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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.

Pancratium maritimum - Sea Daffodil     scape in bud     fl. close-up     fl. side-view     plant
Strete Gate, Slapton Sands, Devon. 15.08.06 (Public Location)

Papaver orientale - Oriental Poppy (Garden Escape)     flower     bud and stem hairs     leaf
Wasteground / Road Verge. Nr. Trago Mills, Newton Abbot, Devon. 27.05.05 (Public Location)

Papaver somniferum - Opium Poppy (Garden Escape)    fl. side-view    salmon fls.    seed head
Wasteground, Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 04.06.07 (Private Location)

Papaver somniferum (double) - Opium Poppy (Garden Escape)    pink     frilly double form     
Footpath over old railway bridge, Chittleburn Hill, Brixton, Plymouth. 03.08.04 (Public Location)

Persicaria wallichii - Himalayan Knotweed (Garden Escape)     flowers     leaf     stem
N. Boundary of Weston Mill Cemetry, Weston Mill, Plymouth, Devon.
21.06.06 (Public Location)

Petasites fragrans - Winter Heliotrope     flower     flower side view     leaf
Forder Creek, Saltash. 01.07.04 (Public Location) SX 412 576

Petasites japonicus - Giant Butterbur     in bud     leaf     leaves side view     plants in leaf
Relic of cultivation. West of Whitleigh Woods, Plymouth, Devon. 25.09.06 (Public Location)
P. japonicus flower by kind permission and ©Phil Pullen. Flower image taken on the 12.04.06.

Petroselinum crispum - Garden Parsley (Garden Escape)
flower close-up     stem leaf     seed head     capsule close-up     plant
Hedgerow east of Elburton Hotel, Elburton Road, Elburton, Plymouth, Devon.
15.07.06 (Public Location) SX 533 530

Petunia x hybrida - Petunia (Garden Escape)     flower side-view     leaf
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 30.09.06 (Private Location)

Phormium tenax - New Zealand Flax     flower     seed pod
Par Beach, Par, Cornwall. 17.07.06 (Public Location)

Phuopsis stylosa - Caucasian Crosswort (Garden Escape)     leaves
Cultivated. Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 23.05.05 (Public Location)

Physalis peruviana - Cape Gooseberry     
flower close-up     flower reverse     leaf     capsule     unripe fruit     plant
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.06 (Private Location)

Pilosella aurantiaca - Fox and Cubs (1)   fl. close-up   fl. under   phyllaries   lf. upper  lf. under   
Disturbed soil. Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 28.06.08 (Private Location) SX 516 584

Pilosella aurantiaca - Fox and Cubs (2)   leaf upperside     colony 
Short deer-grazed grassland. Nr. Sainsbury's, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon. 29.06.05

Polygonatum x hybridum - Garden Solomon's Seal     
flowers close-up     flowers face-view     leaf upperside     leaf underside     plants
Road verge, Clearbrook, nr. Yelverton, Devon. 12.04.07 (Public Location)

Polygonatum multiflorum 'Flore-Plenum' - Double Solomon's Seal (Cultivated)
Pounsley Plants, nr. Brixton, Plymouth, Devon. 17.05.04 (Private Location)

Primula japonica - Japanese Cowslip (Garden Escape)
Wet Grassland. Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 23.05.04 (Private Location)

Ranunculus ficaria ssp. chrysocephalus - Lesser Celandine     young flower     fl. reverse     leaf
Cultivated, but can escape from gardens. Rowden Garden, Brentor, nr. Tavistock, Devon. 05.04.07 (Private Location)

Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. raphanistrum - Wild Radish     
fl. close-up (white)     fl. close-up (yellow)     fl. side-view (yellow)     leaf     capsule
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 27.08.06

Raphanus sativus - Garden Radish     leaf     capsule
Cultivated. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth. 30.08.04 (Public Location)

Rodgersia aesculifolia - Fingerleaf Rodgersia (leaf)
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 15.07.07 (Private Location)

Rudbeckia hirta - Bristly Cone-flower (non-flowering shoot)     leaf
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 08.07.07 (Private Location)

Sagittaria latifolia - Duck Potato ?   
flower close-up     leaf upperside     leaf underside     plants
Pond margins. Cadover Lakes, Cadover, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
24.07.06 (Public Location) SX 552 651

