Does anyone recognize this plant?

We have a plant growing here that I haven’t been able to identify yet. I don’t want to pull it out—maybe it’s edible. It’s growing in our compost (bokashi).

If anyone can help me out, I’d really appreciate it.

Here’s what the plant looks like:

Could it be sorrel???

I’d say so too.

Even if it were sorrel—I’m not entirely sure; I actually remember sorrel having thicker, shinier leaves—you shouldn’t eat it after mid-June because, just like rhubarb, the oxalic acid content is too high. If it is sorrel, it will turn reddish over the next few weeks.

Seriously? Where did that come from all of a sudden? We’ve never had it before. I’ll have to try it tomorrow.
It’s growing in clumps! I’ve only ever seen sorrel here and there in the meadow...

Hi Monika, my son recently showed me a plant identification app . He scanned the leaves of a weed with his smartphone, and just like that, the app told him what the weed was called.

I’m sure you have a modern phone too, so you could download this app and scan your new “roommate.” Maybe that’ll help you figure out what it is. I only eat things from the meadow that I recognize. So, you’d better figure out what it is first. Don’t just eat it.

Best regards, Ina

My plant app says “Common Evening Primrose.”

How exciting!

Yeah, that’s really exciting. Marlene, you’ve probably hit the nail on the head. We’ve always had evening primroses in the garden, and I’ve actually been missing them this year. Now it looks like it’s growing right next to our patio.

How wonderful!! I’m so happy!

Thanks for your help. I’ll definitely post more photos here once they’ve grown a bit. Then we’ll know for sure.

Check online to see what amazing medicinal plants evening primroses are. Every part of them is edible and super healthy. We always sprinkle the flowers on our granola and salads.

Ina, I just downloaded a plant identification app. It says the same thing as Marlene. Thanks for the tip!

Marlene, what’s the name of the app you’re using?
Ina, maybe you can ask your son which one he has, too.

Could you please discuss the names of apps via private message? That would be nice, thanks.

I’d guess this plant is horseradish. If that’s right, you should limit how deep the roots grow, otherwise you’ll end up with only veeeery long, thin roots. (Like bamboo, horseradish spreads very aggressively.)
Best regards
Irene V.

Dear Monika,
Even if several apps come to the same conclusion,
I recommend that you don't eat any of it for now.
It's better to wait until the flowers form
and you can be 100% sure.
There are many plants with similar-looking leaves.
I'm thinking of lily of the valley and wild garlic.
It would be disastrous if the app mixed them up!
Kindly meant, Mona (Froschoma Mona)

Yes, dear Mona, I’ll definitely wait until the flowers come out. But thanks for the tip. :) I’m already being careful, but we can eat most of what’s in our garden—there are lots of wild plants that we’re grateful for.

Irene, if that turns out to be horseradish, that would be a little miracle. I’m wondering how it got there. The evening primroses are growing back on the lawn now, too—unfortunately, we mowed them down along with the rest. And they look exactly the same. By the way, you can eat every part of the evening primrose, even the seed pods later on. They’re very healthy—it’s a medicinal plant.

I’ll definitely let you know and post a photo here as soon as the flowers bloom.