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Old 27-09-2009, 08:52 PM   #1
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Default Anyone fancy a game of ID that weed?

I went for a walk and went 'shopping'
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Old 27-09-2009, 10:00 PM   #2
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No 6 dandilion
No 7 Hawkweed or similar
Both edible
The others not sure but almost certain
1, and 5 not edible
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Old 27-09-2009, 10:14 PM   #3
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No 1 looks like a Ragwort, No 3 looks like Herb Robert
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Old 28-09-2009, 09:20 PM   #4
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1 groundsel? no good
2. -
3. crane's bill or other wild geranium type.. maybe herb robert that has been half eaten? if so harmless
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5. meadowsweet, i think that is safe to eat but not sure
6 + 7 as paul says
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Old 28-09-2009, 11:24 PM   #5
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No 5 looks like meadowsweet.

German schildfutter site says its OK for tortoises. I tried it once and they didn't eat it. Nice yellow white flower clusters in summer. Plant likes wet ground.
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