Share The Seeds
Botany and Research => Botanical Information => Topic started by: Seed Collector on January 07, 2014, 09:26:34 PM
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Before I try to key out these plants, I'll post them here to see if anyone already knows what they are.
Feel free to give them an attempt, or to post your own plants for an identification assist.
Seed Collector's unknown plant #1 (this plant is about 2.5 to 3 feet tall at maturity)
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Seed Collector's unknown plant #2 (this plant is a fairly tall shrub or bush that has purple flowers)
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Plant #2 looks to be an ornamental variety/hybrid of Hibiscus syriacus. Flowers match, perhaps compare leaves as it might possibly be a different Hibiscus species.
Leaves and flowers are food and tea, decoction of flowers is for itchy/dry skin (add a pinch of oatmeal and filter through a old shirt if your short on flowers), and folk wisdom says the flower decoction is good for when your dizzy, gassy, and crapping out blood... but I'd differ and say go to the hospital instead :P
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Thank you Auxin, I believe you're correct, Hibiscus syriacus it is. :)
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Plant #1 is likely a member of the fabaceae family.
Thats all i can narrow it down to :P
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For plant #1, my guess is Chamaecrista fasciculata or possibly C. nictitans
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For plant #1, my guess is Chamaecrista fasciculata or possibly C. nictitans
After reviewing that genus, it is undoubtedly Chamaecrista; after measuring these seed pods, I found these measure up to about 60.325mm.
The fruit length of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene is 30–60 mm, while fruit length of Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench is 20–40 mm
conclusion: Seed Collector's unknown plant #1 = Chamaecrista fasciculata & Seed Collector's unknown plant #2 = Hibiscus syriacus
https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/chamaecrista/nictitans/ (https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/chamaecrista/nictitans/) & https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/chamaecrista/fasciculata/ (https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/chamaecrista/fasciculata/)
"Chamaecrista fasciculata Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Partridge Pea- a herbaceous annual found in well-drained open areas throughout the southeastern United States and in all but 4 north central Florida Counties.
Native American Indians used the roots of this plant as a medicine to keep people from tiring. The leaves were used to make a tea to prevent fainting. Syrups (decoctions) with added honey were given to treat nausea. Syrups were made by boiling parts of the plant in water and then straining the mixture and adding a second ingredient to improve the flavor."
source: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw152 (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw152) <-- 50 Common Native Plants Important In Florida's Ethnobotanical History
Thank you everyone, with special thanks to Auxin :)
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This a really awesome herb I see a lot at the local markets.
I have seen it called nutmeg herb, cinnamon plant, pudding herb, allspice plant among a myriad of other names.
Anyone know the real latin/scientific/family name?
Never sets seed, has a sort of tuberous trunk like a skinny bottle tree.
Very hardy and cuttings are pretty easy to strike. Tastes great in rice pudding or custards.
Even guess's would be a start.
Been Googling it on an off for a couple years, whenever I think of it.
Thoughts?
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Thanks to spamming FB I have an answer! (I should have done that ages ago. Wasted hrs searching!)
Iboza riparia, Tetradenia riparia
Family: Lamiaceae / Labiatae
Musk Bush, Misty Plume Bush, Ginger Bush, Gemmerbos, Watersalie
Origin: Eastern and Southern Africa
The name ibosa was derived from the Zulu word referring to the aromatic leaves - they use this plant medicinally. The Zulu people have many uses for the plant including the relief of chest complaints, stomach ache and malaria. Inhaling the scent of the crushed leaves apparently also relieves headaches. The plant is frost tender and best suited to pot culture in colder regions. This is a rewarding garden plant which is fast growing
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I sent some to a couple folks but didn't know the name, just called it nutmeg plant. This is it.
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Still cleaning up the greenhouse, recycling the corpses and dead pots.
Found another unknown with the wrong tag.
I believe its not a weed as I have never seen it before anywhere in OZ, and I have one more out in the rows that looks identical that looks like I planted it on purpose.
No idea what it is, you guys got any guesses?
EDIT Leonurus Sibiricus
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^ Not sure at first sight. Do the leaves have any fragrance? It has a vaguely solanaceous form.
and off-topic, I'm moving this thread to the Botanical Information forum, I think it really belongs with the other ID and reference resources.
Kind regards,
Mandrake
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The flower seed collector posted is a rose of sharon, just incase you haven't figured it out already. It does look similar to hibiscus but its not big enough.
As for fairdinkums picture, I'm still trying to ID it...
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Place your bets folks.
Is it Voacanga Africana or Celastrus paniculatus?
Any one here grown either from seed before and able to ID it at this stage for me.
UPDATE
Latest pic of the little fella.
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I would say Voacanga, but maybe it´s a bit early. :)
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Yet another one I need an ID for.
I might have got the seed from someone here and it not germinated, then come up later in the new pot when I recycled the potting mix? ???
Anyway, here it is.
Acacia/mimosa looking dude. Not Acacia maidenii as it was labelled.
Thoughts?
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Any chance it could be tamarind? Looks a lot like some seedlings I have...
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Looks like Tamarindus indica to me, as well.
Did you get to notice the cotylodons or seed coat? Big honkin' seeds.
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Thanks folks. Never even considered a fruit tree as its in the wrong section.
Don't remember planting any, but that definitely doesn't mean I didn't.
Could have been in the soil I recycled from someone else's garden or the markets too come to think of it?
The neighbour has a few I will have a look next time I am over there.
Very handy thread this one! ;D
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Any ideas what these are?
Mrs opened all the mail and very helpfully burnt all the envelopes.....
Not sure where they are from...
Maybe Singapore/ SE Asia, just as likely not.
Maybe Prunus? Bit too small though?
Random guesses gratefully accepted. :P
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HWBR? Neem?
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I agree they look like some Prunus.
If too big for cherry, were you expecting something with smaller fruit like P. virginianum or P. avium?
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Wasn't expecting anything, which is cool.
Should I pack them in sand/peat and wack them in the fridge for a month or so before I plant then?
They are really dried out, and I normally eat stone fruit then wack them in the ground straight away.
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Saw this at work.. Fell in love. Can anyone tell me what it is?
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Saw this at work.. Fell in love. Can anyone tell me what it is?
Try Nerium oleander.
break a leaf and see if there's latex.
Nerium oleander latex is a little toxic, take care
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Along the San Joaquin River.
(Edit)
Sesbania Punicea or Scarlet Wisteria
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Pix
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here's more
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AcaciaAve,
I only have 1 ID for you: the plant with the green bark, its some sort of palo-verde.
Hcc
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AA, the second to last one looks like a bottle brush tree
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I can second SoulGrower. Callistemon of some sort for sure. No idea about the rest.
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It is indeed Parkinsonia Aculeata! Thanks Happyconcafe.
Yes a Callistemon spp. for sure.
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I have received 2 Mimosas, one arenosa; one opthalmocentra. (pic #1 & 2 are a plant; it has more prominant thorns) & (pic 3 & 4 are the other plant).
Can anyone tell me which is which?
Thank you :)
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The red one is the MO the green the MA
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A while back I had purchased Mimosa pudica seeds off of Amazon (reviews were promising enough)
After having a couple of seedlings die in the first month with trial and error with soil blends, I finally have one large enough that I'm now beginning to suspect that it's not Mimosa pudica at all. Its leaves move somewhat when the light turns off and back on, but does not exhibit the classic movement which Mimosa pudica is supposed to (and it doesn't look like any pics of Mimosa pudica seedlings I've seen)
Attached are pics of the seeds I received and the seedling I germinated (only means the seeds ever germinate is to do a 12-24 soak in water, and I'd say the have a 40-60% germination rate)
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While I can't give a positive ID for what you're seedlings are, I'll confirm your suspicions that you don't have M. pudica; seeds don't look quite right and the seedlings are not hairy or prickly, not to mention the leaves are all wrong...
Looks like it could still be something interesting though...small dark seeds are easy to mix-up
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It kind of looks like it still might be in the Mimosa family though, hopefully I'll be able to get replacement seeds sent to me to begin germination again
Thanks for the help
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I can send you some more if you want. PM if you do ;)
EDIT, here is a picture of last weeks harvest that I am currently sorting.
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While the seeds that I have are similar in size and shape to the actual Mimosa pudica seeds, mine are far more irregular and inconsistent in size, at first glance it's easy to see how one could misidentify the seeds if they are inexperienced, but a side by side comparison of them is obvious.... my seeds are not what I purchased >:( Amazon is usually good with handling this type of thing, I've already sent an email... update: they'll refund me and they're looking through their database to see about identifying the mix up.... still no word on its identity from the vendor...
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The vendor hasn't gotten back to me yet on what the mix up is, part of me wonders if they may have had some accidental cross pollination with whatever else they're growing in the same area... is that possible with Mimosa pudica? ???
Also another pic
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I would think it is possible, but looking at the plant there are so many differences I reckon its pretty unlikely. Substitution of cool seeds is pretty common everywhere unfortunately, even to quite reputable suppliers unfortunately.
Likely a bulk seed supplier grabbed the wrong bag of seeds and distributed them onto your guy, and that will end up being some other cool plant in the end.
It could even be that their bulk supplier in China or wherever deliberately swapped them out for a similar seed that was cheaper/easier to harvest.
Mimosa pudica is a prickly little bugger.
Exciting though, it could be anything!
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The vendor hasn't gotten back to me yet on what the mix up is, part of me wonders if they may have had some accidental cross pollination with whatever else they're growing in the same area... is that possible with Mimosa pudica? ???
Also another pic
This is not a Fabaceae (botanical famiy of Mimosa).
accidental cross pollination....No Way....it is bulshit (can I use this word here?)
