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my foraging diary
- Thread starter willow and squiggles
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ID help please - I'm not hopeful about photo one
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This grew well at the start of foraging season & is having a second go. It looks more silvery as it gets older. The plant in this photo has gone curly just because its obviously a fast drier
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Gosh, you find some challenging plants to ID :lol:
No 1 doesn't look like a wild plant to me (but then you often find ones like this :lol
. If I had to guess I would say it looks like a Spirea, but absolutely not sure. I would, however, be very surprised if rabbits could eat it.No 2 - What does the plant look like? Is it shrub-like? How big?
Really? Are you sure? I have never found Silverweed growing in the wild, but I always though it was a creeping, low-growing plant. I agree the leaves look similar, but it's not how I considered Silverweed to grow.
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Gosh, more difficult leaves :lol:
My feeling is that the one on the left is Apple, but I am really not sure. If it is Apple, you should be able to see some evidence of fruit.
I presume the second pic is the same as the one on the right of the first pic? I'm afraid I don't know what this is and can't find a match in any of my books.
MightyMax
Banned
Gosh, you find some challenging plants to ID :lol:
No 1 doesn't look like a wild plant to me (but then you often find ones like this :lol
No 2 - What does the plant look like? Is it shrub-like? How big?
Spirea sounds like it could well be right. I know I bought it (it's not wild in my garden) but I can't remember what it was :roll:
I'm still not convinced
http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-flowers/yellow-flowers/silverweed-cinquefoil/But then I have never found it so could possibly be entirely wrong.
If you return to the same spot could you get a pic of it growing just to indulge me please?
EyerollChamp
Alpha Buck
Thanks, I don't think it's Apple but don't know what it is. Yep it's the same. I can't find anything in my books either but they both grow everywhere around here. Puzzling.
EyerollChamp
Alpha Buck
Silverweed definitely grows in the wild where Twigs lives
Yes, silverweed is definitely a low growing plant
Definitely looks like silverweed to me. There's loads growing on our local woodland in the clearings. My buns will eat it but only after everything else so not a favourite.
Have you compared pictures of Goat Willow to your leaves on the left?
willow and squiggles
Mama Doe
been foraging today and found 3 things i need help with if anyone has any ideas xx
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willow and squiggles
Mama Doe
though number 1 looked like self heal but there something different about it
EyerollChamp
Alpha Buck
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Number 1 is annoying me as I'm sure that's what I saw the other day... could it be black horehound? Though the leaves look a little sparse... it's the closest match in my books, though the leaves look more like red hemp-nettle.
EyerollChamp
Alpha Buck
willow and squiggles
Mama Doe
the leaves are lots thinner than horehound and hemp nettle so i dont think its them, i cant find it in my books either lol..
EyerollChamp
Alpha Buck
Damn. If you sus it do let me know! Need more books lol
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Gosh, these aren't readily identifiable either :lol:
No 1, I think is a Figwort of some sort. My first choice would be Betony from the books. If not, it's possibly a Woundwort, but it's not the Woundwort we get here (Hedge). Woundworts are fine for rabbits and I would "think" Betony is also OK, but I've never found it here, nor have I looked it up for rabbit-OKness.
No 2, is one of the Campion family and I think I've narrowed it down to Soapwort, although again I've never found it here. No idea if it's OK for rabbits. Campions are but, don't know about Soapworts.
No 3 - don't know. I'll have a think and a discussion with OH as he might know.
