Thursday, 5 August 2021

Seeing the Changes 1522

Plants from recent trips to Gower beaches. At Rhosili, spotted Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and Lesser burdock (Actium minus). At Oxwich, variously coloured algae were washed up on the strandline. In the dunes, Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum); Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria); Carling thistle (Carlina acaulis); Devilsbit scabious (Succisa pratensis); Red valerian (Centranthus ruber); Rest harrow (Ononis repens); Wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum); Bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum); Orpine (Sedum telephium); Large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera erythrosepaia); Wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia) and Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis) were all in flower. Stone bramble (Rubus saxatilis) were in fruit.
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