Cairngorms cabbage patch invasion causes a real stink
The low-growing American skunk cabbage, which is an endangered species in Tennessee, is worrying conservationists on the Insh Marshes nature reserve in Strathspey.
RSPB Scotland called it “an invasive species from overseas ... proving a menace and posing a threat to native wild plants”.
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Hide AdKaren Sutcliffe, site manager of the charity’s Insh Marshes nature reserve in the Cairngorms National Park, added: “Unfortunately it has reached Insh Marshes where there is a danger of it getting out of hand and out-competing our native species.”