Is this a type of Horsetail? :-)

[sunnydale]

Found in Monsal Dale yesterday, along the edge of a damp path (but not near the river)....




...and I've forgotten what this plant is. It has a rather musty smell when you rub the leaves.
(I used to chop it up when I was little and add it to my mud pies!)




Thanks,

Tracey

[Tiggrx]

Looks like Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Hope you did feed the mud pies to anyone - Ragwort is probably not too good for you

[sunnydale]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

Hope you did feed the mud pies to anyone - Ragwort is probably not too good for you

Thank god I didn't eat them and just chose to throw them at my brother!

I can't believe I didn't know it was Ragwort Just goes to show how little notice I've taken of the leaves when I've seen the plant in flower!

Thanks Tiggrx

[pleb]

I have a feeling about the second plant. It doesn't look quite right for ragwort and I believe it is Musk-mallow, Malva moschata. That could explain the musty smell. What do you think?

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by pleb

I have a feeling about the second plant. It doesn't look quite right for ragwort and I believe it is Musk-mallow, Malva moschata. That could explain the musty smell. What do you think?

It would explain it actually. I am not sure on this one though. I thought Common Ragwort at first but the leaves of Musk Mallow also look convincing
Musk-mallow

[pleb]

Musk Mallow has some plants with unusual leaf types that don't look like the typical musk mallow but they do look similar to Tracey's picture.

[sunnydale]

Originally Posted by pleb

Musk Mallow has some plants with unusual leaf types that don't look like the typical musk mallow but they do look similar to Tracey's picture.

I'll wait a while and do the walk again when the Musk Mallow is due to flower.(July, I believe)

That should nail it one way or the other!!