Wild flower id please

[earthgraham]

These were very small and hard to get a picture with my eyes,hope they are good enough for id.Thanks Graham.
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[Dorts]

The yellow crucifer is difficult without seeing some leaves, possibly Treacle Mustard, (growing with Knotgrass).
The vetch is Smooth Tare.
Dorts.

[earthgraham]

Thanks for that info Dorts I did wonder if the knotgrass could be Ray's Knotgrass
as the leaves are round rather than long?Thanks again for reply much appreciated.

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by earthgraham

Thanks for that info Dorts I did wonder if the knotgrass could be Ray's Knotgrass
as the leaves are round rather than long?Thanks again for reply much appreciated.

It's could possibly be Ray's Knotgrass - Polygonum oxyspermum, where did you photograph it? As it is rather local.
Dorts.

[earthgraham]

Thanks for reply Dorts,
The place were I found this plant was near the river Chelmer in Chelmsford Essex,I have known this area to be under a couple of inches of water from the Chelmer on rare occasions.Perhaps the seed washed down from up stream?

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by earthgraham

Thanks for reply Dorts,
The place were I found this plant was near the river Chelmer in Chelmsford Essex,I have known this area to be under a couple of inches of water from the Chelmer on rare occasions.Perhaps the seed washed down from up stream?

Ray's Knotgrass is a plant of coastal sand and shingle and is not found near rivers. There are a couple of recent records on the coast, at the eastern end of the Essex Estuaries, but nothing further upstream. So it is vey unlikely to be that species.
Dorts.

[metalfish]

Originally Posted by earthgraham

Thanks for that info Dorts I did wonder if the knotgrass could be Ray's Knotgrass
as the leaves are round rather than long?Thanks again for reply much appreciated.

Hi Graham,

I don't know if this'll help but here's a photo of Ray's knotgrass



This is growing on Landguard Nature Reserve, the bit of land at the end of Suffolk that sticks out in to Harwich Harbour so not far from Essex at all. But I agree with Dorts that it is a coastal plant, it seems to like disturbed shingle/ sand

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by metalfish

Hi Graham,
I don't know if this'll help but here's a photo of Ray's knotgrass

This is growing on Landguard Nature Reserve, the bit of land at the end of Suffolk that sticks out in to Harwich Harbour so not far from Essex at all. But I agree with Dorts that it is a coastal plant, it seems to like disturbed shingle/ sand

Thanks for the photo, shows the brown, shiny fruits perfectly, which, once they have developed are the key to Ray's Knotgrass.
Dorts.

[earthgraham]

Thanks for the photo of Rays knotgrass Metalfish.
I was going to try and find it out on the essex estuaries myself.
They are remote places and take ages to get to so at least I can put it of for a while now,to get my photo.
Thanks again Dorts and Metalfish.