Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. salicaria binomial Lythrumsalicaria binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. italic title Lythrumsalicaria ... soorten&id 3030 Lythrumsalicaria ref is a flowering plant belonging to the family ... XREF salicaria&TAXON NAME XREF &RANK Lythrumsalicaria ref ref name mc Med Checklist Lythrumsalicaria ref ref name foc Flora of China http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 2&taxon id 200014658 Lythrumsalicaria ref ref name apni Australian Plant Names Index http www.anbg.gov.au cgi bin apni?taxon name Lythrum 20salicaria 20 25 Lythrumsalicaria ref It should not be confused ... include spiked loosestrife, or purple lythrum in French language French it is salicaire , and in Chinese language Chinese qian qu cai . Description Image Lythrum salicaria.jpg left thumb Plants in flower Image Loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria .jpg thumb left Bright crimson leaves at the onset of autumn Lythrumsalicaria is a herbaceous perennial plant , that can grow 1 1.5 m tall, forming clonal ... bee s and butterfly butterflies . ref name blamey A number of insect s use Lythrumsalicaria as a food ...?LythrumsalicariaLythrumsalicaria ref It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens ... commons Lythrumsalicaria wmog Lythrumsalicaria wikiversity bc Lythrumsalicaria reflist External ... loosestrife.shtml Species Profile Purple Loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria , National Invasive Species ... for Purple Loosestrife. DEFAULTSORT LythrumSalicaria Category Lythrum Category Invasive ... of Portugal Category Flora of Spain bg ca Lythrumsalicaria da Almindelig Kattehale de Gew hnlicher Blutweiderich et Harilik kukesaba es Lythrumsalicaria fr Salicaire commune hsb Wulka krawina io Salikario it Lythrumsalicaria lt Paprastoji raudokl nl Grote kattenstaart no Kattehale .... ref name fnwe ref name foc ref name blamey L. salicaria is very variable in leaf shape and degree ... more details
dependent selection on morph ratios in tristylous Lythrumsalicaria Lythraceae journal Heredity year ... The Engrailed recorded on Lythrumsalicaria , Hebrew Character and V pug The V pug . References ...italic title taxobox name Lythrum image LythrumSalicaria flowers 1mb.jpg image width 240px image caption Lythrumsalicaria regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum genus authority Carl Linnaeus L. ref name apni Lythrum ... bin apni?TAXON NAME LYTHRU title Lythrum work Australian Plant Name Index APNI , IBIS database publisher ... name apni br Salicaria small Mill. small ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?7083 title Genus Lythrum L. work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 1998 04 28 accessdate 2011 02 19 ref Lythrum is a genus ... valign top Lythrum alatum small Pursh small &ndash Winged lythrumLythrum californicum small Torr. & A.Gray small &ndash California loosestrife Lythrum curtissii small Fernald small &ndash Curtiss loosestrife Lythrum flagellare small Shuttlw. ex Chapm. small &ndash Florida loosestrife Lythrum hyssopifolium small L. small &ndash Hyssop loosestrife Lythrum junceum small Banks & Sol. small &ndash False grass poly Lythrum lineare small L. small &ndash Wand lythrumLythrum maritimum small Kunth small &ndash P k mole Peru , Hawaii Lythrum ovalifolium small Koehne small &ndash Low loosestrife Lythrum portula small L. D.A.Webb small &ndash Spatulaleaf loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria small L. small &ndash Purple loosestrife Lythrum thymifolia small L. small &ndash Thymeleaf loosestrife Lythrum tribracteatum small Salzm. ex Spreng. small &ndash Threebract loosestrife Lythrum virgatum small L. small &ndash European wand loosestrife Lythrum wilsonii small Hewson small &ndash Wilson s loosestrife List ...?source profile&symbol LYTHR&display 63 title PLANTS profile for Lythrum L. work PLANTS National ... more details
