magic of an unmown verge

verges can be a magical place for wildflowers

I've never seen so many teasels

the season for ragwort in bloom

closer view of the Sisyrinchium striatum shown in the centre above

Echium vulgare

lots of creeping potentilla

the pink flowers are common centaury

large swathes of common centaury, most I've ever seen

close-up of common centaury

hypericum

ragwort

creeping thistle buds

on the other side of the road, smooth sow thistle with a bee

wild carrot

ragwort, corn marigold above

goatsbeard seedhead

wild lettuce

wild lettuce buds

Lepidium campestre ? seeds

buck's-horn plantain