Kathy deWitt Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Can anyone identify this plant please? P21FYE I have been searching for at least an hour. I am sure it is v. common, Pembrokeshire Wales UK. Thank you, Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starsphinx Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I cant see an image just p21fye but it is not a link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 22 minutes ago, Starsphinx said: I cant see an image just p21fye but it is not a link. p21fye is the Alamy image ref. Paste into Alamy search engine and all will be relieved. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy deWitt Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 thanks for replies....as Joe says, paste code into Alamy search.....sorry I can't remember how to do a link. Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy deWitt Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Thank you Ian! I think you are right. And it is edible. Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broad Norfolk Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 2 hours ago, geogphotos said: Alexanders 'Smyrnium olusatrum' It is found in coastal areas. But don't rely on me. Just to confirm, it's Alexanders. Frequent over here on my local North Norfolk coastal patch. Native in NW France, naturalised in Britain. It is said that the Romans ground the small black seeds to make a kind of pepper. Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starsphinx Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Kathy deWitt said: Thank you Ian! I think you are right. And it is edible. Kathy I will add please be careful with identifying things as edible. I have just discovered the umbellifer family (I love photography - it makes me learn things lol) where you have cow parsley which is edible looking almost identical to hemlock which is a touch on the deadly side - and the 2 can grow side by side. I am actually kind of shocked that all these years I have been wandering around surrounded by a famous poison totally oblivious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy deWitt Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Starsphinx said: I will add please be careful with identifying things as edible. I have just discovered the umbellifer family (I love photography - it makes me learn things lol) where you have cow parsley which is edible looking almost identical to hemlock which is a touch on the deadly side - and the 2 can grow side by side. I am actually kind of shocked that all these years I have been wandering around surrounded by a famous poison totally oblivious. Thank you for the warning Starsphinx. This is where I obtained my information: http://www.wildfooduk.com/hedgerow-food-guide/alexanders-1-hedgerow/ I think people would check in any case, before taking my word that a plant is edible. Kathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Yes, Smyrnium olusatrum, Alexanders. Brought to the UK long before it was the UK and used as a food plant in monastery gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.