Many of the remote hedgerows within the parish contain isolated clumps of Lilium pyrenaicum, which is native to the Pyrenees Mountains and other mountainous regions at a similar latitude.
The plant was discovered by the French botanist Antoine Gouan (d.1821) and was officially recorded in 1875.
The plant is thought by some to have been introduced by members of a religious community.
possibly when local monks brought back seeds from Spain in medieval times.
Kneelers in the church include the lily as part of their design.
Many of the remote hedgerows within the parish contain isolated clumps of Lilium pyrenaicum, which is native to the Pyrenees Mountains and other mountainous regions at a similar latitude. The plant was discovered by the French botanist Antoine Gouan (d.1821) and was officially recorded in 1875. The plant is thought by some to have been introduced by members of a religious community. possibly when local monks brought back seeds from Spain in medieval times. Kneelers in the church include the lily as part of their design.
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