Yellow wild flower ID please.

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  1. Trunky

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    Got a few of these flowering along the grassy banks of a stream at work. They're providing a lovely splash of colour at the moment, but what are they? :scratch:

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      Flowers look like oilseed rape, not sure about the leaves though, has it escaped from some farmland nearby?
       
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      Look lovely, whatever they are :)
       
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      • Trunky

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        Definitely not oilseed rape, acres of that stuff growing round these parts, so I see enough of that to know exactly what it looks like. :)

        The plants are considerably shorter than rape, maybe 2ft or so in height.
         
      • Anthony Rogers

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        I'd say it was definitely a member of the brassica family, it's got the same 4 cruciform petals in the flower.

        This is a pic of oil seed rape leaves

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          Certainly in the Crucifer family though, with flowers of that shape.
           
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              Oh Pete, you added a link after :biggrin:
              To be fair though, there 'are' plants on my link too :snork:
               
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                How about purple sprouting ? ___ the flowers_ They will cause you to fear that it's too late.jpg
                 
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                Sorry I cant put links up off my phone :(
                 
              • Trunky

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                Still trying to work this one out. I'm leaning towards Charlock, or Wild Mustard but the leaves don't look right and my plant seems to have a more compact, bushy habit.

                Think we need some help from @Zigs on this one.
                 
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                Charlock is nearest, leaves are usually hairier and more serrated though :scratch:

                Not near me books at the moment.
                 
              • KingEdward

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                It's Wintercress, Barbarea vulgaris.
                 
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                  Good spot KingEdward :thumbsup:
                   
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