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hellsitegenetics · 3 months

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not a request, i just wanted to send some anon love. what a great and wholesome blog, thank you so much for creating this 🫶🏽 i hope you have a wonderful day and weekend

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Closest match: Impatiens glandulifera genome assembly, chromosome: 8 Common name: Himalayan balsam

#tumblr genetics #genetics #plants #flowers #himalayan balsam #asks #thank you anon :)

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lucid-moon0750 · 2 years

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Are you somewhere that is NOT the Himalayas (particular near a river or body of water) and currently looking for an easy way to help the environment?

Have you considered tackling the spread of this pink menace?:

This is Himalayan Balsam. It’s an invasive species from the Himalayas that is currently invading the UK, much of Europe, as well as the USA. Canada and New Zealand (NOTE: I live in the UK where growing this plant is illegal, I do not know the laws of other countries so be aware this is just from the perspective of living in the UK)

Himalayan Balsam is a problem because it competes with native species of plant, can grow extremely large and literally overshadow other plants, and cause bad soil erosion around riverbanks.

But, what separates balsam from many other invasive plants is that it’s not very hard to remove. Its stem is hollow and roots are incredibly shallow. You can easily pull it up with just your hands

BUT don’t go pulling it up just yet.

First, what time of the year is it. see, balsam first sprouts in spring. Its life cycle looks like this:

You want to rip it up, roots and all, when it’s at the first four stages. What you don’t wanna do is pick it once it’s already flowered and developed seed pods.

See, balsam seed pods are little exploders. As soon as they pop open they sent seeds flying out in all directions

If they manage to seed (and if you’re pulling them up with the seed pods on, the motion is likely to pop them open), then they’ll just grow back again next year, and there’s no point in ripping up the pre existing ones as they’ll just die naturally regardless.

The goal is to rip them all up BEFORE they seed. Get em when they look like this:

They like non-shaded areas and they like riverbanks. Rip them up by the roots, then stomp on the remains. They aren’t toxic like giant hogweed, and they aren’t nearly as difficult to remove as Japanese Knotweed.

Trust me when I say, getting rid of this stuff make a huge difference to the ecology and diversity of an environment. Look at what I’ve been able to do in the last year:

I know the one on the left may look prettier, but the plants on the right are native and growing strong. The bramble bush has doubled in size and is giving off amazing blackberries.

It’s a chore to rip up all these plants, but for those of you out there who are eager to help the environment but don’t have the money to support charities and are too anxious to talk to other volunteers or members of the public: it costs nothing and requires next to no communication to hunt down Himalayan Balsam and rip it up.

If you’re worried about the legalities of killing plants on land that does not belong to you, be aware that in many parts of the world (definitely in the UK) it is illegal to cultivate Himalayan Balsam, so by all accounts you are doing the land owner a favour and if they want to keep balsam on their land then they may be actively breaking the law.

#environmentalism #nature #environment #plants #gardening #flowers #himalayan balsam #invasive species

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wildflowers-of-southern-ontario · 7 months

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Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae

Photograph taken on August 28, 2022, at High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

#Himalayan Balsam #Balsam #wildflowers of southern ontario #pink #Impatiens glandulifera #Impatiens #Balsaminaceae #High Park #Ontario #Toronto #Canada #flower #wildflowers #wildflower #flowers #flora #touch me not

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the-puffinry · 8 months

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seeing bumblebees disappear into these flowers was very cute.

Unfortunately i realised afterwards that this is probably Himalayan balsam, an invasive plant I'm required to remove. :/

#bumblebees #himalayan balsam #or so i think?

