Does anyone have a clue as to what this could be? I have it growing in the
borders of a field at the end of my garden in south east uk every autumn. I
self seeds and seems to be an annual.

http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...rrent=abc1.jpg

http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...urrent=abc.jpg

"Mr X" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a clue as to what this could be? I have it growing in the
borders of a field at the end of my garden in south east uk every autumn.
I self seeds and seems to be an annual.

http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...rrent=abc1.jpg

http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...urrent=abc.jpg


Could it be an Abelmoschus of some sort?

In message , Russel Sprout
writes

"Mr X" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a clue as to what this could be? I have it growing in the
borders of a field at the end of my garden in south east uk every autumn.
I self seeds and seems to be an annual.


http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...n=view&current
=abc1.jpg


http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...n=view&current
=abc.jpg


Could it be an Abelmoschus of some sort?


I doubt that an Abelmoschus would self-seed in the UK climate.

I don't recognise the plant by jizz, and the photograph isn't clear
enough to make out details - the only thing I can say for certain is
that the foliage is long-petiolate and palmately lobed - that would help
pin down the identity, but if the purple clumps are inflorescences then
it clearly isn't an Abelmoschus.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
http://lavateraguy.blogspot.com http://www.malvaceae.info

In article ,
Stewart Robert Hinsley writes:
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| I don't recognise the plant by jizz, and the photograph isn't clear
| enough to make out details - the only thing I can say for certain is
| that the foliage is long-petiolate and palmately lobed - that would help
| pin down the identity, but if the purple clumps are inflorescences then
| it clearly isn't an Abelmoschus.

Yes. Without a clear picture of the flowers, it is impossible to
tell what family it belongs to. But I should be pretty flabberghasted
it it were an Abelmoschus, even from that picture - it really doesn't
look like one of the Malvaceae.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Stewart Robert Hinsley writes:
|
| I don't recognise the plant by jizz, and the photograph isn't clear
| enough to make out details - the only thing I can say for certain is
| that the foliage is long-petiolate and palmately lobed - that would
help
| pin down the identity, but if the purple clumps are inflorescences then
| it clearly isn't an Abelmoschus.

Yes. Without a clear picture of the flowers, it is impossible to
tell what family it belongs to. But I should be pretty flabberghasted
it it were an Abelmoschus, even from that picture - it really doesn't
look like one of the Malvaceae.

You are right to be flabberghasted, I was mixing things up in my head. The
correct name is on the tip of my tounge, I'll get back to you if and when it
pops out!

In message , Russel Sprout
writes

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

In article ,
Stewart Robert Hinsley writes:
|
| I don't recognise the plant by jizz, and the photograph isn't clear
| enough to make out details - the only thing I can say for certain is
| that the foliage is long-petiolate and palmately lobed - that would
help
| pin down the identity, but if the purple clumps are inflorescences then
| it clearly isn't an Abelmoschus.

Yes. Without a clear picture of the flowers, it is impossible to
tell what family it belongs to. But I should be pretty flabberghasted
it it were an Abelmoschus, even from that picture - it really doesn't
look like one of the Malvaceae.

You are right to be flabberghasted, I was mixing things up in my head. The
correct name is on the tip of my tounge, I'll get back to you if and when it
pops out!


Amaranthus? Atriplex?
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley
http://lavateraguy.blogspot.com http://www.malvaceae.info