Native v Spanish?

Some of my Blip-buddies are still having difficulty with identifying whether the bluebells they are looking at are our Native British bluebells or the Spanish invaders. This one is the Native variety. As you can see the flower stem tends to grow in an arc and the flowers all hang on the underside of the arc. If you are looking at bluebells in an ancient wood then they are most likely to be Native bluebells. If the bluebells you are looking at look like THIS then they are Spanish invaders - the main differences are that the flower stems are more upright and the bells grow all around the stem. I hope that helps with your future bluebell identification.

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