Seeing the Changes 177

In Mumbles, Common scurvy-grass (Cochlearia officinalis) was quite profuse on the rocks. In West Cross, Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) was in bloom. In Swansea, Grey poplar (Populus x canescens), Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and Field woodrush (Luzula campestris) were all in flower.