Question: Sunny former vegetable plot in western MA; I see a few of these bunched things and can't tell if they …
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Question
Sunny former vegetable plot in western MA; I see a few of these bunched things and can't tell if they might be rhubarb or a weed. They started from red bulbs! If you happen to know any of these fuzzy oblong-leafed things too, they look like they might flower but nothing yet. Don't want to dig up anything important or useful in haste!
Answer
Dear Jone, the pubescent leaves with prominent veins on lower surface is comfrey (genus Symphytum). The leaves with prominent red midveins are a species of dock (genus Rumex). The others look like cultivated rhubarb. Best wishes.
