Stillman Posted October 1, 2012 HAve a few weedy looking things come up in the lawn, anything close? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Psylo Posted October 1, 2012 That first one's leaves look a bit fat for Lactuca sp. - just throwing it out there as.... Crepis japonica ? The second one, can you post a pic of a leaf close up - the jagged shape might suggest L.serriola, but my vision's a bit poor at the moment. Just suggestions, not to be taken as 100%. Maybe planthelper will chime in, I think he's a Lactuca ID specialist. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Stillman Posted October 1, 2012 Good id I think your right I'll take another pic of the second one, they get tall, I've been feeding them to my birds they love them.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Stillman Posted October 1, 2012 and a close up of the flowers of the other Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Stillman Posted October 1, 2012 could be I think alot of the seed would have come out of bird feed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 whitewind Posted October 1, 2012 Could be, I'm not sure. I think that top pic in the second post could be Lactuca serriola, it's not the same as the mustardy type thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 planthelper Posted October 2, 2012 i go with ww, it's a brassica (mustard type thingy). i can't see any lactuca's, the other thing (1st pic in post #4) is i guess a sonchus oleraceus, a very common weed. if you have the sonchus, the lactuca will be around aswell, keep looking. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 whitewind Posted October 2, 2012 Ah well, it's all good food at the least! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 CβL Posted October 2, 2012 Most Sonchus are able to be cooked as spinach. While they might be weeds, at least you can eat them, unlike your freshly mowed lawn. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 Psylo Posted October 2, 2012 What's the botanical name for "Milk Thistle"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 totemgoat Posted October 2, 2012 What's the botanical name for "Milk Thistle"? Silybum marianum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 tarenna Posted October 3, 2012 Brassica rapa?? http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Brassica~rapa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_rapa Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 planthelper Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Most Sonchus are able to be cooked as spinach. While they might be weeds, at least you can eat them, unlike your freshly mowed lawn. and raetsch say's, sonchus get's chewed as a coca substitute in south america.... Edited October 3, 2012 by planthelper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HAve a few weedy looking things come up in the lawn, anything close?
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