Summary Information Description Epilobium sp. on Black Mountain in Washington State. Source My Camera Date August 26, 2006 Author User Bdelisle Permission CopyrightedFreeUseProvidedThat you undersdand that Purple Loosestrife is an Invasive species. ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Lythrum californicum image Lythrum californicum 4.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. californicum binomial Lythrum californicum binomial authority John Torrey Torr. & Asa Gray A.Gray ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?448202 title Taxon Lythrum californicum Torr. & A. Gray work Germplasm Resources Information Network publisher United States Department of Agriculture date 2008 09 18 accessdate 2011 02 19 ref Lythrum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the Lythraceae loosestrife family known by the common name California loosestrife . It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States into the Midwest as far east as Oklahoma and Texas . It often grows in moist habitat. This is an erect perennial herb reaching convert 20 to 60 cm in abbr on tall, sometimes branching. The waxy linear to lance shaped leaves are arranged oppositely lower on the plant, and alternately toward the top. They are convert 1 to 7 cm in abbr on in length. The inflorescence is a terminal spike of flowers with purple petals under a centimeter long. Flowers are heterostylous on one individual plant, with some having long, protruding gynoecium styles and some with shorter styles not protruding from the mouth of the flower. The fruit is an oval capsule containing many minute seeds. This plant resembles its relative, the notorious noxious weed Lythrumsalicaria purple loosestrife California loosestrife is usually not weedy. ref http www.cdfa.ca.gov phpps ipc weedinfo lythrum.htm California Dept. of Food & Agriculture Lythrum ref References reflist External links commonscat inline Lythrum californicum Lythrum californicum wikispecies inline Lythrum californicum Lythrum californicum http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin ... taxon Lythrum californicum Photo gallery Category Lythrum californicum Category Plants described in 1840 ... more details
Taxobox image LythrumPortula.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. portula binomial Lythrum portula binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. D.A.Webb synonyms Peplis portula Lythrum portula is a species of flowering plant in the Lythraceae loosestrife family known by the common name spatulaleaf loosestrife . It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species . It often grows in moist habitat, such as marsh es. This is a prostrate annual herb producing a hairless, reddish stem up to 25 centimeters long which lies along the ground and roots where its nodes come in contact with wet earth. The slightly fleshy, spoon shaped leaves are about a centimeter long and greenish to reddish in color. Solitary flowers occur in leaf axils. Flowers often have white or pink petals about a millimeter long, but some lack petals. The fruit is a spherical capsule containing minute seeds. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5029,5033,5036 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LYPO4 USDA Plants Profile http www.ukwildflowers.com Web pages lythrum portula water purslane.htm UK Wildflowers Category Lythrum Myrtales stub ca Salic ria morada de Sumpfquendel es Lythrum portula fr Lythrum portula it Lythrum portula hu Henye t csah r nl Waterpostelein fi Ojakaali ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Lythrum alatum image Lythrum alatum.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. alatum binomial Lythrum alatum binomial authority Frederick Traugott Pursh Pursh , 1814 Lythrum alatum , commonly known as winged loosestrife or winged lythrum , is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae . It is endemic to wetland areas in central and eastern United States and Ontario. ref http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LYAL4 USDA Plants profile ref Description Winged loosestrife is an upright, branching herbaceous plant growing to about one metre tall. The stems are woody in the lower parts of the plant, square in cross section with slightly winged angles. The leaves are mostly opposite, stalk less, broadly oblong and tapering towards the tip. They have smooth un toothed edges. The flowers are borne singly or in pairs in the axils of the much reduced upper leaves. The calyx forms a tube about 0.6 millimetres long and has six pointed teeth. The six rose pink petals have a magenta central vein and are about 5 millimetres long and 2 millimetres wide. There are six stamens with pink filaments and purple anthers. The stigma is white and the style green. ref name Miss http www.missouriplants.com Pinkopp Lythrum alatum page.html Missouri plants ref The ovary is superior and the fruit is an elongated capsule with numerous tiny seeds. ref http www.npwrc.usgs.gov resource plants floramw species lythalat.htm Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center ref Habitat Winged loosestrife is found growing in wet meadows and fens, pond and lake margins, beside streams and by railroads. ref name Miss References reflist Category Lythrum ... more details