A guess...maybe it is a Lamiaceae (salvia botanical family)....Single, opposite leaves, serrated margin
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It does have a square stem commonly found with other members of Lamiaceae, I'm just trying to figure out a way to make sense of the mix up since the vendor I'm emailing this about says while he doesn't think it's M pudica, the farmer isn't willing to admit that there was a mix up in the seeds and isn't admitting this isn't M pudica.... so if it's a hybrid it could explain the farmer's certainty (harvesting from M pudica seed pods) while still being incorrect on the species. :-\ But I suppose it could just be stubbornness unwilling to admit in a mistake too.
I'll send another email to them seeing if mentioning it may be Lamiaceae will help them narrow it down ;)
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Need an ID. I planted this sucker in a little several celled planter. I lost the tag but i remember only planting ethnobotanical plants in it, but this thing looks JUST like a cucumber plant. So I'm thinking what the hell is going on here? It's a vine and has yellow flowers on it. Hearth shaped leaves with trichomes no the leaves that make them crunchy. Here are some photos.
Anyone know what this is? Maybe it is a cucumber.
Wow... I just realized that fairdinkum gave me some little mini cucumber seeds a long time ago and I planted them in the planters. So they are cucumbers. Hahaha. Whoops *insert facepalm icon here*
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Any ideas on this one? Found in Zone 6b-7a.
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My guess would be Thornless Honeylocust tree. I have them here as well :)
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Im currently IDing the following;
My best guess at the first is some Artemisia, it grows weedy, reches height of maybe 300 mm, the leaves are saw toothed and average at about 10mm in length, in the upper portions green spheres can be seen, they might be seeds. The weed caught my attention by its very own dominant smell, it is pleasing sweet and spicy. 3 pics
Next is this a nice blooming plant that does exactly that: bloom nice :D I have put some in a vase a few days ago, today in the same area I found seed pods and seeds in dried stems wich I suspect to be from the same species. 2 pics Muze801 possibly is on the right track, Phlox Divaricata, look similar to me in many aspects.
I have a weedy growing plant that has yellow flowrs at its top, as soon as they fade a seedpod is developed wich contains seeds smaller than the Papaver Rhoeas ones. It has a pleasing smell that reminds of sap from needle trees and also sacramental smoke resin ... I hope you know what I mean, one of the 3 holy kings is said to have carried this as present :D . 2 pics
Lastl I believe I have positively IDed wild Humulus Lupulus, male and female. The female "gender parts" seem to have a uncommon shape due to being a wild specimen and also having been pollinated. I have been requested this species. 1 pic female, 1 pic male, anyone to confirm my ID ?
Thanks all for participation.
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Funny, I spent a few hrs last night trying to ID a flower quite similar to this (the pink/mauve ones anyway) and figured that mine was a Phlox endemic to my area. Many of these species are aromatic/fragrant (i.e. Phlox subulata (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox_subulata))
Maybe try looking at Polemoniaceae naturalized in your area? Hard to tell what the vegetation/growth habit is from my screen so I can't be too much help right now. Maybe the Apocynaceae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocynaceae)'s are worth checking out too ?
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Yellow flower one looks like Hypericum perforatum, st. johns wort
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St. johns appears very likely, that would explain the pleasent smell and I will today go there and try the method wiki advises for ID, see photo.
Being St. Johns I consider it a find :)
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The first one looks a lot like "Epazote" to me, especially in the flower/fruit.
Ambrina ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides ssp. euambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. anthelminticum, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. chilense, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. typicum, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. vagans, Chenopodium obovatum, Chenopodium retusum, Dysphania ambrosioides, Teloxys ambrosioides, Teloxys vagans
The leaves are more palmate(I think that's the word? Like a hand, not a plate) than mine.
But there is meant to be quite a bit of variation due to man made and natural selection for different chemical componants.
The smell is pretty recognizable and I guess I would describe it as spicy, and a bit rank/petroleum/diesel like?
Smells like cattle vermicide, or flea wash for dogs as they contain similar chemicals.
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Thank you :) that seems right, I checked and found Dysphania Botrys to be native here and also share the appearance.
The smell, as for me, I would describe it as pleasent.
Thank you very much :)
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Epazote is probably not it if it's "pleasant". :P I would say "unpleasant, overpowering and slightly nauseating", but that's just me personally. :-X
I am sure some folks would disagree.
Dysphania Botrys is on the money I would say.
Bit exciting as I have never heard of that one and I am a big fan of all those types of Chenopodium like fellas.
Pm sent.
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Dysphania Pumilio appears as likely, only two things against it:
1. you, fairdinkumseeds, would know it its native to aus
2. on pictures the leaves seem to count less teeth, I think
Everything else is pretty much the same, maybe the exact species will stay a mystery :D
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Do you think this is Trichocereus peruvianas var. cuzcoensis?
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Looks like a cuzcoensis to me. Bleaching of the lower spines, swollen spine bases. Not 100% on it though.
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I'd say it looks cuzcoish except for the long spines being kinked downward at their base. I remember that trait from something, and it wasnt labeled as a cuzco.
Trichocereus rosei might have been the kinky bastard I'm thinking of, but the spine pattern and bleaching doesnt match.
Hybrid? :P
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Here we go again,
I was just offered some very kind help with some ID, so adittionally to the Dysphania wichs exact ID isnt clear yet, I would like to post this Anthemideae species. I could imagine it to be Matricaria or Tripleurospermum. The stem parts at several places but only in "Y" configuration. It has no leaves but the ones that can be seen. I show one flower as a whole and one without the yellow tube flowers. Also I took macro shots of the seeds, one as a bare seed and one with remainders of the dlower covering it. For the last shot I removed the seeds from the flower.
Pardon, EIRN, I meant "Matricaria"
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I could imagine it to be Matrica or Tripleurospermum.
I looked in internet info and not found anything about Matrica.
Tripleurospermum pics are very similar to your pics. Anyway Asteraceae botanical family is often difficult to ID
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The keys hosted by Jepson have at times just given me a headache, and at times have let me ID plants. They'll probably do one or the other for you :)
Heres the key for Asteraceae (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?key=58)
I hope your latin is good :P
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Found this tree in east Tennessee near a river and would like to see if I can get it identified. They are 20 to 30 feet tall and growing all over along the bank or the river. Thank you
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And one more also in Tennessee more south but these ones are everywhere. I dont have pictures of flowers but they are pink puff balls. Thank you
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I think I know the last one- those would be albizzia julbrissan. They grow like mad in North Carolina and are considered an invasive species. Intentional cultivation here is illegal due to the invasiveness, but they are really pretty and the blooms remind me of truffala trees.
The first one also looks like a plant that grows wild all over here, but I forget the name. They have them labeled at the local Botanical Garden, which specializes in local native species, so if nobody else has an answer beforehand I'll check it out next time I'm there.
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I was thinking albizia julbrissan as well. Somebody on ebay once sold me those seeds as M. hostilis.
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Cool thanks I got a handful of seeds from the first one, because it looked unusual and the leaves are giant.
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I was thinking albizia julbrissan as well. Somebody on ebay once sold me those seeds as M. hostilis.
The common name for them is "mimosa silk tree," and even just "mimosa, " so its possible someone could sell them to you without even realizing you're talking about different plants. It could have been intentional, but it could be some unknowing retired grandmother gardener, too. :P
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Sorry about the bum mimosa hostilis seeds. Could send you a real one possibly if you like.
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The first one looks like a type of magnolia.
I was thinking albizia julbrissan as well. Somebody on ebay once sold me those seeds as M. hostilis.
Scandalous :-\
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Who's this guy??
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Looks like some kind of a Yucca plant.
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Looks like some kind of a Yucca plant.
I was thinking Tina Turner circa 1985, but you younger guys probably don't remember that. ;D :P
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Looks like some kind of a Yucca plant.
I was thinking Tina Tuner circa 1985, but you younger guys probably don't remember that. ;D :P
ahahahahahahaha
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I've taken so many pics for ID lately :D but one really cought me and I didnt find anything, not much of a taste or smell to it, but the appearance is interesting, I took what looks like seeds and stored it somewhere in the seed boxes :) what could it be
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ok I have a tobacco identification problem for you and just wondering if anyone could help.
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N. rustica
The variety would be a guessing game, lol
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Sweet that's what I was guessing because I've always had north american strains and they have white trumpet flowers with moar slender leaves.
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Is this plant the mouse cucumber or mouse melon. Maybe something similar to that if not. Found this growing behind some buildings wild but it isn't a native I've ever saw. Thanks!
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Can anyone confirm the above posted plant? Just wanna be sure so I don't miss harvesting some seeds if its the right plant I'm thinking it could be. Thanks
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I know this is something common and simple, but I can't remember what for the life of me. Collected a bunch of seeds and would like to upgrade the label from "purple flower." :-P
Pretty lavender to purple blooms, absolutely heavenly smell, much like gardenias.
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^ I cannot say 100% but that looks like a Petunia. Mine are just like that plant wise including the felt like hairs only the flowers are yellow and white, I believe it was called 'lemondrop'
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Melothria scabra, mouse melon I reckon.
Taste great and if you want to save seeds I just wait till they get really big, thumb size, then crush the fruit under water, removing the chunks of skin.
Then rub the pulp on a strainer in the sink under the tap. Add mostly washed pulp and seeds to a tall glass vase. Fill with water swirl and pour off remaining pump. Seeds sink.
If you save the pulp and put it back on the garden you should get enough "volunteers" from the odd missed seed to save you replanting next time.
Definitely a keeper that one. Taste great, and super popular.
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Ian is right, that is definitely petunia. I recognized it but I couldn't remember the name. They're usually sold in hanging baskets. Did you buy yours like that or did you plant them yourself?
