A Anjay New member Jun 28, 2004 #1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3843951.stm Some of the most beloved British summer wildflowers are in fact, the most endangered, according to the botanical charity Plantlife International. Click to expand... Researchers say arable plants, a group which includes poppies and buttercups, have shown the greatest decline of any type of British flora. Click to expand... BBC environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee says scientists are worried that many of these plants - once considered weeds - have declined to the point of extinction. Click to expand... Modern industrial farming techniques have now pushed many arable "weeds" close to extinction. Click to expand...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3843951.stm Some of the most beloved British summer wildflowers are in fact, the most endangered, according to the botanical charity Plantlife International. Click to expand... Researchers say arable plants, a group which includes poppies and buttercups, have shown the greatest decline of any type of British flora. Click to expand... BBC environment correspondent Sarah Mukherjee says scientists are worried that many of these plants - once considered weeds - have declined to the point of extinction. Click to expand... Modern industrial farming techniques have now pushed many arable "weeds" close to extinction. Click to expand...
