Plant Alert

A #citizenscience project for #gardeners reporting ornamental #plants from inside #gardens, that may be at risk to spread outside.

[EPPO OEPP @EPPOnews]

📢PEST ALERT: addition of Ambrosia grayi to the EPPO Alert List
In the EPPO region, this plant is currently confined to a small area in Israel. The EPPO Panel on Invasive Alien Plants are seeking info on additional occurrences and impacts
https://t.co/gp2YarCPDN

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

No surprise, bamboo is also frequently reported on Plant Alert, just a shame it is so difficult to identify the species.

https://t.co/wiQrIR326e

[Dr Tomos Siôn Jones @TomosJones92]

It was great to have the opportunity (albeit as a recording not in beautiful Galway) to share my #GardenEscapers experiences at the #GalwayLandscapersSymposium incl. #BePlantWise and @Plant_Alert #PublicEngagement #SciComm #InvasiveSpecies Diolch | Thanks

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

@SallyFo99947659 That's a good idea and there is sufficient evidence. But perhaps need to wait for the RHS to do a study to find out ...

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

UK bans giant rhubarb after study finds popular garden plant is invasive species https://t.co/j0sLULo8hW

[InvasivespeciesNI @InvasNI]

If you have an ornamental plant in your garden that is spreading uncontrollably report it via Plant Alert 👉 https://t.co/7smUVrFksB

These reports inform risk assessments of various ornamental species which help to advise gardeners and nurseries on problem plants 🌿

[Dr Tomos Siôn Jones @TomosJones92]

‼️New study‼️Delighted to have my first #PhD chapter published 🙂 Looking at how #gardeners define and understand the term #invasive based on #PublicEngagement at the #RHSChelsea Flower Show 👇👇 #OpenAccess https://t.co/AM6NpoxTjt [1/n]

[Wendy Blythe @greenarteries]

‘Margaret Bradshaw has spent decades studying Teesdale – and is fighting to preserve its unique mix of plants.’ Just keep going’: the horse-riding 97-year-old botanist battling for England’s wildflowers https://t.co/rLTv8okoSA

[Invasive Species Week @InvasiveSp]

#InvasivePlants like montbretia can:
- cause devastating environmental impacts🌍
- be extremely costly to control 💰
- interfere with our health and way of life ❌

#BePlantWise and dispose of your garden waste responsibly to prevent their spread https://t.co/6pwuJRrjYX

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

Also one of the most reported species from gardens in https://t.co/sRv2bKen5I as difficult to get rid off.

[BSBI Ireland @BSBI_Ireland]

Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa, a 'Medium Impact' invasive species of woodland and hedges. Once planted for pheasants, birds love it-and spread it! Its nectar is so tasty, bees may pollinate it in preference to native species. @BSBIbotany @NPWSIreland #invasivespecies

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

Tune in at 13:48 minutes to hear @TomosJones92 talking about invasive species and https://t.co/sRv2bKen5I as an effective prevention tool:
https://t.co/21A0FeQwrL
@BSBIbotany @BSBIscience

[Kevin Walker @BSBIscience]

The dumping of garden waste is one of the main ways that non-native plants get established in the wild (from root fragments, bulbs, bulbils, seeds). Some become invasive so gardeners please don’t do it @Plant_Alert @Love_plants

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

Also one of the most frequently reported plants in gardens on Plant Alert. Seems difficult to control.

[Mick Crawley @crawley_mick]

Unusual monocultures. This pernicious invader is Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens, Boraginaceae). In Silwood Park and other parts of East Berkshire it eliminates all the many native species that previously occupied this habitat (lightly-shaded banks). But it's OK for bees

[Dr Tomos Siôn Jones @TomosJones92]

Join #WaREN @North_Wales_WT and @coedceltaidd at this practical workshop to explore and test methods of recording the impacts of #InvasiveSpecies on #WorldRainforestDay It’s FREE but please register👇👇 https://t.co/XVs6usJOsd

[Glengarriff Woods NR @GlengarriffWood]

Chilean Mrytle (Luma apiculata) in flower with its distinctive orange-barked trunks in the background. This invasive tree has naturalised along the south coast of Ireland (Kerry to Wexford) but we have more-or-less eradicated it from the Nature Reserve. #wildflowerhour

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

@Botanygeek You can see it already spreading along the railway in London and elsewhere. It is very difficult and costly to remove, see map here: https://t.co/VgCxcRn9OK and risk assessment here: https://t.co/EzMm7NTta4 @InvasiveSp #BePlantWise

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

Rosa rugosa is a well known invasive mainly in coastal areas, but was nevertheless recommended in Friday's @GWandShows by @TobyBuckland #BePlantWise #GWInvasivesWatch. Better than to plant it, help to record its impacts ⬇️⬇️

[Plant Alert @Plant_Alert]

New project: are you interested in impacts of invasive plants outside gardens? Join this project testing citizen science to record impacts of invasive species:
https://t.co/9zgXJXoz52
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek #citizenscience

[Wildlife Trusts Wales @WTWales]

Are you interested in #CitizenScience? @North_Wales_WT and @CoventryCAWR are looking for people across Great Britain to join an exciting @NERCscience funded project sampling invasive species! All you need to know is on this link 👉https://t.co/en44pAkBtN
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek

[Dr Tomos Siôn Jones @TomosJones92]

Are you interested in #CitizenScience? Help us better understand the impacts of #invasive plants! Join this project between @CoventryCAWR and @North_Wales_WT 👉 https://t.co/7x0umniKi1 #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #INNSWeek Project funded by @NERCscience