+1 For the positive IDs to both dinkum and Ian. :)
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Yep, sold in a basket as trailing petunias. They were one of my Mother's Day plants this year. My first plants ever were from my boys a few years ago. :)
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I found this at a cacti nursery. It's a great nursery except for one tragic flaw: they don't label ANYTHING!!!!
This flower is attached to the main plant in the background.
Any ideas?
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Stapelia? Just a guess..
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Stapelia? Just a guess..
I think you got it. No wonder that rapscallion at the nursery was trying to get me to smell it.
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Sorry the pics look like they were taken on the sun.
Friend hit me up, and in my expert opinion I can tell it is definitely a cacti....
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Sorry the pics look like they were taken on the sun.
Friend hit me up, and in my expert opinion I can tell it is definitely a cacti....
Looks like a Trichocereus (or Echinopsis) of some sort. Maybe a grandis?
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The ones laying down look like Trichocereus spachianus to me, a bit hard to id without flowers though.
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It's all the same clump, just stood one up to get a look at the tip. (figured the number of ribs etc might be useful, but that crappy camera, hard to see much)
Will try and get a better pic of them next time I see him and ask what colour/shape the flower was.
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They don't look like trichocerei to me. Not the laying down ones, but the one that's standing up on the right does. Almost like a T. candicans or something.
Are they the same plants?
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Yeah, all from the same plant. White flowers, 1-2meter tall.
These are just scraps and pups he picked up around the base. Hit him up for a picture of the mother and flowers.(or a couple better pics in general)
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Is your friend growing the one on the right?
If so, does it lean over after a few years? or does it stay upright?
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I think that nobody was right, it's probably T. spachianus. Did the flowers have pink petals on the outside and white on the inside?
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Do you know what is this? Is was offered to me by an old lady, she didn't knew the name but she claim the tree have beautiful flowers..
Thanks!
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Do you know what is this? Is was offered to me by an old lady, she didn't knew the name but she claim the tree have beautiful flowers..
Thanks!
Look like Datura fruit....but Datura is a shrub, not a tree
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Do you know what is this? Is was offered to me by an old lady, she didn't knew the name but she claim the tree have beautiful flowers..
Thanks!
Look like Datura fruit....but Datura is a shrub, not a tree
I've seen a datura get very big, almost to the point of being tree-like. It was around 5-6 feet tall and maybe 4-5 feet across. I am sure they probably get bigger than that.
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Courious...
Sure it was Datura? Maybe Brugmansia? Brugmansia was in Datura genus...biggest diference is Datura flower point up (hell angel thrumpet) and Brug point down (heaven angel thrumpet.
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Isn't datura or burgnansia, the skin is very soft and doesn't have that typical scent .. in fact no smell at all, and the seeds have an oval shape.
Seems I have a new challenge ahead 8)
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Courious...
Sure it was Datura? Maybe Brugmansia? Brugmansia was in Datura genus...biggest diference is Datura flower point up (hell angel thrumpet) and Brug point down (heaven angel thrumpet.
I don't think it was Brug. I know that datura grows wild in my area but I'm not sure brugmansia does. It's possible though.
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Isn't datura or burgnansia, the skin is very soft and doesn't have that typical scent .. in fact no smell at all, and the seeds have an oval shape.
Seems I have a new challenge ahead 8)
If plants had vaginas that's what they would look like.
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Seems legit to me, at least its reproducing via that fruit ;)
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If plants had vaginas that's what they would look like.
Genus Clitoria might have something to say about that
(http://www.plant-talk.org/images/content/Clitoriaternatea_000.jpg)
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That plant needs to get together with this Tea plant.
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FDK has Capsicum seeds that could participate :D
http://fairdinkumseeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chilli-penis2.jpg
I feel like this deserves a thread in the OT subforum, if its a ongoing story :D
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If plants had vaginas that's what they would look like.
Genus Clitoria might have something to say about that
(http://www.plant-talk.org/images/content/Clitoriaternatea_000.jpg)
Something primal deep inside my brain is telling me "THAT plant is edible" ;) :P
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Mystery solved!
Is a she for sure: Asclepias Physocarpa: Gomphocarpus physocarpus, Goose plant, Giant swan milkweed, Hairy balls, Family jewels, Oscar, Cotton-bush, Balloon plant
Pros:
Fastest growing annual milkweed
Can sustain lots of monarch caterpillars late season
Long stems with pods make amazing table centerpiece
Use long cuttings to feed caterpillars indoors
Last viable milkweed species before fall takes over
Cons:
Colder hardiness zones must start seeds indoors for hopes of a seed harvest
Flowers aren’t very showy, but still pretty
Up north, only pollinated by wasps (and one red admiral!)
Potentially difficult to overwinter?
Edit: well.. its a dude : "It grows so big here in NZ that I call it a “testicle tree”. "
:o
Thanks for your time on this one!
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Any guesses? :)
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Looks like Laetiporus to me maybe sulphureus aka chicken of the woods. is it a Polyporales ( no gills) should have white spores.
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Looks familiar
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Marshmellow, it is a Datura for sure, maybe D. stramonium.
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Sweet , they were growing in a pumpkin patch, I took my kids to. I got a handful of seed pods , the one opening in the pictures and four green ones that are pretty big . are the green pods good.
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datura is supposedly a good "companion" plant for pumpkins.
I'm not sure why though.
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Pretty cool now I know what too plant with my pumpkins, it was an impressive pumpkin patch all kinds of different colors and shapes. Had morning Glory's with the corn too.
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Sweet , they were growing in a pumpkin patch, I took my kids to. I got a handful of seed pods , the one opening in the pictures and four green ones that are pretty big . are the green pods good.
Take care, mainly with kids. Datura can be Ivy, especially seeds
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Yep, most people wouldnt like that intoxication. I think the leaves shape on that datura is interesting, as well as the location / environment. I find mine in completely different places usually, places where no pumpkin could grow. I will go outside and check my Daturs to see how the leaves differ.
Edut: I completely forgot I uploaded pictures back then when I found Daturas, http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1680.0;attach=7944 , back then I IDed Stramonium and by pictures they look very similar.
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Sweet , they were growing in a pumpkin patch, I took my kids to. I got a handful of seed pods , the one opening in the pictures and four green ones that are pretty big . are the green pods good.
Take care, mainly with kids. Datura can be Ivy, especially seeds
Yes, I thought it was weird they were all over in a place for kids( had petting zoo hay rides and corn maze) .
I reallylike the way they look , truly beautiful
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Phalaris aquatica?
I really hope so.....
:o ??? :D
Sorry the pics aren't the best.
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Appears to be P. Arundinacea and looks prime for picking
How tall is the patch?
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Appears to be P. Arundinacea and looks prime for picking
How tall is the patch?
About 3' to 4' tall. That's just one of many, many patches of it. It was everywhere.
Ready for harvest eh? ;D
How do you tell the difference between aquatica and arundinacea? Do aquatica have fatter flower heads?
Thank Ya AcaciaAve
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Essentially yes, shorter and fatter. I'll have to sketch some botanical diagrams with my partner who is a wonderful artist to explain the floret structure more.
Aquatica lower growth is usually more droopy.
The rhizome on Aquatica is also more plump hence the synonym Phalaris Tuberosa.
I've been capturing rhizome pictures when transplanting so expect to see those next time I have a day off to upload these pictures and information.
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i found this in one of my favourite forests today :) I simply assume its a Physalis and the only native Physalis is Physalis Alkekengi. is it this one or can someone guess wich one it is ? I had to try it altho its of the Solanaceae for sure ;) uhm its wasnt pleasemt I guess
the forest is a very natural one, nothing is to be changed about it, no hunting, no logging, no planting, no nothing :) do I am suprised to see a species that I didnt expect :O
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First thought: physalis
Second: Koelreuteria
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variegated Agave of some kind?
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I would guess Agave americana variegated
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Cool thanks HCC I have 12 or so little ones from this plant And wasn't sure.
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Cool thanks HCC I have 12 or so little ones from this plant And wasn't sure.
If you ever want more, let me know. I'll have to wait until I find a flowering one though. Each plant puts out a couple hundred pups. Unfortunately, they only flower once, then die. I had so many pups this year that I ended up composting the majority of them.
Hcc
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The agave flower once and then die? Interesting.
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Agave - the three toed sloth of annuals (actually called monocarpy)
Its too bad they only flower once as the flower stalk is cooked and eaten like asparagus.
A person could really impress guests at thanksgiving
(http://octopup.org/img/baja20012002/m/Baja-200112311508-2020-AgaveMezcal-FlowerBud.jpg)
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Anybody have a clue what this is...its a Florida native most likely as I found it in the FL woods!
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MadPlanter, I would guess at Vaccinium (Not Myrtillus most propably Vaccinium Corymbosum), the berries look exactly like the blueberries (huckleberry ?) in my garden, wich are a cultivar, the leaves appear a little larger.
Maybe it is the plant that was crossbreed with the blueberries of the forest to form the ones in my garden.
Could you slice one open and upload it ? Also can you check if somewhere on the fruits there is some (remainder of) a light colored (blue) "dust" ?
I have found pictures sadly jts very blurry. The berries look exactly that way (and also the leaves and how the berries are arranged) the berries are covered in the dust mentioned above, when I rub them they appear the same.
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Unfortunately I took the pic last month when I was in the woods. Cannot go back to where they were anytime soon. Hopefully next year when I'm there they will be again too. Blueberry does grow wild a few hours north of me but they don't grow wild as far down as I am. It could very well be in the same family as there are dozens of species in their genus. Sparkle berry grows a few hours north as well but the plants I've seen are smaller leaved and also have smaller berries. These are larger than the average blueberry. The pics may be deceiving.
Sorry I wasn't in present enough mind to get closer pics and a larger spectrum of pics in general.
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Hello :) Could i get an expert opinion.. i believe this is Ilex Guayusa growing in my backyard. (i want tobe sure before trading.) THANKS!
