Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (21/05/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field).

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Classic densely-packed flower head, with lots of densely packed buds - quite distinctive from a distance compared to other yellow brassicas.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Classic densely-packed flower head, with lots of densely packed buds - quite distinctive from a distance compared to other yellow brassicas.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (21/05/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field).

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream).

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream).

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). It is quite a substantial plant here by the stream, but can be smaller.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). It is quite a substantial plant here by the stream, but can be smaller.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream).

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). My little finger for scale. These flowers as you can see are much larger than e.g. Hedge Mustard.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). My little finger for scale. These flowers as you can see are much larger than e.g. Hedge Mustard.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream).

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (08/05/2022) Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). This is what it looks like when it is young before flowering

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (27/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). This is what it looks like when it is young before flowering

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Classic upper stem leaves - really distinctive for Wintercress making it easy ID.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (21/05/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Classic upper stem leaves - really distinctive for Wintercress making it easy ID.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). American Wintercress instead has many-lobed leaves, Medium Flowered has upper-stem leaves with more side lobes, or even if just a pair, they are longer and narrower, and the terminal lobe is longer and narrower.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). American Wintercress instead has many-lobed leaves, Medium Flowered has upper-stem leaves with more side lobes, or even if just a pair, they are longer and narrower, and the terminal lobe is longer and narrower.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Upper stem leaf with a young bud just protruding.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Upper stem leaf with a young bud just protruding.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Upper stem-leaf.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (02/05/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve alongside the stream). Upper stem-leaf.

Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Leaves going up the stem.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (08/05/2022) Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Leaves going up the stem.

Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. A leaf mid stem.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (08/05/2022) Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. A leaf mid stem.

Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. further up the stem.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (08/05/2022) Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. further up the stem.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Lower leaf.

Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Classic mid to upper stem leaves.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Classic mid to upper stem leaves.

Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Good example of a lower stem leaf.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Good example of a lower stem leaf.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Another lower stem leaf.

Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. They have stout and strongly ridged main stems.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (08/05/2022) Footpath out the back of Tottington Wood leading to Sands Farm, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. They have stout and strongly ridged main stems.

Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Classic tightly appressed and dense array of seed pods.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Classic tightly appressed and dense array of seed pods.

Common Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) (22/05/2022) Footpath along Adur River, heading towards Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Not Common Wintercress as that has flowers in big globular clusters. Also some references say that the stork on the pods are wider than the pod (as you can see here) but common wintercress they are narrower.

Medium-Flowered Wintercress (Barbarea intermedia) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Not Common Wintercress as that has flowers in big globular clusters. Also some references say that the stork on the pods are wider than the pod (as you can see here) but common wintercress they are narrower.

Medium-Flowered Wintercress (Barbarea intermedia) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Medium Flowered Wintercress has leaves with more lobes than Common. Wintercress - and these are notably hairy - Common Wintercress instead has hairless, glossy, dark-green leaves

Medium-Flowered Wintercress (Barbarea intermedia) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). Medium Flowered Wintercress has leaves with more lobes than Common. Wintercress - and these are notably hairy - Common Wintercress instead has hairless, glossy, dark-green leaves

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). You can just make out the lower leaf in the upper part of the image - and also the one beneath the Ribwort Plantain leaves - they are dark green and slightly hidden from view that has a lot of side lobes.

Medium-Flowered Wintercress (Barbarea intermedia) (10/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank adjacent to field). You can just make out the lower leaf in the upper part of the image - and also the one beneath the Ribwort Plantain leaves - they are dark green and slightly hidden from view that has a lot of side lobes.