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rowanphotographyagain · 9 months

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Himalayan balsam blooming on the banks of the White Cart

#plants #flowers #himalayan balsam #summer #river #reflections #bridge #nature photography #photographers on tumblr #phone

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vqpn · 8 months

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Lost in the sauce. Drüsiges Springkraut/Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

#photography #original photography #flowers #pink flowers #bees #lake #nature #Drüsiges Springkraut #himalayan balsam

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kristo-flowers · 2 years

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Himalayan Balsam

#himalayan balsam #flowers #wildflowers #photography #pink and green #flora #floral #a game of tones #nature #original photography #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #lensblr #pws #WeHeartIt

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mothmiso · 4 months

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Gestreeld door zonlicht. Caressed by sunlight. (2) (3) (4) (5)by Elisa Gourdriaan

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(1) Lichtgevend Charolais-rund. Tussen Baarn en Hollandsche Rading. Luminous Charolais cattle. Between Baarn and Hollandsche Rading (2) Koudenhoorn. (3) Meer en Bos, The Hague, 26 September 2017. (4) De Hertenkamp (Meijendel, Wassenaar). (5) The Hague, Solleveld, 24 December 2018.

#cows #flowers #himalayan balsam #forest #thistles #golden light #evening light #sheep #the netherlands #utrecht #south holland

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wherekizzialives · 6 months

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The Small Things Spreading Joy in October 2023

How have we got to end of October already? If anyone could tell me where the year has gone and how I might slow the remaining months down a little, I’d love to hear from you! More seriously, as autumn beds in and the days grow darker I hope that my little pictures can be one of the sparks of light in each day. There are thirty pictures below, – including many roses, a few views, some foraged…

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katesemeniuk · 10 months

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Недотрога желёзконосная Impatiens glandulifera

#Недотрога желёзконосная #Impatiens glandulifera #nature photography #nature #flower #macro #forest #Indian Balsam #Himalayan Balsam #Bobby Tops #Policeman’s Helmet

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helene-brennan · 2 years

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FLETCHER MOSS PARK, MANCHESTER

A few weeks ago I took a trip to Manchester, (England), where I caught up with some old friends and family, and celebrated my brother’s 80th birthday. I lived in Manchester for several years, and some of my family still live there. I stayed with a friend near this lovely park, so of course we took a walk. I have walked here countless times in the distant past. I was immediately struck by the…

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#England #Fletcher Moss Park #Himalayan Balsam #Manchester #Policeman&039;s Helmets #RSPB #trees #weeping giant sequoia

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fatal-blow · 5 months

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man i think what a lot of people might misunderstand about invasive species is

A) it's not just about removal. You can't just kill a bunch of invasive species and then dust your hands off and call it a day. in the case of plants especially, you need something in its place. A lot of invasive species aren't invasive so much as adapted to city environments--because a city is an ecosystem too.

B) on that note, some invasive species are here to stay. like, their spread can be controlled, populations maintained, but the goal in the end would be to let the rest of the ecosystem catch up, for a balance to be found, because it would be impossible to eliminate them.

basically every invasive species in every location is on case by case basis. invasive species elimination is a PIECE of larger scale ecosystem maintenance. but still when you DO get to rip n tear it is fun.

#shout out to my flock of house sparrows you're adorable #and a very good example of an invasive species that's really just adapted to human environments #anyways im not a professional invasive species guy im just thinking out loud #this reminds me i should remove the himalayan balsam growing in the yard #i have many a native plants planned so im sure ill have something that will enjoy it #over there

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wildflowers-of-southern-ontario · 7 months

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Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Balsaminaceae

Photographs taken on August 28, 2022, at High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #Himalayan Balsam #Balsam #Impatiens glandulifera #Impatiens #Balsaminaceae #pink #High Park #Toronto #Ontario #Canada #wildflowers #wildflower #flora

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gravemere · 9 months

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back home in yorkshire for 48 hrs, just been blackberry picking for the pie tonight and the late afternoon air smelt like it did 15 yrs ago

#Himalayan balsam and long grass #sweat and blackberry juice #fingers dyed purple

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lucid-moon0750 · 2 years

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wow what a beautiful field what a beautiful riverside, so many flowers, so much biodiversity, what a paradise for plants to live alongside one another in harmony

#environmentalism #nature #biodiversity #flowers #invasive species #balsam bashing #this is a strictly anti-himalayan balsam blog

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selznick · 2 years

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saw a few snails but i like this one

#bugs #snail #its on a himalayan balsam leaf for anyone wondering:)))#i went on a walk and took some pictures

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