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I'm sure you'll all know what this is ... but I can't find it in my references to wild greens. It looks a bit like flatleaf parsley but I didn't taste it because I couldn't identify it. Can you?
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b344/risby/dartmoor/unidentifiedplant.jpg
Any chance you can give us a few more details ..... aprox size of plant, size of leaf etc.
Cheers
:D
Ed
Initial thoughts are wild celery (Apium graveolens). What part of the country are you in?
black_kissa
15-05-2006, 14:43
Could it be Levistucum officinalis ?
In Dutch this is Lavas or Maggiplant, but I don't know the English name...
Live and Love,
Anneke
Ed: Very much like flat leaf parsley, same size leaf, fronds six to eight inches high.
Familne: Yes, it does look like mini celery. It was on Dartmoor this weekend by a river in a coniferous wood.
Could it be Levistucum officinalis ?
In Dutch this is Lavas or Maggiplant, but I don't know the English name...
Live and Love,
Anneke
Now that's odd. I put the latin name "Levistucum officinalis" into google and get just four hits, all of them Dutch. I thought everybody used the same Latin name for plants and that was a major benefit of the system. I are v confused.
:confused:
black_kissa
15-05-2006, 14:57
Now that's odd. I put the latin name " " into google and get just four hits, all of them Dutch. I thought everybody used the same Latin name for plants and that was a major benefit of the system. I are v confused.
:confused:
Me too... so let's see under "Levisticum officinale"... that looks better :-)
In English it seems to be "Lovage"...
Hope this helps!
Live and Love,
Anneke
Obvious to say, but if its wild celery or lovage then it will have a strong smell and taste of, er celery :D
Lovage usually grows to around 4-6ft, while wild celery tends to stop closer to 3 feet tall - so go back and have a look a bit later in the year.
My guess would be lovage, since wild celery tends to have rounder, fatter, less jagged leaves:
Apium graveolens:
http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_photos/apium_graveolens_wild_celery.j pg
Levisticum Officianale:
http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/apia/levis/levioff4.jpg
Of course, if it smells of parsley... :rolleyes:
Ranger Bob
15-05-2006, 16:16
I'd say Lovage as well.
The leaf shape doesn't look quite right for lovage plus habitat is more akin to wild celery i.e. damp by a river. Probably need to see the flowers to be sure - lovage is yellow whereas wild celery is white
Porcupine
15-05-2006, 18:23
id like to know what colour the sap has if you pull a leave in two,if its a deep yellow colour it might be something i know localy as "stinkende gouwe" (smelly golden one).
not quite sure whats the latin name for it,anyways,if it has the yellow sap id scrap it of my food list ;)
porc.