A bit of bushy stuff on a nudist beach (pic heavy)

[decorum]

Ok, I was away over the w/e - family stuff. To keep a tentative line to sanity I managed to sneak in a bit of a bimble. The quality of the bimble was improved by being up _silly early_ - I was back before 7 am :yikes: .

Some of the plants are instantly recognisable (whether you know the name or not) while others cause sessions of research - because you 'feel' that you should know it .

The area - facing west. Plenty of diversity .

Sea Kale - highly recognisable.

Had to check this one - Sea Sandwort.

Sea Sandwort - but close up.

Sea Beet - the leaves are plain but distinctive.

Sea Beet - the bit that bears seed.

An almost anywhere plant - just needs a sandy habitat.

Viper's Bugloss

Closer up and you can see the plants 'self defence' system .

Definately a mallow - some of the Mallow in the area was hugging the ground and some was reaching for the sky. A coastal aspect can play merry hell with the growing habit of a plant - the last time I was here I was battered by wind and rain and had difficulty staying stood in one spot :yikes: :yikes: Now in theory, this is either Common or Tree Mallow - but because of the effects of the environment I'll just say that it isn't Marsh Mallow .

I 'think' this is a mustard - even looking through books and the net I can't find anything that looks exactly like it. Like I said, being coastal can have strange effects on vegetation.

A (poor) pic of the _mustard_ flower.

The _mustard_ flower heads and seed pods seen against a Sea Beet.

One of those I should know . Anyone care to put me out of pic misery?

I bimble therefore I brew .

The east end - in the mid ground is the nudist beach. Move along, nothing to see :yikes: .
EDIT: The far end of this FLINT beach really is a nudist beach - talk about hardcore - 'Short back and sides sir?'

There's a yellow flower in the bottom left of the first pic - it's a Yellow Horned Poppy. Again, I'd not seen one before and had to look it up. Apparently it's quite rare - but quite prolific in the areas that it does grow.

I forgot to take a pic - the above pic is from the University of Sussex


Many thanks for taking the time to look.

 

[Andy2112]

Nice post Dec, looked a good spot for a bimble. Did you take any of the leaves to eat ?

 

[decorum]

... looked a good spot for a bimble. ...

Cheers Andy, it is . Walking on flint is a pita, but above that level is a walk in the park .

... Did you take any of the leaves to eat ?

Dog walkers paradise :yikes: and quite a popular area for fishing (for fish!) from the beach, so no .

 

[Andy2112]

Dog walkers paradise :yikes: and quite a popular area for fishing (for fish!) from the beach, so no .

Mmmm, probably not then, lol unless it's above waist high.

 

[decorum]

Mmmm, probably not then, lol unless it's above waist high.

With the way the wind whips up the beach, you aren't safe from 'spray' if you're foraging from the roofs a quarter mile away :yikes: .

 

[Shewie]

Nice pics Dec, one of my favourite places for a bimble

 

[Toddy]

That's a common mallow, it grows 2m high when it doesn't get blown over, if it does it just keeps sprawling along You can eat the leaves.

I think the other one's a curly dock.

Nice to see photos of the kale and beet, the bugloss and the rest

cheers,
Toddy

 

[MartinK9]

Nice pics Phil, thanks for sharing.

 

[decorum]

That's a common mallow, it grows 2m high when it doesn't get blown over, if it does it just keeps sprawling along You can eat the leaves.

Thanks for the clarification and info. There were a host of mature plants that were ground hugging - and so starts the research into whether bits broken off the parent plant can set down their own roots - nothing unusual in layering, but I haven't knowingly seen a mallow do it

I think the other one's a curly dock.

Thanks for that, as soon as I read 'dock' I could see it
Definately a tip of the tongue 'Argh' moment

Nice to see photos of the kale and beet, the bugloss and the rest

I have to admit to liking architectural plants - if nothing else, plants that make for a more striking impact seem to have more easily remembered names



For general info - this is a recipe for curly dock bread (usual disclaimer blurb!).

Thanks for the responces.

 

[shep]

Great, thanks. We took a trip to the coast last week but I forgot my book - grr. Posts like this are just as good though. Nice one.

 

[Front Room Woodlander]

Great post thank you!

 

[decorum]

... We took a trip to the coast last week but I forgot my book - grr. ...

Same here . I was flicking through a plant book after we'd returned home and I ID'd the poppy by pure coincidence - it stuck in my mind because it was unusual .



Thanks for all of the kind comments.

 

[addo]

Nice pictures Dec, Cheers.