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Update: Wild Geum* (Suggested by A. Sherlock)
Type of nettle? Back garden, 29 May 2012 |
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| Wall lettuce? Path by the sports centre. 27/5/2012 |
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| Dandelions on 27 April 2012 near the sports centre |
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Unknown yellow five-petalled flower with russet leaves.*
The flowers close up tiny at night. The leaves are like shamrock.
Sweet Alison (bottom). Front garden. 26 May 2012 |
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Cleavers. They cleave, i.e. cling and stick, to anything .
Beside a wall near the sports centre. 23 May 2012 |
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Herb Robert. Back garden, 23 May. Some leaves red, some green.
The "Robert" might be derived from Latin "ruber", meaning red. |
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| Unknown. Back garden. 23 May 2012 |
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Unknown. The flowers are tiny, only 2mm in diameter.
You need a magnifying glass to see them right.
More numerous petals, otherwise a bit like Cornsalad.
On a disused old tarmac path near the sports centre. 23 May 2012 |
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| Herb Robert? Beside a tree on Donnington Road. 23 May 2012 |
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| Unknown. Front garden. 23 May 2012 |
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Unknown. Feverfew? 23 May 2012
Update 7 June 2012. They have developed into daisy-like flowers. |
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| Unknown. A bit like Sage? 23 May 2012 |
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White flowers: Sweet Alison.
Yellow five-petalled flower: Unknown. 23 May 2012 |
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| Violets and unknown yellow flower |
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| Unknown sort of daisies. Feverfew? |
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One of the types of Prunella? Similar to Selfheal but different leaves.
This is the original mystery weed from Willesden Herald 2003. |
* From A. Sherlock: "I think the little yellow one with russet leaves, 26 May, is an oxalis, possibly creeping red woodsorrel. The unknown front garden of 23 May looks like a bit like a white valerian."
1 comment:
Your feverfew looks like Tansy.
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