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June 26[edit]

Unknown Plant[edit]

Is anyone able to identify this plant: [1] [2] [3] It is in the United Kingdom and I believe it is a flowering plant. Thanks, Willbb234 (talk) 17:20, 26 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A weed perhaps? Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 13:40, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Probably one of the asteraceae - but that's not exactly tying it down very well. Mikenorton (talk) 14:35, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Anton - weeds are defined by where they grow - they are "a plant in the wrong place" per the very first sentence of the article you linked. So "weed" is both unhelpful and (unless this was taken in a garden or other situation where the flora is controlled) incorrect. Matt Deres (talk) 19:24, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Matt Deres please see humour Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 09:47, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My trusty Observer's Book of Plants suggests a similarity to shepherd's purse. Alansplodge (talk) 16:39, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Plants are not my specialty, but I'm not seeing the eponymous "purses". Are there varieties missing them? Matt Deres (talk) 19:24, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the purses are the seed pods which grow after flowering, but not my speciality. A clearer look at the leaves would help. Alansplodge (talk) 08:59, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not to worry, I will remove them if they are, in fact, a weed. But for now, I will just let them grow up and see what the are. Thanks, Willbb234 (talk) 20:06, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It might be helpful to take some more pictures when the flowers are more open. I agree with Mike, it does look like an Asteracaea, but as he said that doesn't tie it down much! They do look familiar to me, and I haven't been able to find them in any of my wild flower books, so I suspect some sort of cultivated variety. I think they're rather attractive. DuncanHill (talk) 20:12, 27 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think this is possibly Filago vulgaris, commonly called Cudweed. I have a probability of 80%. Richard Avery (talk) 16:06, 28 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]