Native bluebells – not at risk of extinction
by Chris, 9 May, 2019, 0 comments
The native bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scipta, is also known as the common bluebell, the wood bell, the fairy flower and sometimes the wild hyacinth. It is protected in the U.K. under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981. In a single (ancient) woodland, millions of bulbs may be found and they give rise to carpets of flowers usually in April or May. They take advantage of the sunlight before the canopy of leaves fully develops and reduces the incident light at ground level. Read more...
