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Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:21 pm**

Another Plant Baffling Me ......:

Hi Folks,

Was out on a wander at Parkgate yesterday and it was 'OK' - couple of Marsh Harriers, Peregrine, Greenshanks etc; etc;

On the moth front we managed 29 species of leaf-mine plus found both an early Drinker larva and an adult Angle Shades for the second week running. Also found mines on the plant in the photo below which neither of us knew so if anyone can identify the plant then we might be able to get to what's caused the mines. I guess it would have been about 60cms tall.

: Plant at Parkgate - 18102017

: Angle Shades, Parkgate - 18th October 2017

Many thanks.

Cheers,
Steve

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Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:22 pm**

How about Mugwort ?

Regards,
Steve

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:36 pm**

Now I really am confused.

I thought I knew Mug-wort. All the other Mug-wort we came across (looking for artemisicolella) were dry and straw coloured with heaps of buds on them. This looks, to us at least, completely different ...... the leaves in particular are massive to what I typically see on Mug-wort ......

Cheers,
Steve

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:24 pm**

There are multiple plants in the photo (or apparently so). The plant at the base to the left is Greater Plantain, the plant to the right at the base (or directly at the base) does appear to be Mugwort, BUT, the tall spike has elongate oval leaves and although they do appear to be grey green like Mugwort are not Mugwort leaves (unless it is an extreme aberation).

Steve

Posted: **Thu Oct 19, 2017 5:58 pm**

Hi Folks,

Yes, we've just been looking at the photo again and came to the same conclusion - that its more than one plant intermingled with each other.

Looking at both alternatives we can find nothing that resembles the mines however.

Cheers,
Steve

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