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11-06-2008, 07:24 PM
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| | | Help with plant id pls
Stockgrove Country Park, Beds, This spider was at the edge of a wide bed of nettles and the plant shown in the attached pic. Soil is VERY sandy and aspect is open.
Help to id the plant would be much appreciated.
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11-06-2008, 07:37 PM
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| | | Re: Help with plant id pls
 Any chance of a picture of the plant taken from further away? Thats just a bit too close..........! |
11-06-2008, 07:48 PM
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| | | Re: Help with plant id pls
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Originally Posted by Bruce Williams  Stockgrove Country Park, Beds, This spider was at the edge of a wide bed of nettles and the plant shown in the attached pic. Soil is VERY sandy and aspect is open.
Help to id the plant would be much appreciated.
Bruce | Dear Bruce ,
The spider is sitting on part of a leaf of the umbellifer called Hogweed , a common species in flower at the moment.
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11-06-2008, 07:50 PM
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| | | Re: Help with plant id pls
Sorry Jenny - unfortunately I took the pic of the spider not really giving too much thought to the plant at the time. However I visit Stockgrove most weeks, so if necessary I'll take a pic of the plant next time I'm there.
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11-06-2008, 07:52 PM
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| | | Re: Help with plant id pls
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Originally Posted by lizard orchid Dear Bruce ,
The spider is sitting on part of a leaf of the umbellifer called Hogweed , a common species in flower at the moment.
Brian Laney Botanist Northants | I was going to suggest hogweed too, but then I thought the leaves were a bit too pointy.
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11-06-2008, 08:01 PM
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| | | Re: Help with plant id pls
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Originally Posted by RobSutton I was going to suggest hogweed too, but then I thought the leaves were a bit too pointy. | Dear Rob ,
I have seen some hogweed leaves really finely cut and pointy on certain specimens.
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11-06-2008, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lizard orchid Dear Rob ,
I have seen some hogweed leaves really finely cut and pointy on certain specimens.
Brian Laney. | Hi Brian
It's certainly a variable species - I've seen ones recently on the Machair in the Outer Hebrides where the whole plant was just a few centimeters tall and never gets any bigger.
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11-06-2008, 10:09 PM
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Thank you all for your help with this one. Having Googled images of the full plant I am fairly certain that my plant is Hogweed.
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