Taxobox regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. tribracteatum binomial Lythrum tribracteatum binomial authority Salzm. ex Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel Spreng. Lythrum tribracteatum is a species of flowering plant in the Lythraceae loosestrife family known by the common name threebract loosestrife . It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species . It often grows in moist habitat, such as pond s. This is an erect, branching annual herb growing up to about 30 centimeters in maximum height. The oblong leaves are up to 2.5 centimeters long and arranged oppositely on the lower stem, and alternately on the upper. Clusters of small flowers grow in the leaf axils, each with glandular bright red sepal s and tiny lavender petals. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5029,5033,5038 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LYTR2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lythrum tribracteatum Photo gallery Category Lythrum Myrtales stub hu Apr f z ny ... more details
Taxobox image LythrumHyssopifolia2.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae genus Lythrum species L. hyssopifolia binomial Lythrum hyssopifolia binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Lythrum hyssopifolia orthographical variant orth. var. L. hyssopifolium is a species of flowering plant in the Lythraceae loosestrife family known by the common names hyssop loosestrife and grass poly . It is native to Europe but it is known elsewhere, including parts of Australia and eastern and western North America, as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed weed . ref http www.cdfa.ca.gov phpps ipc weedinfo lythrum.htm California Dept. of Food & Agriculture Lythrum ref It often grows in moist habitat, such as marsh es and wet agricultural fields, paddy field rice paddies , for example. This is a mostly upright, branching annual or biennial herb growing 10 to 60 centimeters tall. The oval leaves are arranged oppositely lower on the plant, and often alternately toward the top. They are up to 3 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a terminal spike of flowers with pinkish petals up to half a centimeter long. The fruit is an oval capsule containing many minute seeds. References reflist External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5029,5033,5035 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LYHY3 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lythrum hyssopifolia Photo gallery Category Lythrum Category Invasive plant species Myrtales stub ... more details
Loosestrife is the common name of a number of different flowering plant s. The species belong to two taxonomic genus genera , Lythrum , within the family Lythraceae , and Lysimachia , within the family Primulaceae . Image YellowPairedFlower.JPG thumb Loosestrife Lythrum species known as loosestrife include Lythrum californicum California loosestrife Lythrum curtissii Curtiss loosestrife Lythrum flagellare Florida loosestrife Lythrum hyssopifolia hyssop loosestrife Lythrum ovalifolium low loosestrife Lythrum portula spatulaleaf loosestrife Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife Lythrum thymifolia thymeleaf loosestrife Lythrum tribracteatum threebract loosestrife Lythrum virgatum European wand loosestrife Lythrum alatum Lysimachia species known as loosestrife include Lysimachia ciliatum or Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides gooseneck loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia whorled loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris garden or yellow loosestrife Lysimachia punctata yellow loosestrife Lysimachia atropurpurea burgundy loosestrife, a Biennial plant biennial variety Lysimachia ephemerum milky loosestrife disambig ... more details
Copy to Wikimedia Commons Summary Information Description Purple loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria Source http www.fhwa.dot.gov environment greenerroadsides win00 7.htm FHWA . Date Author US Department of Transportation Individual photogrpaher seemingly uncredited. Permission other versions Licensing PD USGov DOT ... more details
on the leaves of purple loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria and are mostly nocturnal. Their presence ... host specific to purple loosestrife Lythrumsalicaria . Before it was introduced into North America ..., impact, and control of purple loose strife Lythrumsalicaria in North American Wetlands . U.S. Dept ... Lythrum alatum were found to be potential hosts. It was found however that if purple loosestrife was available ... Goeze Coleoptera Curculionidae , a potential biological control agent of purple loosestrife, Lythrumsalicaria L. Lythraceae journal Biological Control journal Biological Control volume 2 issue 1 pages ... more details
