Most certain plant ID's?

[-JKP-]

It is primarily the overall impression (composition). It's hard to explain, but the way the plant parts are arranged really gives the impression that it's a mandrake. I'm probably not the only one who sees it that way. In @ReneZ list, the ID is also mandrake.

I guess we see it differently.

My overall impression (composition) is that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is an upright plant with lyrate/pinnatisect leaves and a flower spike, like plants in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). Plants in this family frequently have thick roots/tubers (horseradish, turnip, kale, radish, etc.).

To me it does not look like mandrake (right), which is a low plant with a dense, bushy leaf whorl, no central stalk, and short flower stalks:

  

There are also some plants in the Aster family that have lyrate leaves, upright stalks, a thickened tuber, and a branching flower stem, like Lapsana, so the mustard family is not the only possibility, but there are many plants in Brassicaceae that resemble the VMS plant and many have roots like these:



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