Rue-Leaved Saxifrage

West Common Road, Hayes.  April 2016.

Here is the second of the three local plants which I did not notice unto recently.  There is less excuse for missing this one, which is quite colourful.

This path passes a small church with a well-kept lawn.  But look under the fence, just on the pavement side.  That's not just rough grass.

West Common Road, Hayes.  April 2016.

There is something red, dotted with white.  

Getting closer, I saw a mass of odd little plants with thick lobed leaves and white flowers.  This turns out to be Rue-leaved Saxifrage, which is not very common in Kent. 

Notice the rustic cigarette end also decorating the ground ...

This is a small plant, but there is quite a lot of it.  I think the only reason I have not noticed it before is that the road here is congested and you need to be cautious passing people going the other way, not to get in the way of cars.   But that is a feeble excuse.

Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Saxifraga tridactylites.  West Common Road, Hayes, 13 April 2016.

This plant is completely covered with glandular hairs, which I only saw on close examination on the Little Mouse-ear in the last post.

Rue-leaved Saxifrage, Saxifraga tridactylites.  West Common Road, Hayes, 13 April 2016.

On thisplant they are quite conspicuous, because the globule on the end is bright red.

"Weeds" - pavement flora - can be interesting if you notice they are there!