Plant & Weed ID Megathread

Harry Palmr · 06-04-2019 4:39pm #1

Excuse my presumption starting this (is there another one lurking somewhere?) but I think we need a stickied thread for this sort of thing. Can a mod do the necessary?

Can someone confirm these are Arum italicum

and Ribwort plantain (plantago lanceolata)

macraignil · 06-04-2019 5:19pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Excuse my presumption starting this (is there another one lurking somewhere?) but I think we need a stickied thread for this sort of thing. Can a mod do the necessary?

Can someone confirm these are Arum italicum

and Ribwort plantain (plantago lanceolata)

I think the arum does look like the other pictures I see on google but not really familiar with the plant myself so maybe not the best to confirm the identity. The second photo to me looks more like a young willowherb plant.

New Home · 06-04-2019 6:06pm

I'd agree on the Arum Italicum. Not sure about the second plant, but it's definitely not plantago - I'd go with willowherb, too.

Harry Palmr · 06-04-2019 6:32pm

I'll let them flourish and see what the flowers look like.

finla · 07-04-2019 10:24am

Second one is definitely willowherb.

Mam of 4 · 07-04-2019 5:13pm

Can someone tell me what type of tree this is from the picture of the buds opening please ?

New Home · 07-04-2019 5:21pm

The flowers on those long stems remind me of cherries, but the shape of the leaves seems like that of an apple tree. The colour isn't right for either, so I'm going to guess some sort of decorative crab apple.

Mam of 4 · 07-04-2019 5:28pm

Thanks New Home .
I haven't a clue about plants or trees , this one is in the garden for as long as I can remember . Pretty flowering buds though

New Home · 07-04-2019 5:30pm

Mine is an (un)educated guess, the real experts will come along soon.

Gorgeous tree, though.

standardg60 · 07-04-2019 7:57pm

You're spot on New Home

New Home · 07-04-2019 8:04pm

Woo-hoo!!!

\o/

What do I win? :pac:

Mam of 4 · 07-04-2019 8:20pm

New Home wrote: »

Woo-hoo!!! \o/

What do I win? :pac:

A crab apple ?

New Home · 07-04-2019 8:33pm

Woo-hoo!! \o/ Free seeds for a new plant!!

Mam of 4 · 07-04-2019 8:55pm

New Home wrote: »

Woo-hoo!! \o/ Free seeds for a new plant!!

Anytime NH

fryup · 08-04-2019 11:35am

anyone ID the tree that this leaf comes from....

New Home · 08-04-2019 11:41am

Whitebeam, I think.

standardg60 · 08-04-2019 2:09pm

New Home is on a roll here, keep em coming :-)

New Home · 08-04-2019 2:09pm

\o/

Now I know how Srameen feels in the Quiz thread.

:D:D

delly · 21-04-2019 7:56pm

Thread now added to the sticky list

Roen · 22-04-2019 8:48am

Anyone know what this blighter is?

Remains of flowers in the last shot.
Guessing crab apple but never once seen an actual bit of fruit. Height is approx 12-14ft.
Leaves seem shiny and waxy now as they are so new but later on in the year they'll lose that and seem more like a normal leaf.

standardg60 · 22-04-2019 7:54pm

Not an apple but an ornamental pear tree

Roen · 22-04-2019 7:57pm

standardg60 wrote: »

Not an apple but an ornamental pear tree

Super. Cheers. Had us puzzled for the past three years or so.

macraignil · 24-04-2019 2:08pm

Hi,
Just posted a video clip of this wildflower in my garden and was wondering if anybody could identify what it is. I was clearing space when planting some haw thorn plants left over from a hedge planting elsewhere as there was a stretch of that hedge with nothing growing. I only realised one of the plants I was clearing had a nice flower when I had some pulled up already so put a few of them in a shady spot in a pot and they survived and I since planted them in the garden. Any information on what it is would be much appreciated.
All the best.
Rob

standardg60 · 24-04-2019 5:33pm

Some form of stitchwort would be my best guess

macraignil · 24-04-2019 9:11pm

standardg60 wrote: »

Some form of stitchwort would be my best guess

Looks just like some of the photos of that alright.
Thanks!

Effects · 25-04-2019 12:19pm

Can anyone identify these sea side plants:

Flower is from the repotted plant.

Can't seem to find them online. I've replanted in a sand and soil mixture but wondering if they will survive in pots or if there's any other care I need to do.

macraignil · 25-04-2019 1:48pm

Effects wrote: »

Can anyone identify these sea side plants:

Flower is from the repotted plant.

