Fig. 3From: Plant species introduced by foreigners according to folk tradition in Norway and some other European countries: xenophobic tales or not?With its large, colourful and conspicuous flowers, Lathyrus japonicus may be the “strange” plant growing at Bøle in Hasvik, Finnmark, allegedly brought there by former whale-hunting expeditions, as seeds in their hay-stuffed matresses. Photograph: Torbjørn AlmBack to article page