23: Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), a...

Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), a beautiful but dangerous insurgent along waterways, forcing out native species and increasing erosion when it dies back in winter

8 comments so far...

Fenja June 26, 2009, 02:53 AM

So it is a dangerous beauty.

StevieB June 26, 2009, 08:10 AM

Isn't all beauty dangerous?! :)

Fenja June 26, 2009, 08:29 AM

No ... No further statement without my lawyer. :-D

StevieB June 26, 2009, 08:32 AM

:D Now, lawyers, they really are dangerous!!

Fenja June 26, 2009, 08:41 AM

:-)

Gergana Vasileva June 26, 2009, 07:42 PM

.. and not all of them beautiful ;)

btw, the publication in wikipedia was very interesting for me. It's always fascinating to find out how, when and why the invasive species get advantage of local ones.

StevieB June 26, 2009, 08:11 PM

No, beautiful lawyers only exist in American TV programmes in my experience!

Thanks for the wikipedia link - very interesting.