Rosebay Willowherb
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Rosebay Willowherb
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 21 Sep 2008
Close up of this seeding plant which is growing in profusion along the old railway track. See Image Rosebay Willowherb is a plant which is the first to grow after a fire hence the alternative name Fireweed. Fires were not uncommon along the sides of railways and when the Rosebay's feathered seeds caught in the slipstream of trains a rapid dispersal along the railways ensured.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.45511
Longitude
-1.147631