This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday 6 July 2021
Plants We Used to Use 3. Figwort
Figworts have about 200 species world-wide. The scientific name of their genus Scrophularia gives a clue to a former use. Scrofula was a disfiguring TB infection of the lymph glands in the neck. Herbalists, in the days before antibiotics, used extracts of figwort as a treatment for the condition.
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When Did They Come to the UK? 5. The American Mink
The American mink ( Neovison vison ) arrived in the UK for fur breeders in 1929. They were first reported breeding in the wild in 1956.
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Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
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Common toadflax ( Linaria vulgaris ) contains a moderately toxic glucoside.
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