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Spanish bluebell
This is a plant which you should avoid planting in the garden. The problem with the spanish bluebell (Hyachintoides hispanica) is than it hybridises with our own native bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) to produce a fertile cross (Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica) which itself can cross back with our native bluebell. In many places now, the hybrid outnumbers our own bluebell and ecologists are very worried about the long-term future of our native plant. Spanish bluebells are much more erect than the native plant; hybrids are intermediate.
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Technical Information: Photographed with a Minolta Dimage Z1. |
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Copyright Richard Burkmar 2004. Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this image for non-commercial purposes which are of benefit to the natural environment. School pupils, students, teachers and educators are invited to use and reproduce the image freely. The photographer should be credited where practicable. Use for commercial purposes is prohibited unless permission is obtained from the copyright holder. |
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