84 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



Bowlesia tenera, Sprang. A native of South America 

 observed at Silloth in Cumberland on ballast discharged 

 from ships from South America. 



[Bupleurum aristatuiu, Bartl. Native of the Continent 

 of Europe up to the north coast of France, and also 

 of the Channel Islands, Devon, and Sussex. It is 

 also a cornfield weed in the Mediterranean region, 

 and has occasionally been found as a grain-imported 

 alien in Britain.] 



Bupleurum falcatum, L. Native in the centre and 

 South of Europe, on dry hills and stony ground. 

 Further north its localities become more and more 

 subject to suspicion. In England it is a rare weed, 

 found along roadsides and field-borders. 



Bupleurum fruticosum, L. A native of bushy places 

 in Southern Europe, grown in gardens in England, 

 from which it is occasionally observed as an escape. 



Bupleurum Odontites, L. Native of dry hills in 

 Southern Europe and a weed of cultivated ground 

 in the Mediterranean region. Has been recorded in 

 Britain as a grain alien. 



Bupleurum protractum, Hoffmgg. and Link. A com- 

 mon cornfield weed of the Mediterranean region, 

 occurring here and there in England in connection 

 with introduced grain. 



Bupleurum rotundifolium, L. Native in rough stony 

 ground in South-East Europe and Western Asia. Also 

 common there and in the rest of Europe, including 

 England, as a cornfield weed. 



