A 20-year survey of plants shows how agriculture and climate change is affecting UK flora.
Image source,But 1,753 were non-native flora that compete with native species and can become invasive. They usually escape from gardens or are thrown away for taking up too much space, but thrive in the wild. They includes the American Skunk cabbage and Japanese Rose.
But some species, including the Bee Orchid, Early Meadow-grass and Mossy Stonecrop, have expanded their ranges. The survey also found 10 new plants never before recorded, such as the Saltmarsh Sedge, an arctic plant found in Scottish saltmarshes. The most significant decline in flora was found in England followed by Scotland. Wales had the smallest reduction in species.Wolfsbane is a native plant found throughout the UK - it is also very poisonous
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