19/06/2022
Bath Wildlife Sightings
Peltaria alliacea (Garlic Cress), Upper Swainswick, ST7568
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
Colony extending about 2 metres
Locality
Upper Swainswick
Habitat
Hedgebank
Environmental Conditions
West-facing, sunny
Grid Reference
ST758682
Other Information
The purplish leaves suggest a cultivated form. At some distance from gardens but almost certainly spread from a local garden. Probably only the second record for the British Isles. Revisited to examine fruit on 19th June but very few flowers had developed a seed capsule, which suggests the plant may be a hybrid.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall