London’s Changing Flora; climate change or changing habits?
The causes for the changes in London’s plantlife are varied – exploration and the future. The wild plants of Greater London are a dynamic community. Over the last 150 years there has been a gradual loss of native and archaeophyte plants. In many areas they have been replaced by communities of more robust survivors and neophyte plant communities. Today, the pace of change appears to be quickening. The probable causes for this change are diverse: new tastes in horticulture, pollution, changing land management and increasingly, climate change. This talk will explore the impact of these changes and consider the future of this city’s plant life.
Mark Spencer, F.L.S. Forensic Botanist,Hon. Curator (Plants), Linnean Society of London, will be exploring the impact of these changes and consider the future of this city’s plant life.
One of several climate focused SLBI events to tie in with COP26.
Time: 19:00 BST
