Quote Originally Posted by tulloch View Post
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ThistleDown - that plant, based on your photo, looks like our Milk Weed. They grow pods shaped like bagpipe bags and when burst open they fly on the breeze.
I don't think it's the same thing,it's also known as ransoms, (Alium ursinum) wonderful leaves , cooked with butter and pasta, and when disturbed in the open a very strong garlic smell, and spreads like a weed over here!