Invasive Collection (page 4)

USA, Oregon, Portland. Close-up of plantain weed bloom in meadow. Credit as: Steve Terrill / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Western red cedar, Thuja plicata, with dead English ivy, Hedera helix, Stanley Park, British Columbia

Narrowleaf Firethorn (Pyracantha angustifolia) introduced invasive species, close-up of leaves and flowers, Lesotho, November

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) introduced pest species, caterpillar, feeding on Box (Buxus sempervirens) larval foodplant, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Italy, August

Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) introduced invasive species, flowering, West Yorkshire, England, September

Hybrid Bluebell (Endymion non-scriptus x hispanica) Common x Spanish hybrid, close-up of flowers, Warton Crag, Lancashire, England, May

Ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria, flowering invasive garden weeds

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Vegetated sand dunes with invasive Marram Grass at Limantour Beach, Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, United States Date:

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Boy observing Water Hyacinth Date:

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Winged Spindle Tree / Winged Euonymus / Burning Bush - invasive species in Halle Ravine - autumn (Euonymus alatus) Date:

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Dying and dead trees from Bark Beetle that has invaded the Rocky Mountain forests - Invasive Date:

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Water Hyacinth: floating macrophyte clogs up water channels and lakes. (Eichhornia crassipes) Date:

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Sign - notice on canal near Twizel warning anglers to avoid spread of invasive Didymo algae (Didymosphenia geminata) in waterways near salmon farm and power station Date:

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Giant Hogweed - alien invader to the UK (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Date:

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Killer Algae - "he Green DeathՠSeaweed (Caulerpa taxifolia) Date:

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Bell Lake Marsh - conservation work to clear invasive plants Date:

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Laysan Albatross - surrounded by Golden Crown-beard (Verbesina encelioides) an invasive species that is threatening Albatross breeding areas - plants being sprayed with chemical

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Laysan Albatross - surrounded by Golden Crown-beard (Verbesina encelioides) an invasive species that is threatening Albatross breeding areas (Phoebastria immutabilis) Date:

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Laysan Albatross - on nest surrounded by Golden Crown-beard (Verbesina encelioides) an invasive species that is threatening Albatross breeding areas (Phoebastria immutabilis) Date:

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Winged Spindle tree in Autumn (fall) - invasive shrubby species (Euonymus alatus) Date:

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Devil's fingers / Octopus stinkhorn fungus / Lysurus archeri / Anthurus archeri / Pseudocolus archeri (Clathrus archeri) Date:

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Invasive plant (Fallopia japonica) Date:

Eurasian Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua) introduced invasive species, dead adult, on shore of freshwater loch, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs N.P. Stirling, Scotland, September

American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, an invasive species of plant used originally for dye, flowering and fruiting on the banks of the Dordogne, France

Man using strimmer around farm sheds, cutting back Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) introduced invasive weed, Sweden

Couch, twitch or quackgrass, Agropyron repens, roots and spreading young rhizomes

View of river with flowering Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) introduced invasive species, River Loud, near Chipping, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, August

Asian Predatory Wasp (Vespa velutina) introduced species, two adults, feeding on Common Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers in autumn, Dordogne, France, November

African Land Snail (Achatina fulica) introduced species, adult, crawling on stem, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India, May

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) introduced pest species, adult, resting on leaf in garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July

Sea Spider (Ammothea hilgendorfi) introduced species, adult, under stone on shore, Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, October

Topmouth Gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) introduced invasive species, adult, swimming in tank, caught in fishery, England, May

Parrot Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) introduced invasive species, growing in pond, Devon, England, September

Bees and bee hives, artwork. Bees collect nectar from a wide range of flowering plants, bringing it back to their hive to store it and form honey for their larvae

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata berries
Porcelain berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) berries

Bowel cancer, light micrograph C016 / 0511
Bowel cancer. Light micrograph of a section through a carcinoid tumour in the small bowel. The tumour has invaded the submucosa of the bowel

Great Reedmace seed (Typha latifolia) SEM C014 / 2145
Great reedmace seed. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of a great reedmace seed (Typha latifolia). Otherwise known as the common bulrush, broadleaf cattail, common cattail

Amazon oil well, Ecuador C016 / 7774
Amazon oil well. Workover rig on an oil well platform in the Yasuni National Park, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador

Childrens faces covered by plants

Spleen tuberculosis C015 / 6399
Spleen tuberculosis. Gross specimen of a sectioned spleen from a patient with miliary tuberculosis (TB). Tubercules, nodular lesions of infected dead tissue, are white

Sirex woodwasps, female and male C016 / 5446
Sirex woodwasps (Sirex noctilio), female (left) and male (right) specimens. This species was accidentally introduced into Australia 20 years ago

Common duckweed (Lemna minor) C016 / 3543
Common duckweed (Lemna minor) on a pond surface

Winged spindle tree in woodland C013 / 9916
Winged spindle tree (Euonymus alatus, red leaves) growing in woodland in autumn. Native to eastern Asia, this shrub is an ornamental plant

Vine strangling a birch tree C013 / 9917
Vine strangling a birch tree. Birch tree (Betula sp.) being strangled by an oriental staff vine (Celastrus orbiculatus). This vine, native to eastern Asia, is an invasive species in the USA

Oriental staff vine fruit C013 / 9910
Oriental staff vine (Celastrus orbiculatus) fruit. Seeds (red) have broken out from their pods (yellow). This poisonous plant is also known as the oriental bittersweet, the Japanese bittersweet

Lygodium japonicum C013 / 7768
Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)

Invasive mussels and limpets C013 / 6080
Invasive mussels and limpets. Invasive alien Mediterranean mussels (across bottom, Mytilus galloprovincialis) taking over rocks occupied by endemic limpets (brown, top)

Purple vipers bugloss (Echium plantagineum). This annual wildflower is common throughout the Mediterranean and is also found in the UK. It flowers in late spring to summer

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"Invasive: The Silent Intruders of Nature's Balance" Harlequin Ladybird - with 7-spot Ladybird on the left: Nature's vibrant colors intertwine, but amidst them lurks an invader disrupting harmony. Oxford ragwort (Senecio squalidus) - a widespread naturalized weed: Once a foreign beauty, now an unwelcome guest, spreading its roots across the land. Rose-ringed / ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in flight on their way to roost in an urban cemetery, London, UK. January: Foreign wings grace our skies as these exotic birds seek refuge among tombstones and concrete jungles. Hybrid bluebell, common x Spanish. Invasive in the British countryside (Hyacinthoides non-scripta x H. Hispanica): A delicate fusion born from two worlds collides with native flora, altering landscapes forevermore. Oriental Staff Vine (Celastrus orbiculatus), introduced invasive species; close-up of fruit, New York State, U. S. A: Its fruits bear witness to its conquest over native plants – a silent invasion reshaping ecosystems afar. Giant Hogweed: Towering above all else with toxic might; this colossal intruder casts shadows upon nature's delicate balance. Kahili Ginger or Ginger Lily Hedychium gardnerianum from the eastern Himalayas; common as a weed in Hawaii, New Zealand and elsewhere: From distant lands it came bearing fragrant blooms that deceive our senses while overpowering local habitats. Lesser periwinkle in old woodland - Vinca minor: Innocent yet tenacious vines creep through ancient forests like invaders claiming territory underfoot. European green crab (Carcinus maenas), an invasive species in North America - Kejimkujik National Park.