Salpiglossis sinuata - Painted Tongue     flower side-view     stem leaf     lower leaf     stem
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 30.09.06 (Private Location)

Salvia officinalis - Sage    flowers close-up     leaf
Cultivated. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 12.06.05 (Private Location)

Saxifraga spathularis x umbrosa - London Pride (Garden Throw-out)     rosette
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 20.05.07 (Private Location)

Scilla bithynica - Turkish Squill     flower close-up     leaf     naturalised
Relic of cultivation. Along brook, Cann Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
01.03.07 (Public Location)

Scrophularia scorodonia - Balm-leaved Figwort (Alien Weed)
fl. close-up     fl. side-view     lf. upperside   lf. underside   capsule   stem     young plant   habitat     
Upton Towans Nature Reserve (CWT), near Hayle, Cornwall. 16.06.06 (Public Location)

Scrophularia vernalis - Yellow Figwort
fl. close-up     stem lf.     lower lf. above     lower lf. below     capsules     young plant     colony
Hedgerow behind Ham House, Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon.
28.04.07 SX 462 577 (Public Location)

Sedum confusum - Lesser Mexican-stonecrop     plant
Roadside, west cliff. Seaton, Cornwall. 24.09.05 (Public Location)

Sedum pallidum var. bithynicum - Turkish Stonecrop     close-up     habitat
On bank and pavement edge. Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 24.07.08 (Public Location)

Sedum praealtum - Greater Mexican-stonecrop
Cycletrack. Pomphlette - Oreston, Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon. 08.08.06 (Public Location)

Sedum rupestre syn. S. reflexum - Reflexed Stonecrop (Garden Escape)     leaves
Yelverton, Nr. Plymouth. Devon. 04.07.04 (Public Location) SX 526 673

Sedum sexangulare - Tasteless Stonecrop     flower close-up     leaves     plant     colony
On scree. Road cutting, Ridge Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 08.06.07 (Public Location)

Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' - Ice Plant (Garden Escape)     leaf
Hedgerow. Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 19.09.04 (Public Location)

Sedum spurium - Caucasian Stonecrop     leaves
Lerryn, nr. Lostwithiel, Cornwall. 17.07.06 (Public Location)

Sedum stoloniferum - Lesser Caucasian-stonecrop     flower close-up     leaf close-up     plant
Path edge. Forder Valley Junction, Plymouth, Devon. 10.06.05 (Public Location) SX 510 573

Senecio cineraria - Silver Ragwort (Naturalised)     flower side-view     leaf     leaves     plant
Limestone cliffs. Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 23.05.05 (Public Location)

Senecio inaequidens - Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Alien Weed)
flower close-up     flower side-view     ageing flower     leaf     seed head     plant     
William Prance Road, Plymouth International Business Park, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon.
08.07.06 (Public Location)

Silene armeria - Sweet-William Catchfly     flower close-up     leaf
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 24.06.07 (Private Location)

Silene vulgaris ssp. macrocarpa - Plymouth Campion   fl. side-view   in bud   leaf   seed head
Limestone grassland. Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon. 01.06.05 (Public Location)

Silybum marianum - Milk Thistle     leaves
Weed of Cultivation. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon.
01.05.06 (Private Location)

Sinapis alba ssp. alba - White Mustard     fl. close-up     fl. side-view     leaf     capsule
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 09.09.07 (Private Location)

Sisymbrium orientale - Eastern Rocket (Alien Weed)   
fl. close-up     fl. side view     lf. lower     lf. upper     fruit
Shrubbery. NE side of Pavillions, City Centre, Plymouth, Devon. 06.07.06 (Public Location)

Sisyrinchium californicum - Yellow-eyed-grass (Garden Escape)     flower close-up
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 10.09.06 (Private Location)

Sisyrinchium montanum - Blue-eyed-grass (Garden Escape)     leaves
Dawlish Warren NNR, Dawlish Warren, Devon. 23.06.06 (Public Location)

Sisyrinchium striatum - Pale Yellow-eyed-grass (Garden Escape)     plant
Stone wall. Sherford Road, Elburton, Plymouth, Devon. 15.07.06 (Public Location)


