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THE SUFFOLK
BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE GUERNSEY FLEABANE RECORDS PLEASE
Guernsey Fleabane, Conyza sumatrensis has continued to spread since its arrival
in Suffolk in 1999. By 2000 it was already well established in Ipswich and
Felixstowe but it has now started appearing in disturbed sites and arable
fields well away from urban settlements, especially on the light soils of
the Sandlings. We now have records from 40 tetrads, mainly in the eastern
half of the county. I expect it is already present in most Suffolk towns
and I would welcome any records from Woodbridge, Stowmarket, Thetford, Haverhill,
Mildenhall and Newmarket or any others new to the current distribution map
shown below. Once recognised, the plant has a characteristic ‘jizz’ making
it quite easy to spot as it is usually multi-stemmed where C.
canadensis
is usually single stemmed and the whole plant has a dull greyish green lookNovember 19, 2011 8:24r">
RECORDS PLEASE SPECIES NAME Latin is preferred but English is quite acceptable, particularly for birds and mammals. LOCATION The name of the place where the record was made or a sketch map of the site. GRID REFERENCE A Grid Reference of at least 4 figures (e.g. TM/1445): 6 figure references are preferred (e.g. TNovember 19, 2011 8:24dnance Survey maps have instruction on how to read a Grid Reference. DATE The day, month and year of the record. NAME Name (and address if a new contributor) of the person who made the record. The Centre can provide:
If you would like to get involved in surveys, or want to know more about the work of the Suffolk Biological Records Centre, please contact: Suffolk Biological Records Centre,
c/o Ipswich Museum, High Street Ipswich, Suffolk IPI 3QH. Tel: (044) 01473 433557 |
Help and advice about recording and identifying Suffolk's flora and fauna.
