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Posted by adidas 6/7 (My Page) on
Fri, Aug 17, 12 at 11:17

Ok, probably a noxious weed but looked interesting. Growing in among crane's fly orchids and hepatica. Anyone know what it might be?

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Prenanthes sp.

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Yes! Maybe P. trifoliata?

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The most common one in my experience is P. altissima, but you really can't tell them apart without the flowers. The leaf shape is highly variable, and although books often show only P. trifoliata with deeply divided leaves they all can have them.

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