can anyone identify this plant?.

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Following on from my previous threads, I have a few plants in my field that I am unable to identify. Could anyone let me know what this plant is and if I should remove it?

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No.... Not near any gardens, there are quite a few of these but I'm unable to find out what they are. I have a book of poisonous plants ordered from Amazon and waiting till that arrives to find out what it is.... But any ideas would be great in the mean time.
 
Thanks .... I'll google that now. I can't remember if the leaves are furry, but will look again tomorrow. Last years stalks are still visible on the picture, the long brown woody type things
 
I think it looks like Comfrey, if so can be poisonous to horses if consumed in quite large quantities, it contains hepatoxins which can damage the liver. Be especially cautious of it if you have lactating mares :-)
 
But a handful of leaves is excellent for respiratory issues. Comfrey is also known as knit bone and good for cartilage and bone repair. As with all things
Moderation is the key - even grass can have a detrimental effect on horses.
 
like a previous poster, i think it looks like knapweed.
Does it have purple thistle like flowers in the summer?

I have (had!..i've tried to tackle them over the last year or two) lots in my paddocks. They seem to spread quite happily and the horses don't eat them.
Mine have slghtly greyish/silvery leaves and they are very pretty when in flower.

most pictures on the web show the flower rather than the early leaves, but try googling common knapweed and see what you find.
 
Comfrey can have healing properties, my horse picked at it when she cut her leg badley in a trailer accident. I dont think u have anything to worry about x
 
Self selection by the horse I think is key (although I only have pigeon knowledge) anything natural can be toxic or non toxic, about horse choosing it and them having something to take away the toxins if needed like clay powder or charcoal (similar to what they'd give humans in an overdose situation) my concern is if they went for something toxic to clean them out etc and then were put straight into a stable for the night with no access to get to something like clay to remove the toxins. Following a course with Dena Schwartz I now bought some green clay which carry on me to offer horse if he's gone for something I know as traditionally poisonous - and also still at the stage where I'm then slightly unsure and pull him away after a little but as long as they've got a lot of forage to eat I'm now believing they want it if they makes a real bee line for it on a hack, that's my thoughts in my current mind set, hope useful, Hannah i'd def recommend something with Dena she great.
 
Personally speaking what ever it is I would not like it in my fields .

All I want is grasses, anything else the weed killer controls or is there to control it .

The way I look at it is all the space weeds like this take up are.

a, valuable area grass should be
b, could be potentially harmful
c, makes the filed look unkempt / or eye sore.


I like to look at a grass covered weed free, poo free fields.
 
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Leviathan said:
Personally speaking what ever it is I would not like it in my fields .

All I want is grasses, anything else the weed killer controls or is there to control it .

The way I look at it is all the space weeds like this take up are.

a, valuable area grass should be
b, could be potentially harmful
c, makes the filed look unkempt / or eye sore.


I like to look at a grass covered weed free, poo free fields.
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This type of grazing = Laminitis.
 
Weeds are plant living in a space we humans don't want them, usually because they are untidy.
Grass belongs to the family Gramineae, and comes in loads of varieties. "family Gramineae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but also cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane"
Herbs are plants we consider to be beneficial sometimes even poisonous, I quote "" the term "herb" is employed differently, for any non-woody flowering plant, regardless of its flavor, scent or other properties,.... ""
Now, if you want to feed your pony on grass and lots of it, be prepared for laminitis or colic or obesity.
If you want a slimline happy pony, put him out on the moors where he will range over 20 miles per day, and browse on shrubs and grass and herbs and have to "work for his supper"

Farmer love grass, especially Rye-grass, it is lovely and sweet, and cows stuff their bellies full, then produce milk .. Milk is sold at 20p per litre, so the more the better. A few cows suffer from "staggers" [magnesium deficiency] but most survive because they are ruminants, they can cope with vast amounts of food, that sweet luscious green sward, they can't get enough of it.
 
Looks like knapweed to me. No need to remove.
ETA its in my fields along with dandelion, lady's smock, buttercup, yarrow, self heal,vetches,cat'sear to name just a few. We also have old pasture grasses such as cock foot,timothy,sweet vernal,etc.
lovely old type pasture. my horses love it. The herbs/flowers do a great job being bio diverse and also bring up minerals which are then made available to the horse as it grazes and also in the hay made.
 
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Horsesforever1 said:
Looks like knapweed to me. No need to remove.
ETA its in my fields along with dandelion, lady's smock, buttercup, yarrow, self heal,vetches,cat'sear to name just a few. We also have old pasture grasses such as cock foot,timothy,sweet vernal,etc.
lovely old type pasture. my horses love it. The herbs/flowers do a great job being bio diverse and also bring up minerals which are then made available to the horse as it grazes and also in the hay made.
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Ahh - someone after my own heart. I have old grassland also. My Welsh cobs have done so well on it.
 
Leviathan said:
Personally speaking what ever it is I would not like it in my fields .

All I want is grasses, anything else the weed killer controls or is there to control it .

The way I look at it is all the space weeds like this take up are.

a, valuable area grass should be
b, could be potentially harmful
c, makes the filed look unkempt / or eye sore.


I like to look at a grass covered weed free, poo free fields.
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Oh God! Runs off and shoots self for having disgusting natural fields and woods and equally disgustingly healthy horses:eek:

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Ummm, amongst that bunch of weeds and ground wasting crapola, we have, willow, elderflower, goldenrod (young tops good for them) nettles, mullein, asian lilies, aspen, redwood, dogwood oh and loads of grass and herbage including alfalfa, timothy, wild oats, sunflowers, wild grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries all of which they eat when they want. It may not be pristine and pretty to look at but half the stuff my horses get to browse of their own free choice is in the additives a lot of people have to buy.
 
Enfys said:
Oh God! Runs off and shoots self for having disgusting natural fields and woods and equally disgustingly healthy horses:eek:

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Ummm, amongst that bunch of weeds and ground wasting crapola, we have, willow, elderflower, goldenrod (young tops good for them) nettles, mullein, asian lilies, aspen, redwood, dogwood oh and loads of grass and herbage including alfalfa, timothy, wild oats, sunflowers, wild grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries all of which they eat when they want. It may not be pristine and pretty to look at but half the stuff my horses get to browse of their own free choice is in the additives a lot of people have to buy.
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Enfys, you appear to be living MY dream!
 
Enfys said:
Oh God! Runs off and shoots self for having disgusting natural fields and woods and equally disgustingly healthy horses:eek:

be36f7c0.jpg


Ummm, amongst that bunch of weeds and ground wasting crapola, we have, willow, elderflower, goldenrod (young tops good for them) nettles, mullein, asian lilies, aspen, redwood, dogwood oh and loads of grass and herbage including alfalfa, timothy, wild oats, sunflowers, wild grapevines, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries all of which they eat when they want. It may not be pristine and pretty to look at but half the stuff my horses get to browse of their own free choice is in the additives a lot of people have to buy.
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Exactly how horses should be kept. Why nobody takes meadow management seriously I have no idea. We have never had a case of lami as our fields are full of weeds as well. No need for supplements and the horses compete off grass.
 
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