Danish scurvy grass flowering by the base of a tree at the side of Compton Road. The plant is a halophile (one which thrives in salty environments).
Until the 1960s it was rare in Britain, growing herre only in coastal areas of East Anglia. Winter gritting and the slipstream winds from traffic allowed it to spread across the country. The tiny plant can now be spotted flowering in spring pretty much anywhere there is exposed soil within the splash zone by busy roads, and even some country lanes.
