This plant grows all over walls in Cheshire but I do see it in areas with basic soils too so it can't be that fussy. It is one of those plants with tiny flowers so if you photograph them close-up it looks nothing like the plant but if you keep a sensible distance as in this shot, you can't make out the shape of the flowers at all.
The old name of this plant was Parritory which is derived from the Latin Parietarius. So it's name could be translated as A wall of the wall.
Wall on Cheshire Lane, 24th September 2004
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