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Post by rodentfan1 on Feb 15, 2016 10:46:30 GMT
Hello, I am trying to work out what this plant is. Being winter, it is only in a basal rosette at the moment so I'm stuck. Does anyone have any idea which species it is? It was on a sort of wasteland habitat on acid soils if that helps. Thanks in advance!  |
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Post by faith on Feb 15, 2016 17:13:01 GMT
It does have a teaselly sort of look, I agree, but teasel leaves are usually very bristly, often with a quilted appearance, and it is hard to tell from this pic whether your plant is like this. If it is near at hand, you could look and see if it has bristles sticking out of the surface of the leaves. But also, I would expect dead stems to be around, as teasel fruits are usually long-lasting: did you see any? (And welcome to the show, by the way!)
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Post by accipiter on Feb 15, 2016 17:50:21 GMT
This is a teazle, this one shows light coloured leaves but some in my garden show much darker leaves. Alan Attachments:
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Post by aeshna5 on Feb 15, 2016 19:17:34 GMT
Unfortunately when I click on your image it doesn't enlarge much, making it difficult to see it in detail. It does remind me of an evening primrose, Oenothera sp rosette, but would need a more magnified image to be sure.
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Post by rodentfan1 on Feb 17, 2016 19:43:50 GMT
Thank you for helping as much as possible. It really is an appalling picture! I think it possibly is Evening Primrose.
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Post by faith on Feb 18, 2016 15:37:02 GMT
If you are determined to ID things vegetatively, you need Poland! (viz: The Vegetative Key to the British Flora)
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Post by rodentfan1 on Feb 18, 2016 18:05:35 GMT
Thank you for the recommendation. Looks like I'll be buying it!
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