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iam starting to think i misidentified :-\ The leaves on mine look more pointy than in this photo of Ilex guayusa .
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/View_of_Ilex_guayusa_from_above.jpg/800px-View_of_Ilex_guayusa_from_above.jpg)
EDIT/UPDATE
It has been UN-identified thanks to a member here who grows I. Guatusa, and has pictures in this thread (http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?topic=1845.msg13243#msg13243)
it's most likely not Ilex Guayusa, but is definitely Ilex Spp. and iam still interested in finding out which one.
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Any guess what this is?
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MAybe kindof looks like 'Ligustrum sinense'.
(http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/ole/ligsinensefrt.jpg)
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HEllo AgaiN :)
Could someone please confirm this as Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula': Weeping Yaupon Holly, thanks!
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I've got to say it sure looks like it! It also matches with your location, if I'm not mistaken.
Beautiful looking plant. :)
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HEllo AgaiN :)
Could someone please confirm this as Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula': Weeping Yaupon Holly, thanks!
Second pic is very good to POTM.!
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Hi All,
Can anyone help me ID this morning glory?
Back-story: This was found growing at a family friend's house. They're a Mexican family that's has ties to Central Mexico dating back to the 40's. I suspect it came from there but I'm not 100% sure on that.
When I asked what it was, they simply said "morning glories".
I've never seen a morning glory with this type of leaf shape. The flowers are white with a tiny bit of purple around the outer edge. The seed pods and seeds are larger and more round than the regular purple morning glories I've seen.
If we can get an ID of the species, I'll happily send some of these out. They do very well in hot-dry climates if they get a lot of water.
Hcc
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I've only seen them wrapped up and have not seen them fully open so I don't know if there's color inside.
If there's a purple-reddish spot inside, I think they might be Merrimia dissecta "The Alamo Vine", a lesser-known morning glory according to:
http://www.backyardnature.net/q/alamo-vn.htm
Just sent a text message off about the color inside the flower, waiting to hear back from the family.
Hcc
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I've only seen them wrapped up and have not seen them fully open so I don't know if there's color inside.
If there's a purple-reddish spot inside, I think they might be Merrimia dissecta "The Alamo Vine", a lesser-known morning glory according to:
http://www.backyardnature.net/q/alamo-vn.htm (http://www.backyardnature.net/q/alamo-vn.htm)
Just sent a text message off about the color inside the flower, waiting to hear back from the family.
Hcc
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking it is; in the second leaf photo you can kind of make out the reddish hairy stems shown on this page:
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/080c0106-040c-4508-8300-0b0a06060e01/media/Html/Merremia_dissecta.htm (http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/080c0106-040c-4508-8300-0b0a06060e01/media/Html/Merremia_dissecta.htm)
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Looked interesting so I grabbed it
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That is a Pilosocereus azureus. Nice find.
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Have seen this in a few books but never committed its name to memory. Common landscaped plant of California.
Photos taken 1/15 Cali zone 9b
Updated
Fatsia Japonica!
Doing some research not knowing where to start, thought of oplopanax horridus which happens to be part of the Araliaceae and discovered Fatsia and Tetrapanax are included as well.
Fatsia Japonica and Tetrapanax Papyrifer are very similar though some obvious differences can be observed. F. Japonica may cause contact dermatitis and is not used medicinally while Tetrapanax Papyrifer has history in Chinese herbalism. Both may be found landscaped in warmer regions of the united states.
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Took my dog on a hike through the woods in a local park today and snapped some pictures of some plants I was hoping to identify. I'm not that great at photography and I think the sun was probably too high (bright) but hopefully these will do. If not, I can go take some better pics tomorrow.
This first set is of a cactus on a trail by the bay.
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#2 Unfortunately this pic doesn't show the flower color very well. Definitely a pale yellow buttercup type flower
**Edit** My extension office identified this one for me. Here is there statement:
"a species of Sida, likely either southern sida or common fanpetals, Sida ulmifolia ; or Cuban jute or Indian hemp, Sida rhombifolia. One of the differences between these two species is the length of the peduncle (the slender stalks to which the flowers are attached). Sida ulmifolia has peduncles less than one cm. long while Sida rhombifolia has peduncles to 4 cm. Both of these species are native (sic Florida)"
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#3 The berries on this guy had a bright purple fluid when squeezed
**Edit** My extension office identified this one for me. Here is there statement:
"appears to be a species of Ardisia, either the native marlberry, Ardisia escallonioides or the non-native shoebutton ardisia, Ardisia elliptica. Flower color is one of the characteristics that can be used to differentiate them. Marlberry has white flowers, while shoebutton ardisia has mauve flowers."
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#4 Wish I had gotten a better pic of the flowers on this one
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#5 This was actually growing in someone's yard and hanging over their fence
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Definitely not sure but plant four looks blueberryish. Flowers are a little large and bright pink but not far off looking otherwise.
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Hello Soul Grower!!
Plant number one looks like Acanthocereus tetragonus. Would you possibly be able to nab a cutting of that or is it somebody's plant?
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#3 MIGHT be elderberry...
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#3 MIGHT be elderberry...
Sorry, no elderberry IMO, though I dont know what else it could be either
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Yep, I think you're right about that being a blueberry MP! Good looking out. I'm gonna bet that one of the people who's home's back up to the park planted it or if it was a volunteer? I'll def be circling back around for a sampling ;D
I got you NW! That cactus is way back in the park off a not so beaten path. Consider it a late birthday gift 8) Happy Birthday!! There's some small pups around the base, so I can probably get you a rooted guy. Hope you're right about the ID.. gonna keep my eye out for it to fruit!
After looking at some elderberry pics, I'm gonna have to say #3 is not one either. Very curious about that guy now. It's tucked under a tree and some palmettos and I could have easily missed it. Kinda stood out bc the new growth has those bright red tips.
Thanks guys!
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Took my dog on a hike through the woods in a local park today and snapped some pictures of some plants I was hoping to identify. I'm not that great at photography and I think the sun was probably too high (bright) but hopefully these will do. If not, I can go take some better pics tomorrow.
This first set is of a cactus on a trail by the bay.
Not a cactus expert, but i just saw this post from ChickasawMan Permanent Cereus Peruvianus "Peruvian Apple" Cutting Giveaway (http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?topic=1790.0) Looks the same.
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=11209;image)
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#5 might be Hippophae, if it only had more narrow leaves
uhm and if the berries grew a bit more at the base, not at the very tips of the branches.
update: today I saw something 5-ish, see pics. Pyracantha it says.
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Onandonandon, I would call that one Acanthocereus tetragonus as well, but I do not see that posted in the thread you linked. Are you sure that's where you found it?
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Onandonandon, I would call that one Acanthocereus tetragonus as well, but I do not see that posted in the thread you linked. Are you sure that's where you found it?
Ono that was one of the pictures from the original identification post, i added because it didn't show up in the quote, and the dog too.
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Oh I see. Yeah that one in the other thread is a Cereus peruvianus and this one is a Acanthocereus tetragonus. They look very different to me, but I guess to the untrained eye they would look similar. Lol.
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From Cali
Edit: thought it looked familiar! This plant is everywhere in the central valley but was on display at a local flora exhibit at a community college.
Shepherd's Purse- Capsella Bursa-Pastoris
This plant has medicinal uses as well.
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May I please ask for an ID on this guy found in central Florida.
Berry was thin around single hard seed. Smelled really good like kinda candy cherry vanillaish albeit a light smell overall.
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MP, the leaf and description of smell would suggest Wax Myrtle perhaps? The berry isn't right though.. unless is was older maybe (why it is dark). Saw some wax myrtles today but no berries on em..
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Nice Bubblecat! I believe it might just be Pyracantha.. gotta run back over there though bc I didn't notice it having thorns and I can't tell from my pic.
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Cactus ID request:
I think it's some kind of Trichocereus or Cereus but I'm really not sure. I've only seen them at one nursery.
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Can't be sure without seeing a flower but it looks like a Gymnocereus to me.
nobody
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A plant was described "having true runners". I am ruling out a BubbleCatish linguistic problem, "true" would be obsolete if the following difference didnt exist:
Runners - afaik runners are stolons and only reffered to as "runners" if they are above or on ground level. Can I consider this a "true runner" ?
If a "true runner" was known, a "untrue runner" must exist. What is a untrue runner ? Is it running well below soil level ? Or might they be rhizomes that do the runners job (pop up somewhere and form a new plant) whilst being the plants root, therefore the plant wouldnt have qualified runners?
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Found some nice fat san pedro they look to be true but I'm not an expert , but one looks monstrous. Any idea what kind of Pedro they are?
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holy crap! I hope you bought those. Very pretty.
I think they look like the solaritea "short-spined peruvianas" which was later deemed "pachanoi" by others. When he sent me some, he now called them "short-spined peruvianas (pachanoi?)"
http://sanpedrocactuses.blogspot.com/2014/06/trichocereus-peruvianus-short-spine_9.html
They have monstrose tendencies :)
http://sanpedrocactuses.blogspot.com/2014/06/trichocereus-peruvianus-short-spine.html
Good find whatever they are!
P.s. I was looking at the label in the first pic, it looks like they've used neonicitinoids (sp?) on em. Be sure to remove any flower buds for the next 10 years. They'll kill the bees.
Hcc
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Sorry to get this thread a bit off topic, but...
P.s. I was looking at the label in the first pic, it looks like they've used neonicitinoids (sp?) on em. Be sure to remove any flower buds for the next 10 years. They'll kill the bees.
Really?! I "have" to use this class of insecticide (dinotefuran) on my banyan tree each year (lucky I guess bc receptacle of flower is inaccesbile to a bee) bc of horrible whitefly infestation. I've used it with a understanding that they have a reasonable half life.. Annual application due to observation of it not working after about 9-10 months and recommended rate. I also do a basal trunk application which confines it, mostly, to the tree. This is recommended by my extension office btw.