Solanum capsicastrum - Winter Cherry     fl. reverse     sepals     lf. above     lf. below     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 30.09.06 (Private Location)

Solanum physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum - Green Nightshade     flower close-up    fl. reverse     lf. above     lf. below     alternative leaf shape     capsules     cap. close-up     stem     plant
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 16.09.06 (Private Location) 

Solanum tuberosum - Potato (Garden Escape)     leaf     seed head
Relic of cultivation. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover, Plymouth, Devon.
29.07.05 (Private Location)

Soleirolia soleirolii syn Helixine - Mind-your-own-business (Garden Escape)     close-up
Stream beside Plympton Sewage Works, Marsh Mills, Plymouth. 02.08.04 (Public Location)

Solidago canadensis - Canadian Golden-rod (Garden Escape)     close-up
Roadside beside Hardwick Wood, Plympton. 27.07.04 (Public Location) SX 529 553

Solidago gigantea - Early Goldenrod     flowers close-up     leaf
Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 30.09.06 (Private Location)

Stachys byzantina syn. Stachys lanata - Lamb's-ear (Garden Escape)     leaf
Cultivated. Mutley Plain, Plymouth, Devon. 21.06.05 (Public Location)

Symphyotrichum spp. (American Asters) - See Aster (Alien Weeds and Garden Escapes)

Symphytum asperum - Rough Comfrey     
flowers side-view     flowers face-view     capsules     leaf     upper stem leaves     leaf / stem
North of Pound Cross, Maristow, nr. Roborough, Plymouth, Devon. 29.06.07 (Public Location)

Symphytum grandiflorum - Creeping Comfrey     leaf upper     leaf under     stolon and leaf base
Roadside. Stokenham, nr. Slapton Ley, Devon. 06.07.07 (Public Location)

Symphytum x uplandicum - Russian Comfrey     leaf     stem     plant
Forder Valley LNR, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 05.06.07 (Public Location)

Tagetes patula - French Marigold     flower side-view     leaf     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 08.07.07 (Public Location)

Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew     flowers     leaf     plant     group
Disturbed soil. Blunts Lane Allotments, Estover. 19.06.04 (Private Location) SX 503 592

Tanacetum parthenium (semi-double form) - Feverfew     plant
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 08.07.07 (Public Location)

Tanacetum parthenium (discoid form) - Feverfew
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 26.08.07 (Public Location)

Tellima grandiflora - Fringe Cups     flower close-up     leaf     plant
Naturalised garden escape. Nr. Chaddlewood, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon.
05.05.07 (Public Location)


Trachystemon orientalis - Abraham-Isaac-Jacob     flower close-up     leaf
Hedgerow behind Ham House, Ham Woods, Ham, Plymouth, Devon.
28.04.07 SX 462 577 (Public Location)

Tragopodon porrifolius - Salsify     
flower side-view     bud     plant     seed head     plants in seed     seed     root
Penhale Sands - Ligger Point, Holywell, nr. Newquay, Cornwall.
28.04.06 (Public Location) SW 764 575

Trifolium hybridum ssp. elegans - Alsike Clover (Alien Weed)   
stipule     leaf      solid stem     plant
Wasteland. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 22.07.07 (Private Location)

Trifolium hybridum ssp. hybridum - Alsike Clover (Cultivated Plant)   
flower close-up     stipules     leaf     hollow stem
Greassland. Blagdon's Meadow, Embankment Rd., Plymouth, Devon. 10.06.05 (Public Location)

Trifolium subterraneum var. oxaloides - Subterranean Clover (Wool Alien)     
flower close-up     leaf upperside     leaf underside     stem hairs     stipule     plant
Recorded from material found, terminal leaflets 18mm or less, leaf petioles up to 10.2cm.
Wasteground. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 07.05.07 (Public Location)

Tropaeolum majus - Nasturtium (Garden Escape)     orange flowered form     leaf     seed head
Naturalised. Lydford, Devon. 25.07.05 (Private Location)

Tulbaghia natalensis - Society Garlic (Cultivated)
Cultivated. NCCPG National Collection of Tulbaghia. (BSBI listed species).
The African Garden, Wasdale Gardens, Estover, Plymouth, Devon. 12.05.04 (Private Location)


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