A Walk Looking at Pavement Plants

We had a successful walk in beautiful weather. I think everyone learned a lot and enjoyed sketching some plants.  If you would like to attend a future walk, do get in touch, julie@gardenwithoutdoors.org.uk

we saw the following plants (not in any particular order):

Fennel

Corydalis lutea (now called Pseudofumaria lutea)

Fat hen (Chenopodium album)

Many-seeded goosefoot

Common orache

London bur-marigold

Tree of heaven

Gallant soldier

Horseweed (Erigeron canadensis / Canadian fleabane)

Smooth sow thistle

Wall lettuce

Hawkweed oxtongue

Nipplewort

Black horehound 

Dock

Skullcap

Gipsywort

Great water Dock

Persicaria maculosa

Annual wall rocket

Oxford ragwort

Great hairy willowherb 

Wild buckwheat 

Verbena

Green alkanet 

Stinging nettle

Bittersweet / woody nightshade (white flowers Solanum dulcamara)

Black nightshade (purple flowers Solanum nigrum)

Shepherd's purse

Hedge mustard

If you would like to see some of the Pavement Plants I blog about, please join me for a walk around part of Camden on Sunday September 12th at 10:00 am, meet in Camden Gardens, NW1 (junction of Kentish Town Rd, Camden St, Hawley Rd). We'll be finishing with some simple sketching activities. Email for more info julie@gardenwithoutdoors.org.uk.

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