Only slightly less exciting than the Bermuda Triangle, and with marginally less planes and boats disappearing, my little patch of the Rhubarb Triangle still continues to turn up botanical interest.
The rhubarb fields are perhaps one of the few places shoddy is still used, and I live in hope of unusual weeds. But I suspect most shoddy is of British origin these days, so that is unlikely. However, a relict of former days and still doing well is White Rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides). It is not a common plant, except perhaps in Lincolnshire, but it may be overlooked elsewhere in south Leeds and Wakefield. One to look out for at this time of year.
A group of plants that has been interesting me recently are the Sell & Murrell segregates of Fat-hen (Chenopodium album agg.). These deserve a specific post, but one of the distinctive ones that seems to have merit is Druce's Fat-hen (Chenopodium drucei). A relatively tall species with ovate lower leaves and long lanceolate upper leaves. The shape of the inflorescence is also distinctive,
A few fumitories are still flowering, and this one is a subspecies of Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii var. wirtgenii). Please someone coin it a specific common name!
Believe it or not, this one is different (too many flowers) and is Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis var. elegans.
Not particularly notable, but surprising to see in the corner of an arable field was Russian-vine (Fallopia baldschuanica).
A pavement crack in the village on the way home ended the day well by providing Cape-jewel (Nemesia strumosa), one of the less common escapes from bedding schemes. This looks to be only the third record for VC63.
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