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hils

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham

Posted: Fri May 27, 05 3:41 pm Post subject: weed? seeds shoot off
Just been in my sisters garden and came accross what I think is a weed. Its low growing - almost ground level with a small leaf. Its seed pods which are needle like shoot off when they are touched. Any ideas. Sorry its so vague - sis saw a spider and that was the end of the garden.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri May 27, 05 3:53 pm Post subject:
Balsams and some legumes, and some others, disperse by having exploding seed pods; any more info? What the flowers are like or any chance of a picture?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Fri May 27, 05 3:59 pm Post subject:
Hairy bittercress?

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Fri May 27, 05 4:00 pm Post subject:
Aye, could be. Got spring loaded seeds.

hils

Joined: 08 Mar 2005
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Location: Nottingham

Posted: Fri May 27, 05 4:24 pm Post subject:
will be going tomorrow - will take camera. Is growing in really sandy/loose soil . not much to go on is not a 'lush' looking plant and no flowers left to see.

tawny owl

Joined: 29 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire

Posted: Fri May 27, 05 8:40 pm Post subject:
By any chance has it got bronze clover-like leaves and yellow flowers, with quite long (inch or so) seed pods?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Fri May 27, 05 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: weed? seeds shoot off

hils wrote:

sis saw a spider and that was the end of the garden.

We've seen some quite impressive spiders about this year. Not sure if it's due to the wet weather recently but there's been some large ones round these parts.

nettie

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Location: Suffolk

Posted: Fri May 27, 05 10:30 pm Post subject:

Tonyp

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Posted: Fri Jul 15, 05 3:12 pm Post subject: weed? seeds shoot off

tawny owl wrote:

By any chance has it got bronze clover-like leaves and yellow flowers, with quite long (inch or so) seed pods?

Tawny Owl
Are you able to name to this plant?

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