View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Old 13-07-2015, 06:48 PM posted to misc.rural;,rec.gardens
hubops[_4_] hubops[_4_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Mar 2015
Posts: 7
Default weed identification - southwestern Ontario stream banks


Sorry if too off topic - we have been seeing this tall weed more &
more lately along the stream banks - I would like some suggestions
as to its identification - I can easliy google your suggestions to
confirm.
: no flowers yet ? July 11
: 3 - 6 feet tall
: large variable leaves - deep leaf lobes 3 or 5 lobes
: vigorous clusters of plants close together

I checked my old wildflower books - no luck.
I did some google searching - no luck.
I have seen giant hogweed before and reported it
and this isn't it.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks ;
John T.



An image would be really helpful ;-)
Just a WAG, Giant Ragweed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosia_trifida




__ Y E S ! __ Thanks for the reply.

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/...nt_ragweed.htm

.... flowering in August - big-time hay-fever alergen.
... can grow to 13 feet under good conditions !
John T.




--- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---