17-02-2013, 04:32 PM | #1 |
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I went out to a new wood's walking my dog this afternoon and came across this, I was wondering if anyone knew what it was and if it's edible? This is pretty much the whole thing it was just surrounded by grass
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17-02-2013, 04:54 PM | #2 |
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It's one of the Dead Nettles, not Stinging Nettle. Some are edable but without fowers it's difficult to say which it is.
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17-02-2013, 05:08 PM | #3 |
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I can't see a picture.
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It sort of looks like dead nettle... The stem is square looking which is a tell tell sign. But it's not showing any white flowers which is odd. The leaves look big for dead nettle too....
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17-02-2013, 08:15 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for trying everyone I have a few dead nettles, this is a lot bigger than those Id say about 3 times the size the leaves also seem a darker shade of green. Like I said thankyou all for trying hopefully ill find another flowering in a few weeks time.
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Theres another nettle (non stinging) which is very similar to dead nettle, which is hemp nettle and that ones a no no. I'm not sure if hemp nettle has the white flowers though, others may know or maybe on the tortoise table website which lists edible/non edible weeds, Ashleigh xx
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this is a good book Ash http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Collins-Co...-Flowers-photo
Edit> ah, unfortunately no longer available from that seller, it is available elsewhere though here it is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Collins-Co...item2577761a4c Last edited by Alan1; 19-02-2013 at 09:07 AM. |
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