This paper Are Neonicotinoids Killing Bees (http://ento.psu.edu/publications/are-neonicotinoids-killing-bees) indicates quite a range of half-lifes in soil (depending on which, Table 3.1). I believe half-lifes are much quicker with photodegredation also. I'm def gonna read this whole publication though, so I'm better informed.
You got me sweating :-\ bc I like to think I'm responsible as I can be when I HAVE to resort to synthetic chems, which isn't often. But in my state we have crazy and out of control introduced pests. These whiteflys (an exotic introduced type) are defoliating our native ficus like the plague.
And for what it is worth.. I had to have a bee colony, that occupied a screech owl nesting box, professionally relocated from the same tree that I treat. In my area, it's hard to believe that there is a problem with the bee population, though I know it to be true. I know of an active hive in a neighbor's tree that has been there for at least 3 years now.
BTW, just out of curiosity, what did you notice that indicated the use of an insecticide hcc?
Still, probably pretty good advice to remove the flower buds from the cacti for the next few years at least ;)
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Nice, I bought them just because of the monstrous one.
Thank HCC
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Would anyone know the name of this fellow that decided to grow in my garden?
If it can help, it's around 10°C in daytime and 5°C at night in my garden at the moment.
It's not one of the bad weeds I usually get.
Cheers!
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Its Eruca sativa to me.
Edible, goes great in salads and sandwiches. ;)
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This grew randomly in my garden. Thought it could be a leaf veggie or whatever. Looks cool anyone know what it is?
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I have these too! I had thought they were Wild Lettuce but I dont think it is
https://tranceplants.net/avactis-images/Wildlettuceplant.JPG
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This grew randomly in my garden. Thought it could be a leaf veggie or whatever. Looks cool anyone know what it is?
Try to see Beets (Beta vulgaris)
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One thing I'm sure: Its edible!
My guess is that is some type of rumex, probably rumex acetosa or crispus.
But maybe Eirn its also right.
To have 100% sure you need to see the roots or waiting that flourish.
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Marshmallow, I have some of that same clone. It is altman's monstrose clone. They are only slightly monstrose. They do a lot of rib switching. Sometimes they aren't labelled right. I've noticed lately that they've gotten very lazy with their labelling. Now they usually only put genera on labels.
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Stuffs flowering, so a good time for a hike.
This first critter is one I know I should recognize it. Its just not clicking.
Pink 3 petaled flowers borne in pairs, alternate oval bluntly pointed leaves, the dried berries from last year look like they may have been 1 cm wide, growing on a hillside where sagebrush was transitioning to grass (ie. its not aquatic :P )
Second critter I know I've never seen before. It might count as a terrestrial orchid? Looks like its pollinated by a moth or a small hummingbird, judging by the nectar filled tube. Tiny plants with great flowers that would look like dragonflies if drugs were involved. Sun was too bright to see that the pictures sucked, lol
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First one looks like a hardy begonia but there is so much variety this isn't really getting closer. Was it succulent like, I mean were the stems fatty and full of fluid?
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New growth stems were fleshy and juicy looking, old stems were dry and woody.
Height was hard to judge as I was watching for rattlesnakes while crawling up the hill, lol, but it looked to be 9' tall.
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Strange things appear more and more frequent, maybe theres different approaches but I am sometimes concerned. Maybe I simply dont know the things attached :)
The white green one appeared like a common nettle just discolored, tested it, nope, doesnt sting.
The second is in its place for months now, and looking like its going to flower any day for months now. I suspect the stem to be hollow, I know similar plants that like it swampy, they have red/green stems of that size which are hollow. I visit regularly, I'm curious about the flowers and seeds :)
The third looks very familiar, guess its been around way long before I was here :D yet I dont know its name. Anemone Nemorosa ?
anyone ?
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I have a passiflora which I thought was Passiflora caerulea. It bloomed yesterday but doesn't look like pics I've seen of that species. Does anyone know what it is? Tomorow I'll post a pic of its leaves as well.
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Passiflora 'Amethyst', perhaps?
[Pics] (https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Passiflora+%27Amethyst%27)
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I saw this fella in a garden about 2weeks ago when we were on a road trip.
The owner said they had been trying to kill if for years as it was that "bloody weedy one." Told them it looked awesome and they let me grab some seeds which I have planted.
Their plant looked like it was originally the rootstock of a grafted P. Edulis and it had a main stem about an inch thick hiding deep under the bushes it was smothering out.
No babies under the main plant so thought it might have been a hybrid of some sort?
Was gonna put up for an ID later on but it does look really similar to yours there MirlitonVine, so maybe Auxin has the answer for both of us!
No ripe fruit just a couple half eaten dried out shells but planted 20 or so seeds.
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I have this other plant that likes to grow in my yard. It's a very common weed here, look like chamomille but with different leaves.
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Check out these morning glories. They're in zone 10, growing on a barrier island, twining up old cane grass stalks. They're within ~1/4 mile of salt water and the water table is less than a foot under the surface. At first I thought they were ipomoea sagittata, but I'm not shore. Check out the flower buds in the second to last pic. Anyone knows?
I can post more pics when they make pods. It won't be long, that's only 2 weeks growth in the pics!
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I have returned and found the mysterious plant in bloom. It stays green and it appearssome are already pollinated forming seed pods :)
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I saw this fella in a garden about 2weeks ago when we were on a road trip.
The owner said they had been trying to kill if for years as it was that "bloody weedy one." Told them it looked awesome and they let me grab some seeds which I have planted.
Their plant looked like it was originally the rootstock of a grafted P. Edulis and it had a main stem about an inch thick hiding deep under the bushes it was smothering out.
No babies under the main plant so thought it might have been a hybrid of some sort?
Was gonna put up for an ID later on but it does look really similar to yours there MirlitonVine, so maybe Auxin has the answer for both of us!
No ripe fruit just a couple half eaten dried out shells but planted 20 or so seeds.
That's it. I couldn't see the picture before. Those stems, leaves and flowers are exactly the same, thanks.
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Im getting better at this, I found mine, Helleborus Foetidus if is. Its said to be highly poisonous and as its domestic name indicates the poison will induce sneazing. :) I'll harvest some seeds soon, maybe someone here has trouble sneazing :D Or you want to put a bit in a friends snuff tobacco :D
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=12202)
Also the plant is a good example to prove the theory / finding that petals derive from ordinary leaves, since the leaves on this plant seamlessly go from leaves to petals - or vice versa.
It can have good effect on the heart, Digitalis like.
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Was in the Psychotria section and the seeds were planted more than 12months ago.
The plant has been up for about ~2months and in the beginning I thought it was a wild coffee of some sort.
Any ideas?
EDIT Hamelia Patens Firebush Hummingbird Bush Firecracker Bush
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Can someone confirm BC is looking at many Ribes sp. recently ? BC has found many of theese and similar plants recently, suspectibg they could be Ribes... or something completely different. But today BC found a new clue that might give it away: Berries, they look like small ones of Ribes Uva Crispa. The plants have no thorns and I suspect the berries arent ripe yet and being a wild form they might also not get exactly big.
BC tried a berry, it contained roughly 4 seeds that were by no means ripe, the berry probably wasmt either :) being hard, faitnly sweet faintly sour ... green apple ... I am suprised but yeah, green apple :D
Update & Edit: Found one myself: Arum, sweet but poisonous berries, some of the elder say it could be eaten after drying or cooking ... volunteers ?
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Is this a BC seedling ? or is it something else that sneaked in ? If it is a BC, will it need any special care or attention ? Humidity high ? Temperature high ?
Thanks :)
- BC :D
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Mirliton Vine
Explore the Convolvulus genus.
May be what you're looking at.
First thought is Convolvulus Arvensis.
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Is this a BC seedling ? or is it something else that sneaked in ? If it is a BC, will it need any special care or attention ? Humidity high ? Temperature high ?
Thanks :)
- BC :D
That would be a B. caapi alright! Good grow vibes!
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What plant grows the "Hawaiian Hybrid bud 'A'hia" found on many legal herb sites? Mainly distributed by InternationalOddities.
(http://www.internationaloddities.com/images/tropical-bud-ruler.jpg)
This is kept a trade secret i believe, because i looked threw several forums where this question is posted, and nobody knows.
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I do believe its a Hybrid from Hawaiian Gold (Cannabis Sative strain) and sth else but dont quote me on any MJ things. It seems to be ultra low or free of alkaloids and therefore legal and doing nothing. Or maybe only CBD thats not listed in most places ? This talk okay ? Anyone expert on this ? Im very convinced its either non-potent at all or only comtaining CBD and so its legal in most places. So the plant is: Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis Sativa "Hawaiian Gold" does contain enough for sure.
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If that's the "monster buds 100% legal flown in from Hawaii on our 2000acre reserve, as seen in high times, blah blah blah"
Waltheria indica I'm told, and you can buy seeds here> http://sampedros.com/index.php/ethno-seeds/waltheria-indica-mallow-legal-buds.html
It seems to be ultra low or free of alkaloids and therefore legal and doing nothing.
I agree with that bit, lol.
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There could be a song in that
'One bud makes you bigger
And one bud makes you small
And the buds that Maui gives you, dont do anything at all'
I heard it being sung by a hookah smoking caterpillar, methinks.
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Malvaceae ? Interesting :D
well one observation in general: I feel that ominous webshops will, from time to time, select a random plant that most likely resembles a common well known psychoactive plant, and market it as "legal high" whilst the plant does nothing and can not do anything, scientifically. So all positive reports are either self made, placebo perception or bots. Just a heads up... happens way to many times ... things get really nasty when such random plant material is treated with a yet little known research chemical that hasnt been sceduled yet, but neither had its threats researched yet.
