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Spanish bluebell at Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) at Broomhill Allotments, Glasgow, an invasive non-native species (INNS), taken by Joanna Lindsay. In comparison to the native bluebell, the flowers are more upright (they don't droop over), they are on all sides of the main stem instead of concentrated on one side, they have a more open bell-shape with less curving and often lighter blue petals. Native bluebells have creamy white pollen, while these non-native Spanish bluebells have pale-green or blue pollen.
Because of their ability to hybridise with the native bluebell, they are seen as a threat to the native species.
04 May 2017
Spanish bluebell
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica), an invasive species, on Great Cumbrae with Arran in the background.
In comparison to the native bluebell, the flowers are on all sides of the main stem instead of concentrated on one side, they have a more open bell-shape with less curving petals and blue anthers instead of cream as in the native plant.
Because of their ability to hybridise with the native bluebell, they are seen as a threat to the native species.
28 April 2012
Spanish bluebell
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Arran
Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica), an invasive alien species in Britain. Its flowers are open and upright and its anthers are blue, unlike the native bluebell which has bell-like flowers which droop over to one side of the stem, and cream anthers.
06 May 2012
Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga, Treshnish Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mull. The adult birds return to their nesting colony in late March or early April and lay a single egg in late April or early May.
24 May 2008
Common Bluebells, Ardeer
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
The blue and white varieties of the native Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Ardeer, Ayrshire
04 May 2024
Common Bluebell seed head, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) seed head with seed pods, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Bluebells, Low Barns
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Northumbria and Durham
Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), family Asparagaceae, Low Barns Nature Reserve, County Durham.
06 May 2024
Harebell, Castle Roy, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) or Scottish Bluebell at Castle Roy, Nethybridge. Harebell flowers between July and September and is regularly visited by bumblebees and honeybees, providing an autumnal source of nectar for these insects. Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Harebell, Tulloch Moor
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) or Scottish Bluebell at Tulloch Moor. The delicate bell shaped flowers are made up of five triangular petals that are most often lavender blue but can be white or pink. Photo taken by David Palmar
22 July 2023
Chequered Skipper and Speckled Yellow on Common Bluebell, Glasdrum
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Argyllshire - Glasdrum
Chequered Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) butterfly and Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia) moth on Common Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in Glasdrum National Nature Reserve, Appin, Argyllshire, taken by David Palmar
