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aidanhoadaidanhoad Posts: 174
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Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can identify what is shown in the attached photos?

Thanks as always!
Aidan. :) 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,562
    weed
    Devon.
  • aidanhoadaidanhoad Posts: 174
    @Hostafan1 - does this weed have a name that you know?! 😂
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Could be common ragwort? But definitely a weed   :)
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,562
    aidanhoad said:
    @Hostafan1 - does this weed have a name that you know?! 😂
    I see it and remove it , but have never memorised the name. sorry.  :(
    Devon.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 11,943
    I'd agree it's a weed, l was thinking maybe Groundsel, but that's a guess.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,562
    herbaceous said:
    Could be common ragwort? But definitely a weed   :)
    That sounds like the one
    Devon.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 22,631
    I think it's ragwort, poisonous.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,262
    Ragwort. Senecio jacobea. Causes liver damage to horses.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,104
    edited June 2021
    Yes ... ragwort ... great for insects (it's the foodplant for the larvae of Cinnabar and Burnet Moths) but not suitable for most gardens and definitely not on land used for hay or by grazing animals. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • aidanhoadaidanhoad Posts: 174
    Thanks all.

    I shall be swiftly removing that today then! 😂
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