Weed /wiːd/
noun: weed;
1.a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
verb: weed;
1.remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground).
My goal for this project is to celebrate the abundance of ‘misplaced’ flora and fauna growing in narrow margins of public land. Far too often we live life in the fast lane and don’t stop to notice the smaller details around us….I hope to raise awareness of their significance in our world.
The profusion of wild plants growing on the wayside are nature’s larder they can feed and heal us, they support insect life integral to our existence and their simple beauty inspires us.
Wilting Convolvulus
Morning glory - Convolvulus arvensis - Bindweed
Prickly shield fern – Punui – Polystichum vestitum
Budding Convolvulus
Snake flowers - Bindweed
Autumnal Dock
Rumex crispus – curled Dock – Polygonaceae
Nodding Thistle
Carduus nutans – Musk Thistle – Asteraceae
Carduus nutans – Musk Thistle – Asteraceae
Poison Hemlock
Conium maculatum – Apiaceae
Conium maculatum – Apiaceae
Autumnal Morning
Yarrow – Achilla millefolium
Yarrow – Achilla millefolium
Flowering Ribwort
Plantago Lanceolata – Lamb’s Tongue – Ribwort Plaintain
Plantago Lanceolata – Lamb’s Tongue – Ribwort Plaintain
Vipers Bugloss
Blue weed – Echium Vulgare – Blue Devil
Blue weed – Echium Vulgare – Blue Devil
Yarrow
Achilla millefolium – Asteraceae
Achilla millefolium – Asteraceae
Malus Domestica
Apple – Rosaceae
Apple – Rosaceae
Flowering Blackberry
Bramble – Rubus Fruticosus
Bramble – Rubus Fruticosus
Common Mallow – Malva sylvestris – Malvaceae
Vipers bugloss – Blue weed – Blue devil
Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare
Milk thistle – Silybum – Asteraceae
Oxeye Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare – Asteraceae
Fennel – Foeniculum vulgare
Poison parsley – Conium maculatum – Devil’s porridge
Convolvulus arvensis – Bindweed – Morning glory
Carex – Tussock – Cyperaceae
Blackberry – Bramble – Rosaceae
Moon Daisy – Leucanthemum vulgare – Asteraceae
Dog daisy – ox-eye – common daisy
Dog daisy – ox-eye – common daisy
