Plant & Weed ID Megathread

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Sorry. Was on the phone and didn't think the text would post when it said the image was too big. Here it is

This looks like Corncockle, very common in "wildflower" seed mixes

standardg60

It's lychnis coronaria, lovely little plant.

standardg60

standardg60 wrote: »

It's lychnis coronaria, lovely little plant.

That's more like it, yes

Mam of 4

Can someone please tell me what this is ?

looksee

Celery?

Mam of 4

looksee wrote: »

Celery?

I don't know tbh , although it isn't "stalky " like celery if you get what I mean ?
Am trying to clear out an overgrown flowerbed , and was unsure if it was a weed or a plant .
Will try get a better pic tomorrow .

Stheno

No picture I'm afraid but trying to figure out what plant I had years ago

It was quite woody with long thin branches that were a vivid red and it flowered very early in the year.

Could it be a form of cystitis/broom?

looksee

Most likely plant for red stems is dogwood, there may be others.

looksee

Mam of 4 wrote: »

I don't know tbh , although it isn't "stalky " like celery if you get what I mean ?
Am trying to clear out an overgrown flowerbed , and was unsure if it was a weed or a plant .
Will try get a better pic tomorrow .

It could quite easily be something else, but when celery grows 'wild' - unblanched - it tends to be bushy. Break a stem, does it smell of celery?

Stheno

looksee wrote: »

Most likely plant for red stems is dogwood, there may be others.

That was it. Thank you!

Mam of 4

looksee wrote: »

It could quite easily be something else, but when celery grows 'wild' - unblanched - it tends to be bushy. Break a stem, does it smell of celery?

Ah thank you , will do that tomorrow when I'm down at the house .

Mam of 4

No smell of celery from it , weed ?

New Home

Definitely not celery, the leaves are all wrong. I'm almost certain it's a weed, but I don't know what it's called. Let's see if I can come up with anything helpful.

New Home

Could it be hemlock (which is toxic)?

https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/hemlock

looksee

New Home wrote: »

Definitely not celery, the leaves are all wrong. I'm almost certain it's a weed, but I don't know what it's called. Let's see if I can come up with anything helpful.

No, you are right, I didn't register the twig on the left, definitely not celery.

Edit - don't think it is hemlock either though, that is more feathery/carrotty.

New Home

One thing for sure: just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't add it to my soup.

What's the name of that weed with yellow flowers that people are supposed to remove from their land but that very few do? It's bad for cows, horses, etc. Ragweed or ragwort, or something like that. I think that's what it is.

Mam of 4

Thank you both for being so helpful , out it goes so
And I definitely won't be making soup !

looksee

I don't think it is ragwort - could it be something like parsely / chervil / coriander (I'm not great on herbs ) Parsley gets a seed stem a bit like the yellow one shown, not sure it has side shoots like that though.

New Home

No, it's not parsley either, the stalks are too large for that. And the leaves aren't right for that, either. Not sure about the other two, but I really don't think it's a herb.

Reckless Abandonment

New Home wrote: »

One thing for sure: just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't add it to my soup.

What's the name of that weed with yellow flowers that people are supposed to remove from their land but that very few do? It's bad for cows, horses, etc. Ragweed or ragwort, or something like that. I think that's what it is.

Ragwort. That was my first thought.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ragwort&safe=off&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&prmd=inmv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkqKSPzP_iAhWEYsAKHWEOCQ8Q_AUIFSgB&biw=360&bih=668#imgrc=JF9SP1MWwWLlFM

macraignil

New Home wrote: »

One thing for sure: just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't add it to my soup.

What's the name of that weed with yellow flowers that people are supposed to remove from their land but that very few do? It's bad for cows, horses, etc. Ragweed or ragwort, or something like that. I think that's what it is.

It looks like ragwort to me as well.

Roen

Annoying me as I knew what this was but just plain forgot.

Stheno

Any idea what these two are please?

New Home

Stheno wrote: »

Any idea what these two are please?

The purple one look a bit like Larkspur, but lack the actual spur, so I don't think that's it. It's not delphinium, either. Hmmm.

EDIT: Harebell, maybe?

Stheno

Here's a better one of the purple could it be tick clover?

New Home

I don't think so, the flowers don't look right.

Stheno

Here's a better one of the purple could it be tick clover?

