By Mafenty
Berwickshire,
United Kingdom
This plant has bee growing wild in a stream near our village it has appeared at three different locations It seems to be an "escape". could you identify it please
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3 May, 2010
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its pretty though ;o)
3 May, 2010
It is on the list of plants to be eradicated like Japanese knotweed and Impatiens balsamica(?) (Policeman's helmet) and Parrot's feather. they are all killing off native plants.
3 May, 2010
what a shame, why are they so pretty but so deadly ;o(
3 May, 2010
they are stunning to look at but they dont have smell. not called skunk cabbage for nothing :o)
3 May, 2010
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Lysichiton americanus. Skunk Cabbage is its common name. It is indeed an escape and fast becoming a major problem in the UK.
3 May, 2010