Fireweed by the railway, Sherrington Lane
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Fireweed by the railway, Sherrington Lane
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 10 Aug 2011
Rosebay willow-herb grows beside railway line. Rosebay willow-herb, or fireweed, was a rare native species which suddenly began to spread in about 1860, perhaps as a result of genetic change; it is now everywhere, except the far west of Ireland, and is abundant on waste land round towns, in cleared woodland, road side verges and railway embankments.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.15582
Longitude
-2.058146