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Post by rowan on Jun 21, 2014 2:44:56 GMT -5
I have been patiently waiting for my pignuts (Conopodium majus) seedlings to get to a stage when I can have my first taste of the tubers but have been having doubts about them for the past few months as they don't look like the ones in pictures. I bought the packet of seeds off Ebay and just bought another packet but I think it may be from the same seller. They didn't die down in the summer and seemed to have way too much foliage. I dug one up today and found that I was right, a mass of fibrous roots instead of the one root leading to a tuber.   I have no idea what this plant actually is but I am wondering if anyone has some spare true seeds, or can get some, I would love to buy them. I can't seem to find anyone who has them and will post to Australia. |
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Post by samyaza on Jun 21, 2014 5:32:30 GMT -5
Poison hemlock, maybe ? It stinks and irritate skin when crushed.
I didn't know Conopodium since today but if I find some someday, I can save seeds for you. It's so similar to wild carrot in so many traits I wouldn't notice !
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Post by rowan on Jun 21, 2014 5:37:13 GMT -5
Poison hemlock grows abundantly around here, this looks nothing like it. Thanks for your guess though.
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Post by richardw on Jun 21, 2014 14:37:36 GMT -5
Ive got LOTS of that weed here too,but have no idea what it is
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Post by raymondo on Jun 21, 2014 17:22:51 GMT -5
Looks to be a member of the family Apiaceae, whatever it is. Does it have any smell to the leaves?
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Post by rowan on Jun 21, 2014 18:56:50 GMT -5
No smell and very little taste. I think I will just pull them out and try again.
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Post by trixtrax on Jun 22, 2014 3:11:14 GMT -5
Can you please post one more pic of the profile of the leaf? From what you have shown, it looks like Bunium bulbocastanum?
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Post by rowan on Jun 22, 2014 3:54:06 GMT -5
Thanks Trixtrax, it certainly does look like it except for the lack of tubers. Another case of different plants with the same common name. I will keep them in the ground till they flower and then I will have a bit more of an idea. I don't think it is Bunium bulbocastanum due to the lack of tubers but you have given me another plant to look out for so I am grateful to you.  If you still want another pic I can take one tomorrow but from what I have seen there are many in the family that have similar leaves. |
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Post by philagardener on Jun 22, 2014 6:06:04 GMT -5
Thanks Trixtrax, it certainly does look like it except for the lack of tubers. Another case of different plants with the same common name. I will keep them in the ground till they flower and then I will have a bit more of an idea. I don't think it is Bunium bulbocastanum due to the lack of tubers but you have given me another plant to look out for so I am grateful to you. If you still want another pic I can take one tomorrow but from what I have seen there are many in the family that have similar leaves. Odds are heavily in favor of a white umbel, but something else might help you track it down. At least it grew well! This family spans the the gamut of edible to really toxic members. |
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Post by trixtrax on Jun 26, 2014 0:34:05 GMT -5
Just a shot in the dark, but Bunium persicum? Edible seed... Or, more likely, a wild Bunium native/naturalized? There are a bunch of species. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunium |
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Post by rowan on Oct 21, 2014 17:52:54 GMT -5
Here is an update on these plants. I finally decided to pull them up as they were of no use that I can see, and now that they are starting to flower I don't want them to self seed all over the place. When I pulled up the first I noticed that they have started to produce small tubers among the fibrous roots.    I nibbled one of the tubers. It was not bad tasting, not much taste at all, but not something you would rush to the supermarket to buy. I will wait a few hours to see if there is any effects before I try cooking one. |
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Post by blackox on Oct 21, 2014 18:37:07 GMT -5
Interesting!
The tubers remind me of those of daylillies.
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