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petehaskell
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Can anyone id this please?
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petehaskell
Posts: 130
petehaskell
Posts: 130
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Teasel?
A lovely wildflower to me, but a weed to others.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think it's one of the Ox-tongues
http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/O/Oxtongue(Bristly)/Oxtongue(Bristly).htm
or one of it's close relatives.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Might it be Teasel....Dipsacus fullonum?
https://plantis.info/03597/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/08/Dipsacus-fullonum.jpg
Last edited: 23 May 2017 16:00:45
Teasel have their spikes / thorns on the underside of the leaf I seem to recall. I can't see a sessile cup either.
That was my thinking HH. Also what looks to be the flower spike didn't look like a teasel either.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's definitely not a teasel..... it has yellow flowers.
Why can't I see the pictures ?
You're not alone, Paul. Probably related to the current 'upload bug'.
Last edited: 04 July 2017 19:19:53
Ox-tongues have yellow flowers.
http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/bristly-oxtongue
Last edited: 04 July 2017 20:00:26
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Can't see the pic but if it's a teasel, the stalk and uderside of the leaves have sharp serated spines that kind of resemble sharks, teeth. You definitely wouldn't want to run into one
As Dove says, Ox-tongues have yellow flowers which are somewhat Dandelion-like in appearance. And you definitely wouldn't want to use the foliage as makeshift loo roll if caught-short on a walk