Loads of it and it smelt quite nice.

Anyone one know what it is ?

Bottom half of the Dragon Downhill Wentwood Forest today.

Plant ID by SGMTB, on Flickr

Plant ID by SGMTB, on Flickr

Himalayan balsam – weed.

Yep, Himalayan balsam, invasive weed. Taking over parts of the countryside at quite an alarming rate, there’s tons of it round our way.

Tap the seed pods, if they’re ripe they explode and can fire the seeds quite a distance, entertaining…

Thanks guys. 🙁

Better report to the Woodland Trust.

Yup, its notifiable.

As above its a notifiable weed. Like all the best introduced species it doe look nice though!

I’d never seen it until a couple of years ago, but there’s a load of it on some of our local trails.

vickypea – Member
I’d never seen it until a couple of years ago, but there’s a load of it on some of our local trails.

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ditto, – what does notifiable mean?- do the council sort it?

they are easy to pull up. you must snap the stalk though to finish it off once pulled.

i make an effort to get rid of at least 10 on every ride or walk when out and about.

Looks like a Trifid to me, wear eye protection. 😉

Yep, Himalayan balsam, invasive weed. Taking over parts of the countryside at quite an alarming rate, there’s tons of it round our way.

**** Buddhist plants……coming over here and destroying our countryside……wot about our native weeds eh?….poor buggers don’t stand a chance to get a foothold wi mr fancy pants Himalayan Balsam growing so high n’ mighty wi it’s oh-so nice fragrance……**** off back to the Himalaya you ****!.

We were told to inform work and mark on a map where we saw it on the river. We told them to just highlight the start of the Nene and carry straight down to Orton in Peterborough 🙂

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/himalayan-balsam-call-the-marines-itsan-alien-plant-invasion-8723024.html

And once growing, Himalayan balsam can proliferate at a fearsome rate. Each plant produces an average of about 800 seeds, which means that a dense mass of the plants can contain a potential 30,000 seeds per square metre. And the explosive fruit pods can project the seeds several metres. So entertaining can it be to see the pods “pop” that it has even been marketed as a novelty for children – “Mr Noisy’s Exploding Plant” – once sold by, among other outlets, Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

mintimperial – Member

Yep, Himalayan balsam, invasive weed.

Oh dear … 😆

what does notifiable mean?-

It means its your duty to notify the authorities if you come across it. Certain invasive weeds, pests and infectious diseases are classed as notifiable.

Just notified the land owner 🙂

maccruiskeen – Member
what does notifiable mean?-
It means its your duty to notify the authorities if you come across it. Certain invasive weeds, pests and infectious diseases are classed as notifiable.

POSTED 4 HOURS AGO # REPORT-POST

Cheers- will have a word with owner- its popping up in some of our garden now 😕

They taken over the local river banks (bejesus 4 years ago) the last couple of years. Not much anyone can seemingly do, with their ability to throw their seeds upto 7m’s!
Seems to need a damp environment to thrive, but the local bee population seem to love them