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Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 17:10
by beeclaire80
Hi,
I’m fairly sure one is sow thistle but the other one I’ve never seen. The plant app is saying ragwort which I know is toxic but I had a different idea of what ragwort was in my head!!
Thanks.
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 17:37
by lin
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 18:29
by beeclaire80
Thanks Lin!
This is why I don’t trust plant ID apps!
Just to add, can you tell what this seed pod is? The book I have shows a similar one that is musk mallow.
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 19:32
by Nina
Yes, that definitely looks like one of the Mallows (probably Musk Mallow) to me. Some of those seed heads look ready to collect. Why not take a couple of the brown individual pods off and sow them in a little space in your garden and mark it with a stick or something. They do germinate and self seed readily, and next year you'll have lots of Musk Mallow to feed.
Nina
beeclaire80 wrote:
> Thanks Lin!
>
> This is why I don’t trust plant ID apps!
>
> Just to add, can you tell what this seed pod is? The book I have shows a
> similar one that is musk mallow.
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 20:28
by beeclaire80
Thank you Nina!
Hope you are well?
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 20:32
by Nina
Hi Claire,
Oops, I just added something to my post about collecting a bit of seed from that plant --- have a look I'm well and hope that you are too!!
N x
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 20:37
by beeclaire80
I’m good!
Now I know they are most probably mallow I’ll nip out and grab a couple of pods. They are literally outside my garage which opens onto a field behind my house.
Re: Can you ID these for me please?
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 20:40
by Nina
Sounds perfect!! Happy foraging!
Nina