Saturday 5 June 2021

Seeing the Changes 1572

In Gorseinon, Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) was in bloom. On the walk to Tor Bay on the Gower, spotted Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara); Marsh pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris); Tormentil (Potentilla erecta); Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea); Slender thistle (Caruus tenuiflorus); Common rock rose (Helianthemum nummularium); Sea rocket (Cakile maritima); Bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum); Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis); Thrift (Armeria maritima); Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris) and the yellow variety of Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria). On the dunes above the beach was a clumped and prostrate blue and white flower, possibly Common milkwort (Polygala vulgaris).

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