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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
I've just been digging out my compost heap to put in a cold frame. I was
most surprised to find something that looked like a smallish parsnip about 16 cm. long but, growing out of the top, were strands of what looked like bindweed. There were tendrils and the leaves felt rough. I cut a piece of the root in order to smell it but it was nothing like parsnip. Has anyone any idea what this might be? I'll see if I can take a photo of it. -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
Here's a photo of this pseudo-parsnip/bindweed root:
http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any information welcome! David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
Here's a photo of this unknown root:
http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
On 03/05/2017 10:33, David Rance wrote:
Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! David Looks like some form of tuberous cucurbit David @ a sunny side of Swansea Bay |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
On 03/05/2017 10:33, David Rance wrote:
Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Pot some up and flower it - that should provide plenty of extra information. Definitely looks like a climber so my guess would be some sort of bindweed relative. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
In message , Martin
writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 10:33:46 +0100, David Rance wrote: Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Parsnip. But it doesn't smell like a parsnip and the leaves don't grow like a parsnip! David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
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David wrote: On 03/05/2017 10:33, David Rance wrote: Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Looks like some form of tuberous cucurbit Spot on. It's white bryony. DON'T eat it! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , David wrote: On 03/05/2017 10:33, David Rance wrote: Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Looks like some form of tuberous cucurbit Spot on. It's white bryony. DON'T eat it! Phew! Thanks, Nick! I see that, among its many alternative names, is parsnip turnip. Many thanks also to you others who have replied. David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
In message , Martin
writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 11:29:44 +0100, David Rance wrote: In message , Martin writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 10:33:46 +0100, David Rance wrote: Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Parsnip. But it doesn't smell like a parsnip and the leaves don't grow like a parsnip! You should have said :-) I did! You failed to notice the details in the message I sent a few minutes earlier. It took me a bit longer to post the photo on my website. But neither did you look at the leaves and tendrils in the photo! ;-) David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
In message , Martin
writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 15:08:22 +0100, David Rance wrote: In message , Martin writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 11:29:44 +0100, David Rance wrote: In message , Martin writes On Wed, 3 May 2017 10:33:46 +0100, David Rance wrote: Here's a photo of this unknown root: http://rance.org.uk/chameau/unknownroot.jpg Any help in identifying it welcome! Parsnip. But it doesn't smell like a parsnip and the leaves don't grow like a parsnip! You should have said :-) I did! You failed to notice the details in the message I sent a few minutes earlier. It took me a bit longer to post the photo on my website. But neither did you look at the leaves and tendrils in the photo! ;-) I blame my wife, my expert, who has confessed to not looking at the tendrils and leaves. Interesting that a US website recommends it for its medicinal properties, probably one mollecule/million litres. I was wondering what the excuse would be. ;-) David -- David Rance writing from Le Mesnil Villement, Calvados, France |
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Pseudo parsnip or bindweed?
On 03/05/2017 16:23, Martin wrote:
I blame my wife, my expert, who has confessed to not looking at the tendrils and leaves. Interesting that a US website recommends it for its medicinal properties, probably one mollecule/million litres. It's a very good cure for constipation. We had one persistently appearing in one of our beds. I cleared out a shrub last year, and this spring when it reappeared I was able to dig it out. The root was the size of a turnip. Andy |
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