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I have these plants spring up in my garden this year I cannot recall planting them and they are all over. I’ve looked to try and find out what they are without any success but I’ve dug one up and they look like parsnips can anyone help? They have the hello follow too unless that’s a different plant 0
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In the sticks near Peterborough
2nd pic could be rape - there are fields of the stuff all around here and somehow it gets into my garden.
3rd pic - no idea but looks very weed-like
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Parsnips have a distinct smell - have you had a sniff?
Lots of images of parsnip leave here to see if you think they look the same-
https://www.google.com/search?q=parsnip+plant&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiC3d7Vz5D3AhXi2OAKHQswAY4Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=parsnip+plant&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEMgUIABCABDIFCAAQgAQ6BwgjEO8DECc6BAgAEENQ4gdY0xxgwx9oAHAAeACAAdgEiAGAE5IBCTIuMS40LTEuM5gBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=94lWYsKFKuKxgweL4ITwCA&bih=1089&biw=1920
There are lots of plants that have a thick tap root - including parsnips
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.