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Nice call fairdinkumseed! That is it, i also found seeds for sale with a picture https://shamansvillage.org/product/waltheria-indica-seeds-x-10/
(Those two sites must have the same supplier, because many of their products are the same, also the layout of the websites are the same.)
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Need some help with an id of this grafting stock, thanks.
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Anyone know what these seeds are? They were in a bag with some kola nuts from Nigeria.
I think I figured it out. I’m pretty sure these are aframomum melegueta seeds. If anyone wants a few send me a PM.
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Anyone recognize this critter?
Found along the columbia river, southeast washington. Flowers remind me of something from Selineae, like a Ligusticum, or perhaps an Angelica. Leaves are a bit odd tho. Flowering kind of late, my Lomatium dissectums are ripening their seeds
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Phalaris?
I don't think so but Acacia Ave is looking for one of the more rare ones.
Hcc
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And this one I'm pretty sure is Phalaris arundinacea
EDIT: Acacia Ave thinks is actually Dactylis Glomerata.
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Check out these morning glories. They're in zone 10, growing on a barrier island, twining up old cane grass stalks. They're within ~1/4 mile of salt water and the water table is less than a foot under the surface. At first I thought they were ipomoea sagittata, but I'm not shore. Check out the flower buds in the second to last pic. Anyone knows?
I can post more pics when they make pods. It won't be long, that's only 2 weeks growth in the pics!
Convolvulus arvensis or bindweed. Not active but toxic.
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Strange things appear more and more frequent, maybe theres different approaches but I am sometimes concerned. Maybe I simply dont know the things attached :)
The white green one appeared like a common nettle just discolored, tested it, nope, doesnt sting.
The second is in its place for months now, and looking like its going to flower any day for months now. I suspect the stem to be hollow, I know similar plants that like it swampy, they have red/green stems of that size which are hollow. I visit regularly, I'm curious about the flowers and seeds :)
The third looks very familiar, guess its been around way long before I was here :D yet I dont know its name. Anemone Nemorosa ?
anyone ?
first pic looks like lamiastrum galeobdolon. pretty weedy. Yellow flower on a stalk?
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Thanks! Will check for that and report :)
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And this one I'm pretty sure is Phalaris arundinacea
It has the prominent ligule thingy that phalaris is known for. I'd say it probably is albeit the seed head is different than most phalaris I've seen.
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Need help identifying these friends in my eco-garden ;D I think there is one leaf of Raphanus sativus var. sativus ???
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A manager at my job was removing invasive vines off of the holly bushes surrounding the business and wanted me to find out what they are, so here's the pictures. He says they are probably not Virginia creepers.
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Looks like solanum dulcamera, creeping nightshade.
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Indeed S. Dulcamera!
HCC first set of grass photos is Festuca Arundinacea(contains b-carbs)
Second set is Dactylis Glomerata. The second one is very tricky, the reeds in the back almost made me think it was P. Arundinacea.
The main indicator is Dactylis has more of a "glume-barrier" to the lemma.
P. Arundinacea is simply a "V" encapsulating a seed. Dactylis are much more layered. Also, the spike or hair(awn) extending from the Dactylis glumes and lemmas are even more of an indicator as P. Arundinacea florets will not have this noticeable attribute.
Both have florets that are attached to branches and not the main stem(axis) of the inflorescence
Phalaris Arundinacea will have single-florets from the branches, whilst Dactylis Glomerata will have more than one.
Another huuuuuuge indicator as I've already mentioned with the pronounced awns on D. Glomerata would be that the glumes of D. Glomerata are never quite as long as the other florets. P. Arundinacea will have equal or longer glumes.(P. Arundinacea "V" encapsulating seed///Dactylis "Glume-barrier")
Keeper Trout in his Aya Analogues book on Erowid and SST posted pictures which probably are the main reason for falsely identifying P. Arundinacea.
Not saying his photos are not Arundinacea, they are, his photos are simply not definitive of the appearance of wild populations.
Arundinacea inflorescence can range in length from 3-8 inches so smaller ones throw it off a bit.
https://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/ayahuasca_apa/aya_sec3_part2_phalaris_species.shtml
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is this Gotu Kola??
(http://s29.postimg.org/7ig6qpxl1/0522151825_00.jpg)
wild patch growing in yard;
smells slightly like parsley/mint;
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And this one I'm pretty sure is Phalaris arundinacea
It has the prominent ligule thingy that phalaris is known for. I'd say it probably is albeit the seed head is different than most phalaris I've seen.
Acacia Ave corrected me, he thinks is actually Dactylis Glomerata. After looking that one up, I agree.
Bummer! I thought I had this Phalaris ID thing in the bag :-[
Hcc
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Ok, here's another try at phalaris arundinacea.
This is from a nearby creek. It was growing right in the middle of the creek in a rock outcropping.
Thoughts? Did I finally find the real deal?
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Looks like we have a new strain of Arundinacea
VORTEX!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
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Looks like we have a new strain of Arundinacea
VORTEX!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
Acacia Ave, Thank you! I'm so stoked on this!!!!!!!
And yes, I'm going to call it by strain name of "Vortex", please PM me if you'd like to know why and location details.
;D 8)
Hcc
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And this one I'm pretty sure is Phalaris arundinacea
It has the prominent ligule thingy that phalaris is known for. I'd say it probably is albeit the seed head is different than most phalaris I've seen.
Acacia Ave corrected me, he thinks is actually Dactylis Glomerata. After looking that one up, I agree.
Bummer! I thought I had this Phalaris ID thing in the bag :-[
Hcc
In case anyone runs into Dactylis Glomerata, I think a quick way to tell it's not Phalaris is to roll the stem in your fingers (like rolling a cigarette). If you feel 2 ridges running up and down the length of the stem, it's probably Dactylis Glomerata and not Phalaris arundinacea. When you roll the stem of Phalaris arundinacea between your fingers it feels very round with no ridges.
Thoughts? Contradictions?
Hcc
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I think over the weekend I'll post many Phalaris and similar from my gardens and other places I know amd ask expert AcaciaAve which are Phalaris which are other Pocaceae.
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I thought this was an acacia floribunda but idk now any thoughts?
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I don't think that's an Acacia.
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Right. So any idea what it could be then lol.
Here's something else Idk what is
I'm hoping to have most of these beautiful plants IDed, been wondering what they are too long.
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I thought this was an acacia floribunda but idk now any thoughts?
This looks like it maybe a very poisonous Oleander,
and the tree might be a Cypress, but just guessing.
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I think over the weekend I'll post many Phalaris and similar from my gardens and other places I know amd ask expert AcaciaAve which are Phalaris which are other Pocaceae.
When I arrived a friend told me my garden looked so messy he has spend a full day on my tractor mowing my lawn, "youre welcome".
Grrrr !
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I thought this was an acacia floribunda but idk now any thoughts?
This looks like it maybe a very poisonous Oleander,
and the tree might be a Cypress, but just guessing.
If it is an Oleander thats fantasitic looks beautiful! I havent seen the flower. But I'll post it if I see it.
I think you might be right, Cypress makes sense... THANKS!!!
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I have something, hope it belongs here, sadly I have only a vague description so far.
There is a plant that is eaten in china (and other asian countries ?) and its called something along the lines "cool salad" or "ice salad" or "frozen salad". Its said to be rare and so far only growing in the wild and not possible to domesticate (we shall prove them wrong).
All I have seen so far was what was on my plate so many times: Green leaves with raised "spots" that appear like water droplets but are more "solid" they dont run of they are part of the plant and stay in place. Theese droplets are on the stems of the leaves and the leaves.
Anyone familiar with chinese cuisine ?
Needles to say: I am loving it, if I was to only eat one thing, maybe the above !
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Right. So any idea what it could be then lol.
Here's something else Idk what is
I'm hoping to have most of these beautiful plants IDed, been wondering what they are too long.
Taxodium distichum, or bald cypresss
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I thought this was an acacia floribunda but idk now any thoughts?
Podocarpus
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What is this is? Came from residential landscape. It's a vine. Woody growth in age, purplish vegetative type when young. Got some cuttings :)
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm174/hardinzachary/Mobile%20Uploads/20150604_171407_zps0ecf4c65.jpg)
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Could be many things, like Ampelospsis, Humulus ... nah no Humulus now that I see the things in the background, I highly suspect aaaany Vitaceae :D
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It looks like variegated Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
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Or a sick one ...
btw if its an Ampelospsis im still looking for one !
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Found this critter in with my leeks, my instincts say its burn medicine and I want to know if I'm right, lol
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Looks like some sort of Speedwell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_%28plant%29 but idk which one. Possibly a tonic..
"About Common Speedwell; The plant has diaphoretic, alterative, diuretic, expectorant and tonic properties,
was formerly employed in pectoral and nephritic complaints, haemorrhages, diseases of the skin and in the treatment of wounds.
Modern herbalists still consider that an infusion of the dried plant is useful in coughs, catarrh, etc., and is a simple and effective remedy in skin diseases. "
Good call on guessing burn medicine! Though you should probably identify exactly which Veronica Sppecies before using it.
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Thanks! Thats just what I needed, dichotomous key (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_key.pl?veronica) did the rest.
It appears I have Veronica anagallis-aquatica :D
lol, from pfaf.org:
The plant is bruised and applied externally as a poultice on burns, ulcers, whitlows, etc[240].
