Skunk cabbage
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Skunk cabbage
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 7 Apr 2020
There are large numbers of the spectacular skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) growing beside the Tannoch Burn at Barloch Moor. Many plants were removed from here in an attempt to eradicate this alien plant from the area, but it clearly hasn't had much affect.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.946315
Longitude
-4.316557