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Three wildflower/weed IDs, please

FireFire Posts: 19,096
in Problem solving
Here are three plants to id. I planted a load of wild flower seed two months ago that I have not planted before - so these maybe them or just blow ins. Any ideas? Thanks.

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This one is small, so hard to tell. No flower yet. There is so much of it (in a pre-weeded plot) that it looks like it was planted intentionally. Hard to imagine that so much of it would rock up in such a short time. The below look to me like they should have tiny purple flowers in the centre.


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Below - heart shaped leaves. Completely new to me.


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Below - out of focus, soz. Is it fat hen ( Chenopodium album) ?


Thanks.

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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    edited September 2020
    The second is shepherd’s purse (heart shaped seedheads) and the third I think it’s fat hen, yes.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2020
    1. Glechoma hederacea ... aka ground ivy ?

    2. Capsella bursa-pastoris  aka Shepherd’s Purse from those heart shaped seed pods ... not leaves.  (Traditionally a shepherd made a purse from the scrotum of a ram lamb which would be that particular shape.)

    3. Yes Chenopodium Alba aka Fat Hen. 

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





  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Top one could also be a Speedwell or Veronica, although they have blue flowers. 
    East Anglia
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Thanks. I thought the first looked a bit like dead nettle and ground ivy is related. Are any of the three of particular use for anything much?
  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    I thought top one was speedwell, easy to pull out when small but self seeds like mad.
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