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hils



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 3:41 pm    Post subject: weed? seeds shoot off Reply with quote
    

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



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Hairy bittercress?

cab



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Aye, could be. Got spring loaded seeds.

hils



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 4:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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



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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 9:05 pm    Post subject: Re: weed? seeds shoot off Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 05 10:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


Tonyp



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 05 3:12 pm    Post subject: weed? seeds shoot off Reply with quote
    

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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