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Chinese Teaplant |
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Anthophyta Flowering plants |
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Nightshade family Solanaceae |
Photographer: John Crellin | |
| Uphill Dunes. View location The distinction between this and L. barbarum (Duke of Argyll's Teaplant) is disputed somewhat, although I am sure of my identification here based on Stace. Comment from Tony Edwards: This plant is growing vigorously in my garden in Ipswich. A twig just stuck in the ground invariably grows. In competition with wall plants it dominates. It has spikes so would make a good contribution to boundary security. The Vietnamese/ Chinese lady who brought it to Ipswich who gave us cuttings has tree sized mature plants producing fruit. We cook the leaves and await fruit with enthusiasm! I have discovered that Goji juice, the very fashionable super food juice, is made from the fruit of the plant - it is known in parts of the U.S. as "Western Snowberry". Elizabeth Young reports that : "...in North Oxfordshire the Chinese tea plant is an awful nuisance, self seeding into the top of dry stone walls and then putting down such huge roots that it can bring down the walls." |
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| 31 August 2004 | ||
| Section: Wild Plants and Fungi of the British Isles | ||
| British Isles status: introduced after 1500 AD | ||
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Nikon D70 Exposure Mode: Shutter Priority Metering: Multi-Pattern Focussing: Manual 1/200 sec - F/18 Exp. compensation: -0.7 EV Lens: 60mm F/2.8 D Sensitivity: ISO 320 | ||
