Are these the same plant and is it....

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Wilburs_mummy
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Are these the same plant and is it....

Post by Wilburs_mummy » 18 Apr 2019, 19:37

I have these two flowers in separate places the flowers are identical but the leaves are different! I can’t decide if it’s storks bill or corncockle or neither!?
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Nina
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Re: Are these the same plant and is it....

Post by Nina » 18 Apr 2019, 22:16

Yes, that's the same plant -- Herb Robert -- and it is edible but some tortoises don't like it (it has a rather pungent smell). Mine eat it though, and it is a useful addition to their diet.
Here's our entry for it:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... LjpFqR7m9s

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Re: Are these the same plant and is it....

Post by Wilburs_mummy » 19 Apr 2019, 09:35

Thank you. Herb Robert hadn’t come up on the list, I must have filtered it wrong (wild flowers/pink) although I have seen it somewhere in the database and I see how obviously the same it is now! My daughter was convinced it was the same....me not so much 😂. We'll see what Wilbur thinks x

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