Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. It's not Perforage Alexanders because that has leaves that encircle the stem. Also the latter's flowers are more green/yellow than this.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. It's not Perforage Alexanders because that has leaves that encircle the stem. Also the latter's flowers are more green/yellow than this.

Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. This plant tends to prefer to be near the sea, and indeed this cycle path is very close to the coast.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. This plant tends to prefer to be near the sea, and indeed this cycle path is very close to the coast.

Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Its leaves are a little more yellow than the glossy, dark green that S. olusatrum is supposed to have - more like those of S. perfoliatum - but the latter has leaves that encircle the stem, rather than separate, so this must be S. olusatrum.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Its leaves are a little more yellow than the glossy, dark green that S. olusatrum is supposed to have - more like those of S. perfoliatum - but the latter has leaves that encircle the stem, rather than separate, so this must be S. olusatrum.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex.

Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. Young buds.

Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (22/05/2022) Footpath along river adjacent to A283 towards Shoreham-by-Sea (the other side of the flyover nearly into the start of Shoreham opposite the Amsterdam pub rounbabout, W Sussex.

Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. This is why it is S. olusatrum and not "Perfoliate Alexanders, S. perfoliatum - the latter has leaves which encircle the stem, unlike these.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex. This is why it is S. olusatrum and not "Perfoliate Alexanders, S. perfoliatum - the latter has leaves which encircle the stem, unlike these.

Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) (05/04/2022) Cycle path rear of Shoreham Road about opposite the cement works, Steyning, W Sussex.