Can't seem to find them online. I've replanted in a sand and soil mixture but wondering if they will survive in pots or if there's any other care I need to do.

I think it's a type of hottentot fig which is from South Africa so would probably need plenty of light and not much water.

New Home · 25-04-2019 1:54pm

The second one looks a bit like elycrysum (sp.?).

OwlEye · 25-04-2019 2:28pm

The second looks like Thrift, Armeria maritima.

Effects · 25-04-2019 8:19pm

macraignil wrote: »

I think it's a type of hottentot fig which is from South Africa so would probably need plenty of light and not much water.

That sounds like it alright. Interesting that it has yellow flowers that turn pink. I thought it was just two different varieties of the plant.
It seems to thrive around Howth head despite all the rain we get!

looksee · 25-04-2019 11:09pm

Is Hottentot fig the same as mesembryanthemum?

finla · 26-04-2019 8:01am

looksee wrote: »

Is Hottentot fig the same as mesembryanthemum?

Yes, seems it is. https://www.gardenershq.com/Mesembryanthemum-Fig-Marigold.php

Day Lewin · 27-04-2019 11:44am

@effects

Hottentot Fig is an invasive: please do NOT let this get loose, especially not near beaches.

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/hottentot-fig

That is an English website but this plant is on Irish "invasive species" lists too. Best to keep it indoors or in close quarters and if ever you dispose of it, burn it and bin it, no dumping anywhere in the wild.

If I may ask, where did you find these plants?

looksee · 27-04-2019 12:43pm

Goodness I wasn't aware of its invasive nature, I have only ever seen it growing in gardens.

Roen · 27-04-2019 2:41pm

Anyone got an idea? The catkins/flowering heads have me thrown off. Alder? Smooth barked. Fell in the storm last night unfortunately.

looksee · 27-04-2019 5:29pm

Looks like goat willow?

Roen · 27-04-2019 11:46pm

Anything I can do to make it more identifiable?
Cheers so far!

macraignil · 27-04-2019 11:58pm

Roen wrote: »

Anything I can do to make it more identifiable?
Cheers so far!

It looks like a type of willow to me as well but I read somewhere that they hybridize fairly frequently so it might be a cross between different willow varieties. Are there any similar trees in the area?

MeTheMan · 28-04-2019 8:00am

This grows along the shore near me every year. Roots smell like celery.

MeTheMan · 28-04-2019 8:07am

This grows along the shore near me every year. Roots smell like celery.

Dtp1979 · 28-04-2019 8:53am

Saw this in the woods the other day. Looked unusual to me. What is it?

Dtp1979 · 28-04-2019 8:55am

Won’t let me post a pic sorry

Roen · 28-04-2019 9:21am

macraignil wrote: »

It looks like a type of willow to me as well but I read somewhere that they hybridize fairly frequently so it might be a cross between different willow varieties. Are there any similar trees in the area?

One right next to it and one in the front garden. Totally different type of willow in the front though.
Cheers.

Varta · 28-04-2019 9:28am

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Can someone tell me what type of tree this is from the picture of the buds opening please ?

It's a variety of plum (not edible). Stunning tree in bloom.

lottpaul · 28-04-2019 10:47am

MeTheMan wrote: »

This grows along the shore near me every year. Roots smell like celery.

Looks like Lovage. Leaves are used in soups and salads but to me they are very strong smelling. I keep it for the ornamental value.

New Home · 28-04-2019 12:43pm

Just be very careful, some of these plants have some very dangerous lookalikes.

http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/blog/blog010911.htm

MeTheMan · 28-04-2019 6:06pm

The plant is growing in water. A small flow of water coming from a drain. About 2 inch deep atm but will all but dry up during summer.

Roen · 29-04-2019 9:46pm

On a bit of a roll here. Fairly distinctive purple base to stems. Posting on mobile so might be tiny.

Edited to reduce pic size.

looksee · 29-04-2019 10:05pm

Wow, they are not tiny pics! Excellent. Are they of a plant or a shrub though? The stems look a bit like giant hogweed, but not the leaves. They look familiar, Elder?

New Home · 30-04-2019 7:32am

I'd have said elder, too.

I must go out and check if the stem of the younger leaves is hollow/concave, too.

looksee · 30-04-2019 9:26am

I think the stems look a bit too fleshy to be a shrub, I have a notion in the back of my head of a plant, but I can't quite pin it down.

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