Plant identification required...

[Mattonsea]

Its a Sow Thistle or Milk Thistle I think. I leave them to grow on the field margins to encourage the finches .

 

[Archie_tect]

Just don't let it be Japanese Knotweed...

 

[Gasman]

What's the difference between a weed and a plant?

 

[stephec]

View attachment 93262 I've got one needing ID'ing

It's a purple one.

 

[rich p]

View attachment 93262 I've got one needing ID'ing

I don't recognise it - have you solved it yet?

 

[mybike]

I've also posted in the Gardening section but it may gather tumbleweed there... geddit?
Mrs rp thinks this is a plant of worth while I thought it might be a weed!
Any ideas?

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As with the comments there, my first thought was ivy, the leaves are opposite, on stems, triangular, almost heart shaped, and have smooth edges (not toothed). Also the veins come from the stem, not from a central vein and the leaf is thick & shiny.

Sow thistle and milk thistle have a leaf with no stem which is toothed.

I think it might be Hedera helix.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Looks like Nobberus Grossium..

 

[srw]

As with the comments there, my first thought was ivy, the leaves are opposite, on stems, triangular, almost heart shaped, and have smooth edges (not toothed). Also the veins come from the stem, not from a central vein and the leaf is thick & shiny.

Sow thistle and milk thistle have a leaf with no stem which is toothed.

I think it might be Hedera helix.

Having done a token amount of research, I agree it's not a thistle. I'm not convinced it's an ivy - the leaves are too long.

 

[Fnaar]

Thistle be hard for you to hear, but it's a weed.

 

[ArDee]

As it has opposed leaves in pairs at 90 degrees to each other; could be a type of St John's Wort

 

[rich p]

It's definitely not ivy. The structure of the stems and leaves are far too soft. I suspect it will have a yellow flower which will help identify it. I'll keep in touch!

 

[totallyfixed]

It's definitely not ivy. The structure of the stems and leaves are far too soft. I suspect it will have a yellow flower which will help identify it. I'll keep in touch!

Correct, it is not Ivy, I believe it is Fat Hen [Chenopodium album], not always easy to identify as it is capable of showing a degree of morphological plasticity. Oh, and it is definitely a weed although edible, my chickens and geese seem to like it.

 

[rich p]

Correct, it is not Ivy, I believe it is Fat Hen [Chenopodium album], not always easy to identify as it is capable of showing a degree of morphological plasticity. Oh, and it is definitely a weed although edible, my chickens and geese seem to like it.

That looks like a good call
here's a google image of Fat Hen

 

[Cheddar George]

I believe it's called Fat Chick.

Google image that !

 

[Dave 123]

There are parts of it that make me think of both sow thistle and fat hen...... but the leaf on the OP is too saggitate.

If you nip off a leaf or cut the stem does it exude a milky sap?

I'm throwing this into the salad bowl....

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p...LsihsAGuvqOYAg&ved=0CCAQsAQ#tbm=isch&q=+orach