What is this plant?
Posted Apr 30, 2020, 2:54 PM UTC
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That’s called a horse penis.
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If you have no luck here try r/whatsthisplant
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Kidney plant
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That's a Mandrake root. Be very careful when handling it, be sure to wear gloves and ear protection. It can lead to perforated ear drums.
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Looks like the things you'd find when you go through your friends mams drawer for the craic.
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Nirnroot
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Ah a hemeroid onion in the wild, haven't seen one since 97
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My aunt recently moved into a place. She found this in the ground in the back while cutting the overgrown garden.
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Send a picture of the leaves, and any flowers
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That’s a beanstalk silly
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Looks like it's a Montbretia that has been there about 11 years.
They don't do well in grassy areas. Grass tend to choke them out easily. Their trump card are that they are very hardy. Need practically no water to survive. They have pleasant orange flowers in July. They aren't as invasive as people here are making them out to be, at least in a normal garden setting.
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It's either delicious or highly toxic.
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That would be kidney balls for 5 points
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Looks like the roots of Montbretia. An attractive plant but can be invasive, seen alot in rural Ireland (West Coast mainly) https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/glastraining/MontbretiaFinalDraft230616.pdf
Yep it seems to be it. I'll try to get rid of them.
If it's Montbretia you'll find it very hard to get rid of them. And please don't let the bulbs get into nature, because they tend to take over the place. I wouldn't put them in the compost either, as they'll survive it. Best to throw them in your brown bin, or even better, burn them
Do not, Its grand in your garden, lovely later in the year. Its very slow moving, its not like knotweed or something like that.
The bulbs do tend to take over the garden. My father had it in amongst his vegetables, and had a really hard time getting rid of it. It's an incredible survivor that plant, similar to Japanese knotweed