Perfoliate Alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum), an invasive alien plant species growing in Surrey, England, UK

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This invasive plant has been a problem on Merrow Downs for at least 10 years. Every year, volunteers pull up all the plants to try to remove it, or at least limit its spread, since there will be seeds remaining in the soil.

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Location: Merrow Downs, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
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