Plant ID
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Plant ID
I saw this growing at the edge of a woodland trust planted woodland and was unsure what it is, it is low growing but growing outward and has what I think are seeds on top of a small stalk. Can anyone ID it? Photographed yesterday so no flowers yet to ID it.
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Re: Plant ID
Looks rather like Fodder Burnet, a variant of Salad Burnet. (Poterium sanguisorba ssp muricata). It was formerly grown for fodder. Seed may have been accidentally introduced during planting.
Re: Plant ID
It looks rather like Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea. One distinguishing feature of that plant is that the stems are square. If it is, the leaves are edible and have been used medicinally and for flavouring beer.
Mike
EDIT Happy to go with the flow after looking at a book - Burnet. Plant ID not my strong point.
Mike
EDIT Happy to go with the flow after looking at a book - Burnet. Plant ID not my strong point.
Last edited by MikeOxon on Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Plant ID
Seed head looks like Salad Burnet - if so leaf should taste of cucumber.
Re: Plant ID
I think this is salad burnet too, although it could be fodder burnet.
The difference between the two seems to be that as they mature fodder burnet leaves elongate and become more deeply toothed so after a lot of tooing and froing I'm opting for the former.
Have a look at this link and see wht you think. http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/ ... odder).htm
The difference between the two seems to be that as they mature fodder burnet leaves elongate and become more deeply toothed so after a lot of tooing and froing I'm opting for the former.
Have a look at this link and see wht you think. http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/ ... odder).htm
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Re: Plant ID
It's the foodplant and habitual perch of the red-underwing skipper:
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I can't comment on fodder or salad, but I'm sure it's that species, whichever variety.
Guy
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I can't comment on fodder or salad, but I'm sure it's that species, whichever variety.
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Re: Plant ID
Thanks all, I took a few seeds, so going to grow it, found out the area at the edge of the woodland was planted with various wildflowers, so could have been part of the mix.
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Re: Plant ID
Got a few more would like help with. Was at a wetland nature reserve today and saw these but not sure what they are.
There are several different willow types here, but don't know much about the different types of willow. There is supposed to be a Green-Leaved Willow (Salix purpurea x viminalis) here but not sure what it looks like.
Goat willow? Not sure, possibly a Grey Sallow? There was three of these here, look like a flame from a distance. Has orange-brown twigs Not sure what type of willow this is, but it has yellowish-green branches and near the top of the tree it is more grey coloured. Also saw quite a few of these but never seen it before:
1: 2: Finally lots of this was around coving long areas, grows biggish. Possibly Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)? Not sure on the shape of the leaves if it is right for that though.
There are several different willow types here, but don't know much about the different types of willow. There is supposed to be a Green-Leaved Willow (Salix purpurea x viminalis) here but not sure what it looks like.
Goat willow? Not sure, possibly a Grey Sallow? There was three of these here, look like a flame from a distance. Has orange-brown twigs Not sure what type of willow this is, but it has yellowish-green branches and near the top of the tree it is more grey coloured. Also saw quite a few of these but never seen it before:
1: 2: Finally lots of this was around coving long areas, grows biggish. Possibly Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)? Not sure on the shape of the leaves if it is right for that though.
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Re: Plant ID
Ok, I have got the first one the non willow with the comment "File comment: Leaves" here as a species of wild geranium, but can't quite find the right one with the type of leaf shape this one has. The last image I now think is a ground elder?
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Re: Plant ID
Without the leaves,i cant do the willows i'm afraid,but the others,in my opinion,are 1 Meadow Buttercup
2 Perennial Cornflower (Centurea montana)
3 Alexanders. Very common near coasts.
2 Perennial Cornflower (Centurea montana)
3 Alexanders. Very common near coasts.
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Re: Plant ID
Thanks again. I was thinking Perennial cornflower for the second as I used to have one in my old garden, but was just told it could be a common knapweed. Yes your right it is Alexanders for the other, less than a mile from the coast and it seems to be all over the sides of the road here too.
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Re: Plant ID
Knapweed is possible,agreed,but from the size of the leaves, i still think cornflower is most likely.
Cheers,Mark.
Cheers,Mark.