Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Thale cress

Arabidosis thaliana


Appearance

Small annual with small basal rosette of leaves and erect stalks bearing rather widely spaced leaves that are not adpressed. Stalk with hairs and facetted with 6 sides. Multiple very small flowers each stalked arising from stem; flower four-petaled and no more than 3 mm. Leaves ovate and either smooth edged or with slight teeth; very hairy. Seed pods long and slender, ca. 1 cm long and circular; attached by a long stalk.

Habitat

In untended soil in vegetable garden.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023