Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Classic brassica-like flowers, very distinctive by other features, see other images! It's a coastal plant but you get masses of it alongside main roads as they like the salty conditions from the roads being salted.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Masses of it growing along the road verges.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. The other Scurvygrasses flower later than this (this is 5 April) and anyway dwell in coastal saltmarshes.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Flowers can be white or varying shades of pale pink.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Lower leaves are more heart-shaped like this, the upper ones are more orache-like (spear-shaped).
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Underside of upper leaf. Am quite fascinated by these little "footprint-like" markings - no idea what they are, I cannot find a mention of these anywhere.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Underside of upper leaf, close up of weird footprint-like markings.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Upper stem leaf showing it's rather orache-like nature.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Underside of upper stem leaf.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. These are the ripening fruits.
Danish / Early Scurvygrass (Cochlearia danica) (05/04/2022) Along Shoreham Road opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Fruits.