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This weed dominating our paddock...

sprengerjansprengerjan Posts: 30
in Problem solving
Please can anyone identify this weed? It is taking over.

Thanks in anticipation



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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Looks like burdock. It does have edible uses if you like a bit of foraging.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2021
    I think that’s Burdock ... Arctium lappa ... we used to use the huge leaves as parasols when we were children. 

    Its hooked seedcases can be found tangled in the belly fur of Springer Spaniels et al. 

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





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Snap! @wild edges 😃 

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





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Gah. Our collie has a big bushy tail and if he gets burdock pods in there the only way they're coming out is with scissors.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • sprengerjansprengerjan Posts: 30
    Dovefromabove said:
    I think that’s Burdock ... Arctium lappa ... we used to use the huge leaves as parasols when we were children. 

    Its hooked seedcases can be found tangled in the belly fur of Springer Spaniels et al. 
    That makes sense. We get the burs on our socks. Thank you
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