I'm quite proud of this photo which makes one of the UK's dullest and most ubiquitous weeds look almost interesting. It loves disturbed and waste ground and can be found on almost any roadside verge in the country.  When you look closely you rarely find what looks like a flower - it always seems to be either in bud or finished.

It is extremely common in England and Wales but frequency reduces as you go north in Scotland where it is more often found near the coast. In Ireland it is fairly common.

Llandudno West Shore, 23rd August 2001

Added on September 30th 2004, spelling Corrected 22 03 06, updated 13th October 2008, updated 27th Feb 2010