Orphan date June 2009 Taxobox name Ancylis badiana image Ancylis.badiana.jpg image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera subordo Glossata infraordo Heteroneura zoodivision Ditrysia zoosectio Cossina zoosubsectio Cossina superfamilia Tortricoidea familia Tortricidae subfamilia Olethreutinae tribus genus Ancylis species A. badiana binomial Ancylis badiana binomial authority Michael Denis Denis & Ignaz Schifferm ller Schifferm ller , 1775 synonyms Ancylis badiana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone . The wingspan is 12 16 mm. The moth flies from late April to June and again from July to September in two generations, although this might be dependent on the location. The larvae feed on Trifolium , Vicia , Lathyrus and Lythrum salicaria . External links http www.microlepidoptera.nl soorten species.php?speciescode 361930&p 1 Microplepidoptera.nl nl http webh01.ua.ac.be vve checklists lepidoptera Pyralidae Abadiana.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium http ukmoths.org.uk show.php?bf 1126 UK Moths Category Tortricidae Olethreutinae stub italictitle fr Ancylis badiana nl Bonte haakbladroller no Ancylis badiana vi Ancylis badiana ... more details
italictitle Taxobox image Leptotes pirithous 0016.JPG image width 240px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera superfamilia Papilionoidea familia Lycaenidae genus Leptotes butterfly Leptotes species L. pirithous binomial Leptotes pirithous binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1767 synonyms Lampides telicanus small Lang, 1789 small Papilio pirithous small Linnaeus, 1767 small Papilio telicanus small Lang, 1789 small Syntarucus pirithous Leptotes pirithous is a butterfly of the family biology family Lycaenidae . It is found from southern Europe to the Himalayas and in most of Africa . Its common names are Lang s Short tailed Blue and Common Zebra Blue The wingspan is 21 29 mm for males and 24 30 mm for females. The butterfly flies from February to October depending on the location. The larvae feed on Fabaceae , Rosaceae and Plumbaginaceae species, including Plumbago capensis , Indigofera , Rynchosia , Vigna , Burkea , Mundulea , Melilotus , Crataegus , Quercus suber , Medicago sativa , Trifolium alexandrium , Arachis hypogaea , Lythrum , Calluna , Genista , Dorycnium , Lythrum salicaria , Calluna vulgaris , Onobrychis viciifolia , Ulex and Melilotus alba . Subspecies Leptotes pirithous pirithous southern Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, North Africa Leptotes pirithous insulanus small Aurivillius, 1924 small Mozambique External links commons inline Leptotes pirithous http nlbif.eti.uva.nl bis vlinders.php?selected beschrijving&menuentry soorten&id 130 Butterflies of Europe DEFAULTSORT Leptotes Pirithous Category Leptotes butterfly Polyommatinae stub fr Azur de la luzerne it Leptotes pirithous nl Klein tijgerblauwtje no Leptotes pirithous pl Modrogo czyk w drowiec vi Leptotes pirithous ... more details
fitness similar to LythrumSalicaria in their introduced ranges at the cost of certain defense mechanisms and at the cost of certain aspects of growth and development dissimilar to LythrumSalicaria ... more details
The Orto Botanico dell Universit di Perugia 20,000 m is a botanical garden operated by the University of Perugia . It is located at Borgo XX Giugno 74, Perugia , Umbria , Italy , and open to the public daily. Today s garden was established in 1962 between Via San Costanzo and Via Romana, as a successor to Perugia s first botanical garden 1768 , which was moved and re established several times over the centuries. It currently contains about 3000 species , including Aquatic plants Azolla filiculoides , Caltha palustris , Cyperus papyrus , Eichhornia crassipes , Iris pseudacorus , Lemna minor , Ligularia tussilaginea , Lythrum salicaria , Nelumbo nucifera , Nymphaea , Pistia stratiotes , Salvinia natans , and Trapa natans . Arboretum Castanea , Fagus , Loranthus , Populus , Quercus , Salix , and Viscum . Fruits Amelanchier , Carya olivaeformis , Coffea arabica , Fragaria , Malus , Musa , Nephelium litchi , papaya , Piper nigrum , Psidium , Ribes , Rubus , Prunus , and Sorbus . Succulents Aeonium , Aloe , Bowiea volubilis , Cereus , Ceropegia , Cotyledon , Crassula lycopodioides , Espostoa , Euphorbiaceae , Gasteria , Hawortia , Kalanchoe , Pachypodium , Sedum , Sempervivum , and Stapelia . Tropical and subtropical plants Cajanus cajan , Cucurbita foetidissima , Dracaena draco , Erythrina crista galli , Feijoa sellowiana , Persea americana , Plumeria alba , Psophocarpus tetragonolobus , and Tamarillo . Useful plants Althaea , Angelica , Atropa , Carlina , Conium , Digitalis , Humulus , Inula , Levisticum , Malva , Marrubium , Mentha , Rheum genus Rheum , Salvia , Savory , Solanum , Tanacetum , Thymus , and Valeriana . It also contains an alpine garden , zen garden , and greenhouse 700 m . See also List of botanical gardens in Italy References http www.unipg.it camso1 Orti.htm Orto Botanico dell Universit di Perugia http www.horti.unimore.it CD Perugia obpg home.html Horti entry Italian M. Bencivenga, L Orto botanico dell Universit di Perugia , in Orti botanici, Giard ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Calybites phasianipennella image Calybites phasianipennella.jpg image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a class Insect a ordo Lepidoptera subordo Glossata infraordo Heteroneura unranked familia Ditrysia superfamilia Gracillarioidea familia Gracillariidae genus Calybites species C. phasianipennella binomial Calybites phasianipennella binomial authority H bner, 1813 ref http www.faunaeur.org full results.php?id 359255 Fauna Europaea ref synonyms Tinea phasianipennella small Hubner, 1813 small Gracilaria quadruplella small Zeller, 1839 small Calybites phasianipennella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from all of Europe . The wingspan is 10 11 mm. Adults are on wing in September and overwinters as an adult, after which it can be found to April or May. ref http ukmoths.org.uk show.php?bf 296 UKmoths ref The larva e feed on Chenopodium hybridum , Fallopia aubertii , Fallopia convolvulus , Lysimachia vulgaris , Lythrum salicaria , Oxyria digyna , Persicaria amphibia , Persicaria hydropiper , Persicaria lapathifolia , Persicaria maculosa , Rumex acetosa , Rumex acetosella , Rumex aquaticus , Rumex hydrolapathum and Rumex obtusifolius . They leaf miner mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a epidermal corridor, later it becomes a pale and later brown, usually lower surface blotch that may obliterate the initial corridor. The silk at the inside of the mine causes it to buckle and fold. The frass is deposited in a corner of the mine. Older larvae leave the mine and continue feeding inside a cone, made by cutting off a strip of leaf tissue and binding it with silk. ref http www.bladmineerders.nl minersf lepidopteramin calybites phasianipennella phasianipennella.htm bladmineerders.nl ref Referenced Reflist Category Gracillariinae Gracillariinae stub vi Calybites phasianipennella ... more details
Taxobox name Lythraceae image Purple loosestrife.jpg image width 240px image caption Lythrumsalicaria regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiospermae unranked classis Eudicot s ordo Myrtales familia Lythraceae familia authority J.St Hil. subdivision ranks Genera subdivision 31 27 see text. Lythraceae is a family biology family of flowering plant s. It includes about 620 species of mostly herb s, with some shrub s and tree s, in 31 genus genera . ref name Stevens 2001 cite web url http www.mobot.org mobot research apweb title Angiosperm Phylogeny Website author Stevens, P.F. date 2001 onwards accessdate 15 February 2011 ref Major genera include Cuphea 275 spp. , Lagerstroemia 56 , Nesaea 50 , Rotala 45 , and Lythrum 35 . ref name Judd 2008 cite book last Judd first Walter S. coauthors Christopher S. Campbell, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, Peter F. Stevens, & Michael J. Donoghue title Plant Systematics A Phylogenetic Approach edition 3rd year 2008 publisher Sinauer Associates location Sunderland, MA isbn 978 0 87893 407 2 pages 412 414 ref Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well. The family is named after the type genus, Lythrum , the loosestrife s e.g. Lythrumsalicaria Purple loosestrife and also includes henna Lawsonia inermis . It now includes the pomegranate , formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae . The family also includes the widely cultivated Lagerstroemia crape myrtle trees. Botanically, the leaves are usually in pairs opposite , and flowers have petals that emerge from the rim of the calyx tube . The petals often appear crumpled. Characteristics The Lythraceae are most often herbs, and less often shrubs or trees the shrubs and trees often have flaky bark. ref name Mabberley 2008 ... emerge from the calyx tube. Image Blutweiderich 0506112.jpg Lythrumsalicaria Image Cuphea ignea1.jpg ... Lythrum Nesaea plant Nesaea Pehria plant Pehria Pemphis Physocalymma Pleurophora Rotala genus ... more details
