Highlight of My Year So Far

This rather nondescript image has to be my best find of the year so far. You are looking at a close-up of the buds of a Wintercress and the tips are hairy. So, after several years of (if I'm honest) half-hearted searching, I have finally found Small-flowered Wintercress (Barbarea stricta).

I found a few plants today at the edge of an osier bed near Ulleskelf. I wouldn't be surprised if there are more locations to be found in that part of the county.

This also happens to be the first record for VC64 since 1975, and that previous record was the first since the 1800's. I'm so glad I checked for hairs!