Strange plant

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• fidgetbones Posts: 17,618

  May 2020

  The tall thin pointy one might be corn cockle.
  

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• bob.nice.bn Posts: 1

  May 2020

  Thanks for your suggestion but the foliage doesn't look the same as the corn cockle pictures I've looked at.
  This plant has one strong central stem with spicky leaves coming off it. No sign of flowers at present it is  about 20 inches tall.

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• Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

  May 2020

  Hello bob.nice. Welcome to the forum. Is there any chance it could be a teasel?
  

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• Borderline Posts: 4,700

  May 2020

  I wonder if that could be it could be a Salsify plant, Tragopogon. 

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  May 2020

  Borderline said:

  I wonder if that could be it could be a Salsify plant, Tragopogon. 

  Yes!!! That’s what I was trying to think of @Borderline ... I keep thinking ‘chicory’ and I knew it wasn’t that 🙄  

  
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• Flinster Posts: 883

  May 2020

  Is it Goatsbeard?

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• Flinster Posts: 883

  May 2020

  Tragapogon pratensis is what I meant!

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• Flinster Posts: 883

  May 2020

  
  

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  May 2020

  Yes. Borderline was correct.......it is Tragopogon pratensis.
  
  
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Tragopogon+pratensis&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidpvC105_pAhVHTsAKHWNlDWMQ_AUoAXoECBYQAw&biw=1920&bih=937
  
  

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• OldBob Posts: 8

  May 2020

  The 'strange plant'  (May 5th.) has now got a blue flower. It looks as though it is a tragopogon  porrifolious.

  Bob70

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