Does Anyone Know What this is?

DandR

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Hi - These have suddenly sprung up in dense patches all over our yard. Can someone tell me what it is and if it's a safe food? Thanks!

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I think, @Pearly will be able to help you here.:D
No... I can't say I'm familiar with it. On the enlarged pics I was going to say that leaves and flowers look almost like some type of an amaranth... But then the pic on the bottom looks like that's a smaller scale plant... I hope @Iochroma comes online to help us here:)
 
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No... I can't say I'm familiar with it. On the enlarged pics I was going to say that leaves and flowers look almost like some type of an amaranth... But then the pic on the bottom looks like that's a smaller scale plant... I hope @Lochroma comes online to help us here:)
Sorry Pearly, didn't mean it.
 

DandR

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If it helps, the leaves are very soft with a velvet-y feel on the underside. Thanks for whatever help anyone can give me!
 

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The leaves confuse me, but the blossoms look like some kind of Astilbe or Goatsbeard.
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Thanks! I went ahead and fed a couple of leaves to them a couple of days ago. Of course they ate it. Nothing unusual so far.....
 
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