Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Classic Brassica flowers, Hoary Cress has these cup-shaped sepals.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Classic Brassica flowers, Hoary Cress has these cup-shaped sepals.

Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Grey-green foliage giving a grey-green look from a distance. There are 2 sub-species, L. draba ssp. chalapense which is not as common down in the south of England as L. draba ssp. draba, so I suspect this is that!

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Grey-green foliage giving a grey-green look from a distance. There are 2 sub-species, L. draba ssp. chalapense which is not as common down in the south of England as L. draba ssp. draba, so I suspect this is that!

Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. It's a Pepperwort (Lepidium) despite not having that in its common name. Nothing else quite like it given these very dense flower clusters and the foliage.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. It's a Pepperwort (Lepidium) despite not having that in its common name. Nothing else quite like it given these very dense flower clusters and the foliage.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Not yet flowering.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Has normally five stamens, sometimes six.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex.

Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. The flowers are on long stalks. So heavy with blooms that the stems are actually bending over here.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. The flowers are on long stalks. So heavy with blooms that the stems are actually bending over here.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Smith's Pepperwort has similar hoary foliage, but in narrow, tall spikes of leaves with a small inflorescence on top.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Nothing else quite like it given these dense flower clusters.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Showing the hoaryness of the leaves.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex.

Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Leaves are hoary, giving them a grey-green look from a distance.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (25/04/2022) Botolphs Lane on verge not far from church, Steyning, W Sussex. Leaves are hoary, giving them a grey-green look from a distance.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Hairs can be denser than this which tends to make the foliage look grey-green, this one looks greener because the hairs are less dense.

Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex. Showing how the leaves have auricles which clasp the stem.