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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: GaddesdenGal on February 17, 2013, 01:09:03 pm

Title: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: GaddesdenGal on February 17, 2013, 01:09:03 pm

About 6ft tall growing in extremely sandy soil. Just sprang up in early autumn. Anyone know what it is? Thanks.

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: GaddesdenGal on February 17, 2013, 01:10:36 pm

Sorry, alternate image after duplicate, new to all this!

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: fairhaven on February 21, 2013, 09:29:11 am

Not got a clue, did the buds then flower, if so, what colour?

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: sharnaloo on February 22, 2013, 10:48:56 pm

hi

probably not right  but looks like its part of the nicotina family  from the leaves 

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: GaddesdenGal on February 23, 2013, 06:46:05 pm

Hi,
Thank you both for your replies. Asked Mum about the buds (as its her sandy soil it was growing in) but she said she pulled it up before then as someone told her it was a weed from America which is bad news and notifiable over there as the pollen is a severe irritant, but she can't now remember the name. I'll have a look at the Nicotina family and see if that jogs her memory.
Thanks again for your replies. 

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: ddangus on March 07, 2013, 05:25:53 pm

I am pretty sure it is Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisifolia)  or a related species it is in the composite family like daisies and wormwood. It has probably arrived from birdfood seed.
The pollen indeed is supposed to be particulalrly allergenic to people suffering from hay
fever.

DD

Title: Re: Does anyone know what this is please?
Post by: GaddesdenGal on March 10, 2013, 06:31:46 pm

Thank you. Tons of migratory birds fly over and stop around there. Maybe it came with them? Or yes, as you say in seed. Thank you for your help.