Confirm ID Please

I think this is SOW THISTLE, I appear to have two different ones though, some have smooth leaves, the others have spikey leaves








That is IF they actually are sow thistles ?
yellow dandelion/thistle like flower, about 70cm tall stems

Regards Jack McHammocklashing

 

The un-spiky leaved job does look like the drawing of Common Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus in my (extremely tatty) "Birds, Trees and Flowers" book.

Not a clue about the spiky job though.

Cheers, Tony

 

The other one is Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus Asper. My hens like the common one as greenstuff to eat.

 

Prickly one looks like Sonchus asper.Common name prickly sow thistle.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sonchus+asper&um=1&hl=en&biw=1536&bih=776&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=X18WUND-GKGw0QWE1oGACg

 

Thanks for that folks
I will whip them out then :-)

Jack McH

 

Jack,
I don't think there is anything that someone on GC doesn't know the answer to !
Jenny

 

Except http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/hard-times.40125/page-5#post-573900

 

Good call!!
have you phoned them yet? Tell 'em about 200 members on GC want to know!!