New Home

This one is Delphinum (actually, no, the leaves are wrong), but it looks different to the one growing through the rose. And I don't think it's tick clover, either (look at the leaves).

standardg60

Stheno wrote: »

Any idea what these two are please?

Not sure what the 'two' are.
The blue one is campanula anyway.
Do you mean the rose sucker aswell?

Stheno

standardg60 wrote: »

Not sure what the 'two' are.
The blue one is campanula anyway.
Do you mean the rose sucker aswell?

I meant to attach two photos the second one is up above

Day Lewin

Roen wrote: »

Annoying me as I knew what this was but just plain forgot.

Yellow buttercup; and pink one is Ragged Robin. Lovely wildflower and not too common.

New Home

And ragwort beside it.

New Home

New Home wrote: »

This one is Delphinum (actually, no, the leaves are wrong).

Actually, it could be.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Bluealt/Delphinium_ajacis_page.html

(Scroll down)

looksee

The purple one is monkshood I think, usually blue, they can be purple.

The first pic looks like campanula.

standardg60

Ah I see it now it's toadflax.

Thanks to Blaris for the ID previously in the thread.

Roen

Day Lewin wrote: »

Yellow buttercup; and pink one is Ragged Robin. Lovely wildflower and not too common.

Cheers!

lordgoat

Any idea of what these are?

Stheno

standardg60 wrote: »

Ah I see it now it's toadflax.

Thanks to Blaris for the ID previously in the thread.

Toadflax is that a weed?

auspicious

I think these are Lady gloves and I've just found out they are toxic all over.
How much of a threat are they to pets - cats?

lottpaul

auspicious wrote: »

I think these are Lady gloves and I've just found out they are toxic all over.
How much of a threat are they to pets - cats?

Yes, they are foxgloves, ladys fingers etc - and very nice ones too. I've had them around cats, dogs, sheep, cattle, hens, ducks, geese etc down the years and never had a problem. They are harmful if ingested and most animals steer well clear of them and other noxious/toxic plants.

magicbastarder

Stheno wrote: »

Toadflax is that a weed?

only if you don't want it.

auspicious

lottpaul wrote: »

Yes, they are foxgloves, ladys fingers etc - and very nice ones too. I've had them around cats, dogs, sheep, cattle, hens, ducks, geese etc down the years and never had a problem. They are harmful if ingested and most animals steer well clear of them and other noxious/toxic plants.

That's what I wanted to hear. Thanks a million. I was worried the cats may have a nibble on them for some reason.

looksee

If you closely examined the contents of your garden you would find any number of plants that are toxic to some degree. Animals - especially cats - don't tend to eat things that are poisonous to them (unless the plants are hidden in hay or silage) and since cats roam anyway there is no point worrying about what might poison them.

auspicious

Cheers looksee. In some articles I read, the words - potentially-deadly-if-swallowed were attributed to Foxgloves. Knowing there was a potential danger to the cats where they often hangout I thought I'd seek advice from you very knowledgeable peeps.

MacDanger

Mam of 4 wrote: »

No smell of celery from it , weed ?

Buachalán/ragwort

FlipperThePriest

I scarified 20 years worth of moss off a lawn and overseeded it... now in its place, weeds are doing their best to fill in the gaps, I never sprayed them before scarifying, I'm just going to remove what I can.

What is this reddish weed? Some sort of tree? It has popped up in 2 or 3 different spots.

Chicken George

Hello. Could one of my green fingered friends please I.D. these unusual plants for me please?
I first seen them grown up in the Zoo a couple of months ago and was struck by their strange shape and beauty. I dont see many around but need to add them to my tropical style garden.

macraignil

Chicken George wrote: »

Hello. Could one of my green fingered friends please I.D. these unusual plants for me please?
I first seen them grown up in the Zoo a couple of months ago and was struck by their strange shape and beauty. I dont see many around but need to add them to my tropical style garden.

Is it a type of echium?

Chicken George

macraignil wrote: »

Is it a type of echium?

Yes thank you so much. I hadnt a clue. Appreciate it!

Bikerman2019

Can anybody tell us what this is. It is in my friends garden, but she has no idea what it is.

Thanks

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12ap3fiw3oMBzm1GwWM2wbAJXhrAfGuo1/view?usp=drivesdk