Have I identified these correctly?

[Chris]

Just to start with, I have not foraged or eaten any of the below so don't panic! I am just working on my plant identification and would appreciate some opinions.

Plant 1:
I initially believed this to be Ground Elder based on the leaf shape and the stem shape. The only thing that is leaving me uncertain here is that the leaves are in clusters of 9 - 3 from the branch. My understanding on Ground Elder is that it would be 3 on the terminal branch with the two 'sub-branches' having one leaf each, sometimes morphing into two. Every plant was in this 9 leaf configuration, pretty much.






Plant 2:
I believed initially that this is cow parsley. However: The stem/branching stems didn't appear to be in the celery style 'u' shape. Given the potential lookalikes I would not be foraging this anyway, but trying to get my eye in.


Plant 3:
I believe this to be Ribwort Plantain due to the distinctive leaves and the 'buds'. The buds smelled fairly strongly of mushroom when I squished them up.



What do we think? Am I on the money?

 

[birchwood]

Plantain is correct.
Compare the second one with pignut.
Mind has gone blank on the first one.

 

[Chris]

Plantain is correct.
Compare the second one with pignut.
Mind has gone blank on the first one.

Thanks for the feedback. With the 2nd one, the leaves to me look too 'fern-like' to be pignut, would they not be kinda thinner with the leaf 'petals' more spread out?

 

[birchwood]

They do look a bit fern like at a second look.
Probably about 60 umbellifers. I find most of them quite difficult to sort out.

 

[birchwood]

Chervil maybe?

 

[Broch]

I know what you mean about the leaves but I still believe it's Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) - Blamey shows it with both two and three leaflets in the lower group. Young leaves can be used as a spring vegetable.

Second one, almost certainly Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) in flower at this time of year but check against a key to be certain.

Third, yep, as you said.

 

[Broch]

You may find this crib sheet I made a few years back useful:

 

[Chris]

You may find this crib sheet I made a few years back useful:

Ooh that’s useful, thanks.

 

[demented dale]

be very careful with the carrot family. read this and you will know if you have wild parsley or not.

Cow parsley – identification, edibility, distribution, comparison with Hemlock – Galloway Wild Foods

 

[demented dale]

I think you are correct on all three but dont believe me. do the checks x