In The Garden: Large heart-shaped green leaves with invasive like (to me at least) roots

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  1. dee no

    dee no New Member

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    I'd like to know what this plant is and whether it is an invasive species or is benign and beneficial.

    5 photos attached.

    Thanks!
     

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  2. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Probably Arctium lappa.
     
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    Silver surfer Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    Tyrlych Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Yes, Petasites hybridus
     
  5. dee no

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    Thanks to you all for your collective insight from which I believe I have identified the variety... Petasites Japonicus. My understanding is this variety was brought to British Columbia (which prior to WW2 had flourishing coastal communities with Canadians of Japanese descent) from Japan.

    I've posted another photo of the leaf showing a bit better detail. The leaf in that photo is about shin high.

    [Interested in what happened to the Canadian-Japanese community?
    http://www.landscapesofinjustice.com ]
     

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