 (Public Location)

Aster x salignus (A. novi-belgii x lanceolatus) - Common Michaelmas-daisy (Garden Escape)     flower close-up     flower side-view     leaf upperside     leaf underside     stem     plant
Plant now called
Symphyotrichum x salignum after recent revision in the United States.
Wasteland. Barnstaple Close, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.04 (Public Location)

Astrantia major - Astrantia (Cultivated / Naturalised)     leaf
Spriddlestone, nr. Brixton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.08.04 (Private Location)

Atriplex hortensis - Garden Orache (Cultivated)     leaf     bracteole
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 29.08.06 (Private Location)

Aubretia deltoides - Aubretia (Garden Escape)
Limestone cliff. Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 05.05.05 (Public Location)

Barbarea intermedia - Intermediate Yellow Rocket (Alien Weed)     leaf
ID: lateral segments and length of petals / sepals (3 : x2)
Estover Precinct, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 22.04.05 (Public Location)

Barbarea verna - Early-flowering Yellow Rocket / American Cress (Alien Weed)     
flowers close-up     leaf     plant     ID: lateral segments and length of petals / sepals (8 : x3)
Eastern Kings, Devil's Point, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon. 07.04.05 (Public Location)

Bassia scoparia syn. Kochia scoparia - Summer-cypress     close-up     leaf     capsule     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.09.06

Bergenia cordifolia - Elephant's Ears (Garden Escape)
Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 05.05.05 (Public Location)

Beta vulgaris ssp. cicla var. flavescens - Swiss Chard (Relic of cultivation)     
flower close-up     leaves     young plant
Ocean Street Allotments, Keyham, Plymouth, Devon. 20.06.06 (Private Location)

Borago officinalis - Borage     leaf     plant
Wasteland. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.06 (Private Location)

Borago pygmaea - Slender Borage     flower close-up     leaf     plant
Lelant, nr. Hayle, Cornwall. 11.06.07 (Private Location)

Brassica oleracea var. viridis - Kale (Treated Ultrastrike)    flower close-up    leaf    yellow form
Churchtown Farm Community Nature Reserve, Saltash. Cornwall. 16.04.06

Brassica oleracea var. viridis - Red Russian Kale (Garden Escape)     plant (above)     leaf
Coast side of Quarry Path. Berry Head, nr. Brixham, Devon. 15.09.04 (Public Location)

Brunnera macrophylla - Great Forget-me-not     flowers close-up     leaf
Opposite cycletrack, nr. Otter Nurseries, Chittleburn Hill, nr. Brixton, Plymouth, Devon.
27.04.07 (Public Location) SX5414552293

Bupleurum rotundifolium - Thorow-wax    fl. head side-view    lf. above    lf. below    seed head
Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 29.08.06 (Private Location)


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