Day of the Triffid
Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, is a common and invasive plant on moorlands in the UK. It releases toxic allelopathic chemicals into the soil, which helps it to out-compete other plant species such as bilberry and heather - so is a threat to biodiversity in moorland areas. It is poisonous to a variety of animals and may be carcinogenic to humans. Perhaps this was a plant John Wyndham had in mind when he wrote his classic novel 'Day of the Triffids'.
The purple bokeh was provided by some bluebells.
Day of the Triffid
Bracken, Pteridium aquilinum, is a common and invasive plant on moorlands in the UK. It releases toxic allelopathic chemicals into the soil, which helps it to out-compete other plant species such as bilberry and heather - so is a threat to biodiversity in moorland areas. It is poisonous to a variety of animals and may be carcinogenic to humans. Perhaps this was a plant John Wyndham had in mind when he wrote his classic novel 'Day of the Triffids'.
The purple bokeh was provided by some bluebells.