Okay, what the heck is this?

[conuly]

I realized after I took a picture that it *can't* be plantago anything - the bottom of the leaves is right, the roots are right... but instead of the veins in the leaves going straight up and down, they kinda meander. Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking.



The shoe is a toddler size eight, it's Evangeline's. The leaf is bigger than my shoes (size eleven), and can in fact be used as a light sheet for a small child... say Evangeline sized. She's average for a two year old in her height.



You can see how the leaf is big enough to hold over your head as an umbrella.

Honestly, I don't normally see big-leafed plants like that, and what I do see are carefully potted plants that are tended, you wouldn't think they're natural to our climate up here! But this year I see these everywhere, and in untended gardens, too.

Long-ass roots, as I said.

Edit: The nice people in gardening are saying it's burdock, which seems right. If you can say otherwise, though, do tell me.

Comments

[ancarett]

Burdock? Could be from the leaf size. Is the underside of the leaf downy or woolly? That and some stems coming up from the centre (for the thistle) would be strong signs.

If I recall correctly, burdock leaves can cause skin rash (annoying, not serious). I fell into a patch and the thistles weren't as bad as the rash. Ugh.