Grimm Posted August 16, 2010 (edited) The first lighter green one is growing through bricks everywhere. The other one (red veiny sort) is on it's own. I've seen these a lot so they're pretty common. Only new to this but if you can help me, thanks in advance. Edited August 16, 2010 by Grimm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Amazonian Posted August 16, 2010 G'day Grimm. Welcome. I cant seem to see any pics, did you post any? Bit tricky at first. (was for me anyway) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted August 16, 2010 G'day Grimm. Welcome. I cant seem to see any pics, did you post any? Bit tricky at first. (was for me anyway) All fixed now. I was uploading from a phone before... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 vual Posted August 16, 2010 3rd , 4th and 5th are some kind of wild lettuce or a thistle, probably milk thistle, maybe sow thistle... Don't quote me just a rough direction to get you started in the ID. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted August 16, 2010 3rd , 4th and 5th are some kind of wild lettuce or a thistle, probably milk thistle, maybe sow thistle... Don't quote me just a rough direction to get you started in the ID. I looked up pictures for all sorts of thistles but this weed doesn't resemble any of them. It has a smoother look to thistles. I looked up pictures of wild lettuce too but didn't come across anything that looked similar. Still, thanks for the suggestions.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 cristop Posted August 16, 2010 The first lighter green one is growing through bricks everywhere. The other one (red veiny sort) is on it's own. I've seen these a lot so they're pretty common. Only new to this but if you can help me, thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 cristop Posted August 16, 2010 The first lighter green one is growing through bricks everywhere. The other one (red veiny sort) is on it's own. I've seen these a lot so they're pretty common. Only new to this but if you can help me, thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 cristop Posted August 16, 2010 The first two look like Hypochaeris glabra (flatweed). If so they should flower with a single yellow daisy head on a longish stalk. The rest are Sonchus (sowthistles). If the flower stalks turn out to be smooth they are Sonchus oleraceus, but if they have knobby glandular hairs on them it is Sonchus asper. Given the prickly looking leaves they're probably S. asper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 ENtiTY Posted August 17, 2010 First 2 are a wild lettuce, maybe virosa. Shade grown stuff can have a different appearance to full sun. Makes ID a bit harder but thats my bet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted August 17, 2010 (edited) I took some better pictures of the last one. They look like closest to Sonchus Asper (compared pictures off google images) Edited August 17, 2010 by Grimm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 The Deb-One-Amine Posted August 18, 2010 any uses???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted August 18, 2010 The first one is definitely edible but I'm still not exactly sure what it is. At first I thought it was flatweed. However, the leaves on the weed here aren't covered in little hairs, except for behind the leaf. This plant has much rounder leaves and the leaves point upwards. The closest thing it resembles is a wild lettuce - maybe lactuca serriola? The younger plants have little to no hairs on them at all and are bitter/green in taste. After I tore a leaf of an older plant, a milky sap appeared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 planthelper Posted August 19, 2010 nice thread! the older i get, the more i can enjoy, even (boring) plants like weeds. some might have good uses as food or drug, and there advantage is that, they always available in abundance and can be harverested from the wild. i have seen valerian grow "like a weed" and the good old radium weed can be found all over the world for example. weeds are great, they do the propagation work themselves!!! when i started out my love affair with plants, i firstly only liked the colorfull, big and spectacular flowers and plants. but now, to look at a stand of lactuca's for example, i get aswell nice vibes, as i can see there beauty now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Amazonian Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) The younger plants have little to no hairs on them at all and are bitter/green in taste. After I tore a leaf of an older plant, a milky sap appeared. reference to post #12. You have provided great photos for an ID . Could these be a form of Chicory ? We might have to wait until it flowers to get a few more clues as to what it is. Edited August 21, 2010 by Amazonian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted August 21, 2010 nice thread! the older i get, the more i can enjoy, even (boring) plants like weeds. some might have good uses as food or drug, and there advantage is that, they always available in abundance and can be harverested from the wild. i have seen valerian grow "like a weed" and the good old radium weed can be found all over the world for example. weeds are great, they do the propagation work themselves!!! when i started out my love affair with plants, i firstly only liked the colorfull, big and spectacular flowers and plants. but now, to look at a stand of lactuca's for example, i get aswell nice vibes, as i can see there beauty now. I was the same. Weeds are fascinating. I don't have many plants in my yard (just trees and weeds) and lately I've been getting this nice feeling from them just from being around them. I think I was daydreaming and just noticed them there... really nice. reference to post #12. You have provided great photos for an ID . Could these be a form of Chicory ? We might have to wait until it flowers to get a few more clues as to what it is. They do look a lot like chicory don't they? I'm new to plants in general so I can't remember its flower.. I'll have to wait Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Grimm Posted September 8, 2010 I've figured it out now. The first one is prickly lettuce (lactuca serriola) and the other one is common sowthistle (sonchus oleraceus). Thanks for the help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The first lighter green one is growing through bricks everywhere.
The other one (red veiny sort) is on it's own.
I've seen these a lot so they're pretty common.
Only new to this but if you can help me, thanks in advance.
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