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Discovered today on waste land by the river. So much low lying bramble around that I at first was convinced it was a yellow flowered bramble. However having found no image or reference to yellow flowered brambles on Google I ventured to ask MrsW (retired professional gardener with RHS qualifications). After looking at my photograph we decided that the only way to identify said plant was to take her to spot so she could see it in the flesh, as it were. I have to admit here that I did have two exercise visits today but in mitigation may I say that they totalled less than one hour between the two and I had no exercise outside the garden on the three previous days. Also no one in their right mind goes on that bit of waste land. Anyway when we get there she immediately blows any illusions that I had of discovering an extremely rare plant that could be the cure for Covid 19 by finding a half dozen others in the vicinity. Nor was it a bramble. She believes it is a crucifer and may be a form of wild radish (Raphanus Raphanistrum) but can't be certain. Having ascertained that it was not as rare as I had hoped I brought a sample back with a little bit of root which I photographed in a not very scientific way against a plain background. I've popped it into extras in case it helps anyone to identify it properly.
It may not have traipsed out of an Amazonian rainforest and presented itself to civilisation for the first time but it's quite a pretty little urchin so I'm tagging it for WildFlowerWeek_2. Thank you for hosting Miranda.
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