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This took me a while to figure out but it is figured out. Still I post on here its the ID thread and I think its helpful. Its about the identification about three species of that I am absolutely sure I have seen and in posession two, maybe all three. Namely: Fragaria Vesca, Potentilla Sterilis and Potentilla Indica
Fragaria Vesca
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=14043)
Fragaria Vesca is the original and natural strawberry that I absolutely love since ever, as they always grew in my area and they are heavenly delicious, tasty, fragrant and aromatic. Yet small :)
It is easy to tell one is looking at them, first of all they generally resemble strawberries with trifoilate toothed leaves, spreading by runners and so on. Most obvious would be: The fruit, as described above, sadly the fruit wont always show up, in that case it can be distinguished from Potentilla Sterilis by the leaves: The terminal tooth on the leave, so the last tooth opposing the leaves stem, extends beyond the ones on either side of it, as opposed to P. Sterilis where the last tooth will be extend only so far to level out with those on either side or even be shorter. In my experience its best to tell from new growth because the teeth on the leaves might show signs of burn. Then also Fragaria Vesca has petals that are close to each other whilst P. Sterilis petals barely touch sometimes even dont touch at all. The sepals of Fragaria Vesca will be shorter than those of P. Sterilis and barely visible in front view because of the perals covering them, in P. Sterilis the longer sepals can be seen on between the petals again, because of the petals spacing.
Potentilla Sterilis
(http://flora-oberfranken.de/assets/images/Potentilla_sterilis_02_Botgart_Berlin_20060504.JPG)
I could not find any use for P. Sterilis yet, still, to identify it there is several clues additional to those above. Especially P. Sterilis does not produce true runners and also you will find more of an orange in the flower while the Fragaria Vesca is yellow, also the shape of the flowers center appears to be different. Whilst Fragarias center is a round filled bump the Potentillas center is a hollow circle.
Potentilla Indica
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=14045)
Potentilla Indica is an asian species that is invasive in many areas and produces fruits that resemble strawberries at first glimpse, but: The seeds arent recessed in the "berry" but raised above its surface and also the seeds will be red instead of the usual yellow. The fruit will be protected by an arrangement of leaves that will later fold back, unlike as in Fragaria Vesca. The fruits are white inside, the fruits are edible but taste close to nothing. I found the Potentilla Indicas terminal tooth to be longer than the neighboring ones and the leaves are used as skin eczema treatment.
Rose that might be the solution to your intimate problem btw, and what does "secret" mean ? :D
I have no own 100% sure picture of a P Sterilis as I'm not sure if I have yet ran into one. At least two of these are of some use so keep your eyes open for fruits, tea and so on. Uuuuhhh and I can supply #1 and #3 :)
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Unknown Acacia of some sort from Hawaii. Any ideas?
Hoping for Acacia confusa and figure someone here will know for sure.
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Yes, it is Acacia confusa. :)
Do you know what island it came from?
nobody
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Thanks nobody!
From Oahu.
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So I found this in urban environment. It forms runners and looks like a nettle or mentha. Initialy placing it amongst Menthae I immediately took it with me. Now the feel of the leaves is a bit "furry" and the smell is not Peppermint or Spearmint but not unpleasent at all.
Maybe a nettle ?
Maybe a Mentha sp. ?
I planted the uprooted one already and recut the other one to let it root in water.
The condition it is in is not the best to ID I think.
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Is look like mentha sp. For me, But to be sure just smell it.
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Could my last one be a Melissa ? Scent reminds of Melissa Off.
I cant imagine an asian species to make it here so it would then have to be Melissa O.
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Looks like lemon balm to me. The second pic kinda looks mentha like if its not the same plant
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I look at melissa officianalis every day. That doesn't look the same to me, unless there are some crazy morphology differences from mine to yours. The stem is not as square as ones ive seen and the leaves look too pointy and thick. If it doesn't smell lemony its not this species. They're both definitely menthae though.
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The stem is absolutely square justigjt not look like because of its fur. Lemon scent is there but bear with the plant its not in the best condition, I'll let it recover and hopefully flower for further investigation :D
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not melissa for sure. If it smells like lemon its: "mentha aquatica x citrata" lets make a tea? :)
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The square stem could indicate a Salvia Spp.
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I have a mentha plant that is supposed to be "lemon mint" ... it smells like antifreeze but makes decent tea that reminds a bit of Ocimum B. :D Mean that one ?
Why not Melissa for sure ?
No salvia ... I think, altho its as "furry" as salvia.
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melissa leaves are bigger and darcker than that.
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The leaves are absolutely rubbish due to the condition I found the plant in, malnuttition sunlight and insect attacks could have made the leaves smaller. Invcloser up they are covered in light tan spots so much is looks like one big damaged area.
Here is my antifreeze / Ocimum / Lemon mint for comparison. It has no fur, *rectangular* stems but its more star shaped as in between edges it is indented. Leaves are dark, of very same shape as the plant in question but still: no fur. Stems are very putplish.
I have a Melissa in the other place and I am very sure its not very similar but variations occur ... and yeah might just be sth totally different.
I am getting increasingly confused with the increasing count of Menthae I collect ... every one I come across is at least slighty different to all I have already so I can never resist but take it home.
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As a more or less irrelevant (but fun) side note...
I found that if melissa is bruised before drying it produces a black tea, just like with real tea plants. It kind of develops that black tea flavor. I christened it "Black Melissa", which admittedly makes it sound like a death metal band or something :P
Just a thing to try for those who like melissa tea and black tea.
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So you crush the leaves before drying ? Black tea and the resulting aroma is fermentation ... and the color.
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Yup, just bruise them up. I rolled them between my hands until each handful was bruised.
The effect is based on enzymatic action and auto-oxidation, so it happens pretty fast.
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I think I found someones abandoned urban garden.
Calendula cultivar ? The middle of the flowers doesnt really match.
What kind of Allium ? Cepa ? Sativum ? ... idk
I took one of the Alliums seeds :D
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I always wondered, now that it bears fruit I need to ask...
oh boy just realised the shot isnt brilliant
and the second thing ? some kind of nettle or sth maybe ? I think i remembered the flowers pink / purple and seeing those seeds i couldnt resist but take some along to see how ornamental things get.
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Found these in my garden. I planted some wildflowers and other things that I won't recognize. Any ideas?
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Sporehead - It is a chenopod, possibly Chenopodium album. Looks a bit different from the varieties I have found growing in my area, however there seems to be a great deal of morphological leaf variation. There are also several related species and hybrids occur as well. Common name is Lamb's quaters.
Both seeds and leaves are edible. I use them in salads and to make pesto. I is a great food crop, but can very easily become weedy.
BubbleCat - Hard to tell from the pic, but the first may be a crab apple tree. Do the fruit look like miniature apples whole and when cut open? Not sure about the second pic, sorry.
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I got to check, I will make sure to bringa few fruits back but if I rember right and its the same tree as one nearby that I have tried a fruit of its more like cherries but not in pairs and probably not edible.
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For spores I thought cheno too, and it looks damn familiar but the closest I can think of is Chenopodium ambrosioides... which still doesnt quite fit.
You could probably ferment it into great liquid fertilizer, lol (thats my favorite use for C. album, when fermented just right it smells exactly like horse manure... vegan horse manure... yes I'm a hippie... anyway...)
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when fermented just right it smells exactly like horse manure... vegan horse manure... yes I'm a hippie...
Not a chef?
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Chenopodium glaucum maybe?
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Hmm good informed guesses. It seems to be a chenopodium at least. It was intentionally planted I guess. Must have been from a mixed packet. A lot of these plants made more sense when they were young.
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Found it on what was probably an abandoned field
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I think thats Malva sylvestris ssp. mauritiana, but it might just be a colorful Malva sylvestris.
Its useful (http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Malva+sylvestris), being used similarly to marshmallow but this critters younger leaves are better in oatmeal.
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There must be a reason I have sowed them, sadly the label decomposed :/
Ideas ? :D
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Damn hard to tell at that stage.
Reminds me a lot of Duboisia hopwoodii, tho
Pics (http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30030&p=390975)
That would, at least, explain why your growing them ;)
Mash up a leaf and rub it on your nipples, if your heart rate goes up it either contains a stimulant like D. hopwoodii does or else your just kinky.
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Supposed kava seeds. About 1/16 of an inch each. Ribbed.
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So I found this in urban environment. It forms runners and looks like a nettle or mentha. Initialy placing it amongst Menthae I immediately took it with me. Now the feel of the leaves is a bit "furry" and the smell is not Peppermint or Spearmint but not unpleasent at all.
Maybe a nettle ?
Maybe a Mentha sp. ?
I planted the uprooted one already and recut the other one to let it root in water.
The condition it is in is not the best to ID I think.
The mysterious plant has - as expected - improved its shape and the aroma / scent becomes stronger too. Also we have flowers.
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Tropical spice containing weed (the leaves are extremely bitter and they are used to see "black magic" in east-Java)
(http://files.shroomery.org/files/15-31/810833195-DMT_containing_weed.jpg)
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This thing is in my way but I dont know if I should move it or kill it :D
Found in the sagebrush steppe.
The stems try to be square indicating mint family, leaves opposite, leaf top is dark green with speckles of resin (the speckles in the pics are from a sand storm, lol), leaf bottom is silver and velvety, theres a tab or lip of leaf tissue at the nodes on the sides without petioles.
Almost reminds me of Eriodictyon, which isnt in the mint family :P
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Another long shot ;)
So, yeah, I gamble on those $1+free shipping chinese seed packs. On average its worthwhile. I tried my luck on those "Thornless Blackberry" seeds that theyre selling a lot of. The seeds didnt look remotely like blackberry seeds, or even genus Rubus, they werent covered in craters and didnt look like sand blasting grit and even the large ones were only 1.5 x 1 mm. They looked most like blueberry seeds.
So, fuck it, I had them so I stratified them in a petri dish assuming they at least werent a tropical palm tree. I just got my first germination and moved them to room temp and I'm curious if anyone else that was tricked can give me a sneak preview on what I bought.
Will I get blueberries? A carnivorous vine? A TCM herb to make me virile and endow me with black hair?
