This plant in the chook pen has grown as a surprise to us. The chooks have left it alone, which is strange. Most plants do not get past the seedling stage before a chook eats them.
We have absolutely no idea what it is.
Clearly it grew from seeds which likely arrived from a plant the chooks were fed. But they get so many treats, and I do not recognise this plant at all. Recently things with seeds that they have had include pumpkin, tomato, zucchini, cucumber, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and likely more treats I have completely forgotten about. If something is on special at Aldi and it is something they like and it is ok for them to eat it, chances are it will jump in the trolley.
I never see bees inside the chook pen, so I suspect this plant will not bear any fruit. Maybe it isn’t anything good – maybe it is just a weed and I should pull it out?
Over to you – Got any idea what this might be? ;)
I vote for pumpkin or zucchini or possibly another squash. There are different varieties of each and I’m not that good at identifying them.
I agree with Zazamataz.
It looks like some type of Mallow – especially the cheese round shaped fruit after the blossom fades. Definitely NOT a squash plant (sorry).
It looks very much like what we always called marshmallow weed, definitely a weed, so pull it and toss it.
Thanks all, it has now been removed. :) I knew I could rely on my commentators to know what it was! ;)