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kimhalliday1kimhalliday1 Posts: 9
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Does anyone know what this is?  I pulled it up last year as it looked like a weed but decided to let it grow this year.  I thought it might be Cow Parsley but on closer inspection it looks like it might be Hemlock ...
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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Too big to load given my internet speeds and I'm not the only one with such problems.  Can you resize it to make it about 1mb?
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Well it is an umbellifer, but can you show the leaves and the overall shape of plant?
  • kimhalliday1kimhalliday1 Posts: 9
    Not sure if this photo will help but it's about 5ft high and the leaves look like carrot leaves
  • kimhalliday1kimhalliday1 Posts: 9
    Sorry, bit of a technophobe - is this better?  
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited July 2018
    Definitely Daucus carota..wild carrot.
    note red dot...see...

    https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/daucus-carota.php

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota#/media/File:Daucus_carota_May_2008-1_edit.jpg

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    I can confirm it's neither Hogweed, Cow Parsley or Hemlock. Does that help at all?
    Hemlock has thick spotted stems and the other two have less lacy leaves


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    It is not Hemlock as the leaves are wrong - I'm assuming that the fine feathery leaves belong to the plant? It looks like a wild carrot to me - Daucus carota. Picture below:
    Image result for daucus carota


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  • kimhalliday1kimhalliday1 Posts: 9
    Thanks very much for this.  Yes, the leaves do belong to the plant.  Is it safe to leave it as it is or is it a weed that needs removing.  Hopefully, the former as it's quite pretty ...
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Agree with Daucus carota ID.
    Photo size is a real problem, not just on this forum. People do not realize how huge their photos can be when posted straight out of their smart-phone. First picture posted by OP was: weight 7 555,02 Ko (7 736 343 octets) and dimensions 4 000px × 3 000px which is really enormous. When I post pics here I reduce them to a maximum of 600 Ko and 1024 px. There are many ways to reduce photo weight and size, but it does take time and some know-how. See this discussion.

  • kimhalliday1kimhalliday1 Posts: 9
    I am sorry the size of my photos has caused consternation.  I am not a computer expert ...
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