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Is this a bristly oxtongue?

gemma.crockfordgemma.crockford Posts: 14
in Problem solving
Hello!
This plant has popped up in one of my beds, its now about 4 ft tall, is this a bristly oxtongue? 
Any information would be great!

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It does look quite like it … any sign of flower buds?

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Looks like a big fat overfed dandelion to me.

    Oh no, I've just noticed the central stem.
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2023
    I’ve never seen dandelion leaves with bristles @bédé. 

    I have seen Bristly Oxtongue with  more bristles than in the photos shown, but IME there is a fair bit of variation … but there’s also another plant that won’t come to my mind … let me fetch my Keble Martin ….

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





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2023
    The Hawkweed Oxtongue has fewer bristles than the Bristly Oxtongue … possibly a better bet? 


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





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