identify please, plantain?

booboomushu · 22-02-2015, 11:55 AM

Hi
Can anyone help with these? Just spent 2 hours lost in the woods

I hope the first is ribwort plantain, there was loads

Is this a different plantain?

Last one is bigger, slightly furry with some small spines I think.

Another shot

hope these worked, first time using photo bucket. Slim pickings looking for weeds out there!

Thanks guys

emma_mcraf · 22-02-2015, 12:37 PM

Yes, plantain in photo 1 but I'm afraid I can't ID the other plants in the rest of the photos.

Suze65 · 22-02-2015, 07:01 PM

The first one is narrow leaf plantain, but not sure about the other two, if in doubt don't feed. But have a look on the the tortoise table site, they have a very good plant data base on all plants you can and can't feed.

pagan queen · 25-02-2015, 11:17 AM

The second one looks like some kind of daisy and the third maybe primrose or foxglove? I wouldn't feed either of the last 2 but the first is fine.

booboomushu · 08-03-2015, 12:46 PM

Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it looks like just the bad weeds are growing at the moment. I've spent many hours on the ttt website trying to memorise everything but it's difficult when you're out trying to remember. I've ordered lots of plugs from naturescape so now I have lots of mallow, evening primrose, vetch etc. I'm rubbish at growing from seed so this is much easier and not bad prices

**Alan1** · 13-03-2015, 06:55 AM

Only the top one is safe I'd say. It's one of the plantains, slender or ribwort or something I think. Most people who were on this forum 1-3 years ago bought a book from Ebay called Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers by Paul Sterry. There must have been excess stock of it because it was going for just a couple of quid or sometimes less. It has gone up in price now possibly because it has become more scarce. It is exactly what any weed picker is looking for, 1100 weeds/wild flowers I think. There are still some for sale on Ebay at the higher price http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_...d=380866401049
Here is the original Shelled Warriors thread which might contain links to other places you can buy it, from memory, Play.com and Amazon were a couple of them http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=49163

You say there's loads of the plantain, it doesn't usually grow in huge amounts it's just dotted around so be careful that it's not something else, especially if near water or marshland but it does look like plantain to me

22-02-2015, 11:55 AM	#1
booboomushu Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 25	identify please, plantain? Hi Can anyone help with these? Just spent 2 hours lost in the woods I hope the first is ribwort plantain, there was loads Is this a different plantain? Last one is bigger, slightly furry with some small spines I think. Another shot hope these worked, first time using photo bucket. Slim pickings looking for weeds out there! Thanks guys

22-02-2015, 12:37 PM	#2
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Yes, plantain in photo 1 but I'm afraid I can't ID the other plants in the rest of the photos. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

22-02-2015, 07:01 PM	#3
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	The first one is narrow leaf plantain, but not sure about the other two, if in doubt don't feed. But have a look on the the tortoise table site, they have a very good plant data base on all plants you can and can't feed. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

25-02-2015, 11:17 AM	#4
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	The second one looks like some kind of daisy and the third maybe primrose or foxglove? I wouldn't feed either of the last 2 but the first is fine. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

13-03-2015, 06:55 AM	#6
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Only the top one is safe I'd say. It's one of the plantains, slender or ribwort or something I think. Most people who were on this forum 1-3 years ago bought a book from Ebay called Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers by Paul Sterry. There must have been excess stock of it because it was going for just a couple of quid or sometimes less. It has gone up in price now possibly because it has become more scarce. It is exactly what any weed picker is looking for, 1100 weeds/wild flowers I think. There are still some for sale on Ebay at the higher price http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_...d=380866401049 Here is the original Shelled Warriors thread which might contain links to other places you can buy it, from memory, Play.com and Amazon were a couple of them http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=49163 You say there's loads of the plantain, it doesn't usually grow in huge amounts it's just dotted around so be careful that it's not something else, especially if near water or marshland but it does look like plantain to me Last edited by Alan1; 13-03-2015 at 07:10 AM.

08-03-2015, 12:46 PM	#5
booboomushu Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 25	Thanks for the advice. Unfortunately it looks like just the bad weeds are growing at the moment. I've spent many hours on the ttt website trying to memorise everything but it's difficult when you're out trying to remember. I've ordered lots of plugs from naturescape so now I have lots of mallow, evening primrose, vetch etc. I'm rubbish at growing from seed so this is much easier and not bad prices

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