A few plants to ID-help please

TortoiseBea · 07-06-2009, 07:57 PM

Hi, just taken some pics of some weeds, could anyone have a go at ID'ing them and saying if they're edible or not? Thanks

#1 I thought maybe nipplewort but i dont have a clue really!

#2 random little thing

#3

#4 maybe brixley ox tongue, leaves are popping through everywhere (sp?)

#5

#6

if anyone could ID any of them that would be great, thanks

**16 shells** · 07-06-2009, 08:19 PM

1 looks like Nipplewort
2 ?
3?
4 Looks like Bristly Oxtounge
5 Looks like Iris
6 Looks like a tree sapling
Paul

TortoiseBea · 07-06-2009, 08:38 PM

thanks thats great

**Alan1** · 07-06-2009, 08:43 PM

Yeah 5 looks like iris or that stuff the has the orange flowers later in the year, montbretia, both are toxic I believe

TortoiseBea · 07-06-2009, 08:45 PM

Ok thanks, the only ones edible there are the nipplewort and bristly oxtongue then?

**Alan1** · 07-06-2009, 08:51 PM

Yeah. 3 looks a bit like strawberry leaves to me but they would have flowers and berries on now if it was a strawberry plant. 2 looks like chickweed but the colour is very yellow for that but that could be the light.

Chickweed is edible and young strawberry leaves are too but not sure if that's what they are

Dawn Fletcher · 07-06-2009, 08:53 PM

are you sure that the first one is Nipplewort.......to me it looks more like creeping buttercup?
I would wait till you get a few more answers to be sure.

Take care
Dawn
xXx

TortoiseBea · 07-06-2009, 09:02 PM

ok thanks guys, I'll take some more (better) photos tomorrow, and just stick with the bristly oxtongue for now!

**Alan1** · 07-06-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn Fletcher

are you sure that the first one is Nipplewort.......to me it looks more like creeping buttercup?
I would wait till you get a few more answers to be sure.

Take care
Dawn
xXx

Yeah I'm not sure even that it's either of them TBH

**Alan1** · 07-06-2009, 09:13 PM

This is nipplewort http://www.english-country-garden.co...nipplewort.htm

the leaves don't look the same

.. and creeping buttercup http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/Life/...Buttercup.html

the leaves don't look like that either. It looks more like the tall plant on the left and towards the back in the centre

07-06-2009, 09:02 PM	#8
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	ok thanks guys, I'll take some more (better) photos tomorrow, and just stick with the bristly oxtongue for now! __________________

07-06-2009, 09:13 PM	#10
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	This is nipplewort http://www.english-country-garden.co...nipplewort.htm the leaves don't look the same .. and creeping buttercup http://www.johnharveyphoto.com/Life/...Buttercup.html the leaves don't look like that either. It looks more like the tall plant on the left and towards the back in the centre Last edited by Alan1; 07-06-2009 at 09:23 PM.

07-06-2009, 07:57 PM	#1
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	A few plants to ID-help please Hi, just taken some pics of some weeds, could anyone have a go at ID'ing them and saying if they're edible or not? Thanks #1 I thought maybe nipplewort but i dont have a clue really! #2 random little thing #3 #4 maybe brixley ox tongue, leaves are popping through everywhere (sp?) #5 #6 if anyone could ID any of them that would be great, thanks __________________ Last edited by TortoiseBea; 07-06-2009 at 07:59 PM.

07-06-2009, 08:19 PM	#2
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	1 looks like Nipplewort 2 ? 3? 4 Looks like Bristly Oxtounge 5 Looks like Iris 6 Looks like a tree sapling Paul __________________ Paul.

07-06-2009, 08:38 PM	#3
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	thanks thats great __________________

07-06-2009, 08:43 PM	#4
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Yeah 5 looks like iris or that stuff the has the orange flowers later in the year, montbretia, both are toxic I believe

07-06-2009, 08:45 PM	#5
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	Ok thanks, the only ones edible there are the nipplewort and bristly oxtongue then? __________________

07-06-2009, 08:51 PM	#6
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Yeah. 3 looks a bit like strawberry leaves to me but they would have flowers and berries on now if it was a strawberry plant. 2 looks like chickweed but the colour is very yellow for that but that could be the light. Chickweed is edible and young strawberry leaves are too but not sure if that's what they are

07-06-2009, 08:53 PM	#7
Dawn Fletcher Banned Sub Adult Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 1,174	are you sure that the first one is Nipplewort.......to me it looks more like creeping buttercup? I would wait till you get a few more answers to be sure. Take care Dawn xXx

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