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Closeup of Charlock
A few months ago, I cleared a small patch in my garden. Next, I planted a mix of seeds of 37 wild flowers. The idea was for this to become an unmanaged part of the garden, letting these flowers (and the insects they attract) flourish. It's both a joy for myself (macro photography in my own yard) as a service to nature, letting bees do their useful work.
The chaotic wild growth is not something most people can appreciate, but I'm OK with that. This wildflower was the first to come up above the soil. In fact, it dominated the patch of soil with dozens of plants reaching over 1m in height, taking away the light of competing plants. However, its dominance is also its weakness, because a bit of wind will snap them instantly. They will keep growing after that, only horizontally :)
"Sinapis arvensis" is an annual or winter annual plant of the genus "Sinapis" in the family Brassicaceae. It is commonly known as field mustard, wild mustard or charlock. "Pieris rapae", the small white butterfly, and "Pieris napi", the green veined white butterfly are significant consumers of charlock during their larval stages.