The Giardino Botanico Alpinia 4 hectares is a botanical garden specializing in alpine plant s, located at 800 m altitude above Stresa on Lake Maggiore , Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola , Piedmont , Italy . It can be reached via the Lido di Carciano Alpino Mottarone cable car, and is open daily in the warmer months. The garden was established in 1934 with the name Duxia on a site with very fine views of the lake and mountains. Today it contains about 1,000 species , focusing mainly on the Alps and foothills, with additional specimens from the Caucasus , China , and Japan . Its collections include Artemisia genus Artemisia A. atrata, A. borealis, A. campestris, A. chamaemelifolia, A. genipi, A. Umbelliformis, A. vallesiaca , Campanula C. bononiensis, C. excisa, C. glomerata, C. spicata, C. thyrsoides , Centaurea C. bracteata, C. cyanus, C. montana, C. phrygia, C. scabiosa, C. triumfetti , Dianthus D. alpinus, D. carthusianorum, D. seguieri, D. sylvestris , Geranium G. argenteum, G. macrorrhizum, G. phaeum, G. pratense, G. sanguineum, G. sylvaticum , and Silene S. alpestris, S. dioica, S. rupestris, S. saxifraga, S. vallesia . Additional species are displayed on nearby walks. The garden s nature walk displays Acer pseudoplatanus , Arundo donax , Betula pubescens , Cytisus scoparius , Fagus sylvatica , Frangula alnus , Fraxinus excelsior , Juniperus communis , Laburnum anagyroides , Lythrum salicaria , Sorbus aria , S. aucuparia, as well as Iris pseudacorus , I. sibirica, Myosotis scorpioides , Salix sp., Scirpus sylvaticus , Silphium perfoliatum , and Typha latifolia . The trail from Stresa to the Mottarone passes by Androsace vandellii , Campanula glomerata , Gentiana asclepiadea , G. kochiana, G. Kochiana, G. purpurea, Hypochoeris uniflora , Narcissus poeticus , Primula hirsuta , Rhododendron ferrugineum , Trollius europaeus , and Veratrum album . See also List of botanical gardens in Italy References http www.giardinoalpinia.it Giardino Botanico Alpinia Touring Clu ... more details
Image Turdus pilaris2.jpg thumb right Fieldfare The Area Willesborough is a suburb of Ashford, Kent , UK. The area has schools, post offices, shops and other local resources, it is mainly residential but as Ashford expands there is more and more commercial activity around Willesborough. The Willesborough Dykes form part of the Ashford Green Corridor South Willesborough Dykes This section is linked from East Stour, Kent On the west bank of the East Stour, Kent East Stour river is an area of sheep fields drained by dyke river dyke s, the area is designated as the South Willesborough Dykes Site of Nature Conservation Interest SNCI . The dykes continue on the east side of the East Stour river and amongst the residential areas, and a tributary stream Aylesford Stream runs between Newtown and South Willesborough and into the East Stour. The smallest ditches dry up completely in summer. ref http www.noodles99.freeserve.co.uk rivers.htm The SWANEG site South Willesborough and Newtown Environmental Group ref The South Willesborough Dykes have limited access to the public but are none the less important in terms of the geology of the area, being in the river floodplain and in supporting neutral, wet grassland species. Grazing has influenced the composition of the grassland habitat and much of the area remains as grazing land today. Image Purple loosestrife2.jpg thumb left Purple Loosestrife Similar Sites There are few other places in East Kent with the same characteristics as the South Willesborough Dykes, other areas of grazing marsh are designated as the Sandwich Bay and Hacklinge marshes SSSI , Ash Level and South Richborough Pasture an SNCI , there are nature reserves at Gazen Salts recreation ground Sandwich, Kent Sandwich and Monk s Wall nature reserve . Plants Image Pinksterbloem.jpg thumb Lady s Smock Plants that are unlikely to be recorded anywhere else in Kent are found on the South Willesborough Dykes, these include purple loosestrife purple loosestrife Lythrum sal ... more details
Lythrumsalicaria . A total of convert 340 acre km2 were replanted with Fremont cottonwood and red willow ... was part of the 129 year old Bloomfield Ranch. Image Lythrum salicaria.jpg left thumb 120px Purple ... more details
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