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"The things I do for plants."
In the past I have used Dave's garden for all of my identification needs, but th community here is so much better.
I had to go full stealth mode to get this snapshot of what appears to be a giant sunflower. This is the second year this monstrosity has appeared. It has tickled my synapses for some time now. I even wrote a letter to the household inquiring. No reply. Since I have now fully invaded these poor people's privacy. I hope tofinally uncover this mystery.
SOLVED
I went to a local nursery and saw a good patch of these. Returning to the forum I discovered that this mystery had been solved on this end as well
Paulownia tomentosa- Empress of china
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That might be 'Mongolian Giant' sunflower.
Its said to grow 12 to 15 feet tall.
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No Idea about the plant, but your dog seems interested in it too ;)
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Tragicfalacygtr2,
I have this one. This is the worlds fastest growing tree, the comely Royal Empress Tree,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa
Its fragrant and beautiful for a few weeks early spring, and vaguely (at least for where I live) exotic the rest of the year. The pic is of a one year old tree, in the second year the leaves get even larger (about two handwidths across) and from then on they decline back into a typical maple size.
Wonderful tree but considered invasive because they will grow fast and in almost any condition. Once I learned of the tree I noticed it everywhere where the ground was disturbed, construction sites, rail roads, ect.
I don't mind them at all and the deciduous leaves are so thin they mulch in one pass from a mower so near instant shade without alot of raking.
PM me for seeds!!!
-Ian
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Co pilot is a lab boxer mix, otherwise known as the best mixing of breeds!!!
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Trichocereus argentinensis??
Possible t have e a pc of this variety? I don't see seagulls.
Sorry about the pic quality and orientation
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Looks like Stenocereus pruinosus
Pic (http://www.tucson-gardener.com/graphics/cactacea/Stenocereus.html)
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Thought it was a toothache herb but not anymore. It's growing in the same pot as alicia anisopetela. Seems there's a gotu kola in there too ☺
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I found this guy on the beach when I was in Massachusetts. Crassula?
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I was gonna suggest a sedum, but I guess that is part of the same family, Crassulaceae...so...yeah
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Found in Eastern Washington
Photos 1-3: Plant growing along Columbia River among Willow, Lactuca, Hypericum and Phalaris communities(seemingly a part of other invasive plants).
Photos 4-6: Found growing on steep slopes of the Columbia River Gorge. Other plants growing near or around were Artemisia Rigida, A. Tridentata, Salvia Dorrii. Also saw a few lizards crawling around these parts. :)
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Eastern Washington find as well.
Completely surrounded by big sage, Artemisia Tridentata. What a lovely desert aroma...
Trident shaped leaves indicated in the last couple photos.
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The second one looks like centaurea spp.
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So I found this in urban environment. It forms runners and looks like a nettle or mentha. Initialy placing it amongst Menthae I immediately took it with me. Now the feel of the leaves is a bit "furry" and the smell is not Peppermint or Spearmint but not unpleasent at all.
Maybe a nettle ?
Maybe a Mentha sp. ?
I planted the uprooted one already and recut the other one to let it root in water.
The condition it is in is not the best to ID I think.
To my amazement, the plant above did recover, despite the location that doesnt seem too moisture retentive and our really dry and hot conditions lately.
I also found unknown Allium in france, it was growing directly at the coast. I took an interesting detail of how the bulbs appear to propagate above each other. I'm just showing it basically if I get it to live I'll ID or show later.
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Echanopsis? Trichocerus? Help.
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Hi folks,
Using this pot, I've grown various seeds I received from the generous members of this forum, to make more seeds and get started! You should see some purslane and mimosa if you look closely.
There's this herb though that isn't from any of the seeds I planted.
I assumed it was some phalaris that did not germinate when I tried (and germinated when I reused the soil) but pictures online don't seem to agree.
Could someone confirm if that is a phalaris?
Muchas gracias!
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That most certainly is not Phalaris.
Looks like crab grass (Digitaria sanguinalis). Traditionally a decoction is used for gonorrhoea, so theres that :P
Echanopsis? Trichocerus? Help.
Hard to tell at that stage and the photos dont make it clear if there are "V-notches".
If its Trich then on the top side of the areoles (spiny patches) there will be an indentation into the green flesh in the shape of a V, a flattened V, or George Clintons fist. It looks to me like those could go in the direction of T. pachanoi, T. peruvianus, or T. cuzcoensis. On cuzcos, when they get older, there will be a long spine on each areole with a distinctly flared base.
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Very interesting thanks :)
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Greench,
That my friend is Bahiagrass a super common warm season grasslike weed. It explains why you found it in older soli, the small v will be covered in black seeds, pinch or destroy if you don't want this thing competing with your existing grass.
BTW they contribute to allergies in some people so its use in turf grass is being slowly phased out.
See Dad, I did learn something in turf grass management! (i briefly changed my college major and pops wasn't too happy)
+1 to Auxin for the P-funk reference, George has a house on the same lake I live on.
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Echanopsis? Trichocerus? Help.
I would say that these are too young to identify. Columnars at that age almost all look the same. Give it a couple years and you can get a better ID.
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Found this here and there... first on the lawn, later in urban areas, appears NOt to be Atropa but similar (?)
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Solanum nigrum or one of the closely allied species.
Some cultures use S. nigrum as food or medicine but be warned that leaves and the less than perfectly ripe fruit can be poisonous due to the potato alkaloid solanine.
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Can I get some help with an ID please?
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Leucaena perhaps!
http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Leucaena_leucocephala.htm
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Can I get some help with an ID please?
Leucaena perhaps!
http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Leucaena_leucocephala.htm
I'm with plantlight
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Thanks guys appreciate the help.
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I recently bought Schlumbergera (christmas cactus) seeds off of ebay. What I didn't realize is that they were going to be shipped from China. What I received does not look like cactus seed and neither does the sprout. Opinions?
Oh and what's this little cactus thing my friend gave me?
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The seed looks like a smaller, shorter version of wheat and the seedling is monocotyledonous. Congratulations, you grew grass.
The joys of seed from china ;)
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I was ready for that. Trash. I'll have to start collecting cuttings then. I want to get a variety started.
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I wanted to ask aboutthis one for a while:
It looks really seimilar to common mettles but it doesnt sting at all, I even found one close to a common mettle (note: we can expect a lot of nitrogen) for comparison.
Edit: Got the info my nettle seems to be Urtica dioica subspecies galeopsifolia AKA nettle fen, it's stingless and looks like mine
When looking at Wiki im not fully convinced - i got to recheck
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Can you guys confirm if this is Salvia Divinorum?
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Sure is!
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Not a doubt!
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Any idea what this could be>? (sorry about picture quality) i was thinking leonotis leonurus, until the tiny white flowers appeared.
(http://s14.postimg.org/69fws47ps/20150927_214351.jpg)
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Any idea what this could be>? (sorry about picture quality) i was thinking leonotis leonurus, until the tiny white flowers appeared.
(http://s14.postimg.org/69fws47ps/20150927_214351.jpg)
broken image link my friend :)
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There is white Leonotis, I think FDK has some.
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/plimagesklm/lam2(leonotusleonuris).jpg
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Thanks! Here is the same image from different host. i'd take another but i had to borrow a phone for this one.
Those are the flowers in the picture. They are VERY small, with five petals, growing from the ends of the plant.
(http://files.shroomery.org/files/15-40/345814111-20150927_214351.jpg)
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This is not a Leonurus...it is some sort of Monocotyledon
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Definitely a Datura...ideas which one?
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Thanks! Here is the same image from different host. i'd take another but i had to borrow a phone for this one.
Those are the flowers in the picture. They are VERY small, with five petals, growing from the ends of the plant.
(http://files.shroomery.org/files/15-40/345814111-20150927_214351.jpg)
Looks like one of the Knotweeds, genus: Polygonum
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Datura Innoxia or Metel, FP :)
Those pods make me think Innoxia
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FP,
I responded to this one in my head and forgot to post it.
I agree with BC, that leaf shape is identical to the innoxia i have going, but my flowers were never that large, might be a function of pot size because the other Daturas are producing larger flowers.
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This is the one I grow in my garden. Smaller flowers,perhaps. Innoxia?
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2822.0;attach=16068;image)
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Great call Botanicus! Thanks very much it's Polygonum Punctatum, and a monocot as EIRN sugested.
Also known as smartweed, or pepperplant, it's spicy when chewed, used as pepper in ancient times.
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...I gamble on those $1+free shipping chinese seed packs. On average its worthwhile. I tried my luck on those "Thornless Blackberry" seeds that theyre selling a lot of....Will I get blueberries? A carnivorous vine? A TCM herb to make me virile and endow me with black hair?
Well it hasnt made me more virile [yet] but I think I've worked out what those $1 "Thornless Blackberry" seed packs are. Theyre growing into strawberry seedlings :D So thornless was at least right. It remains to be seen if its a black strawberry.
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Are you sure yet ? There is Rubus with very special leaf shapes altho yours is way off I must admit. But then again its neither exactly a strawberry. Rubus seeds do have considerable size compared to strawberry seeds, do you remember the size ?
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Well I'm not 100% sure yet, I suppose, but they sure look like baby strawberry plants.
As for the seed specs, 'The seeds didnt look remotely like blackberry seeds, or even genus Rubus, they werent covered in craters and didnt look like sand blasting grit and even the large ones were only 1.5 x 1 mm.'
(http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=15443;image)
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This poor guy was pulled out of someone's planter and left on the ground. To the rescue. It looks tropical. Ideas?
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This poor guy was pulled out of someone's planter and left on the ground. To the rescue. It looks tropical. Ideas?
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
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This tree is rather popular in this area certainly not native. It does survive our winters (zone 4). Any ideas? Big acacia like beans and leaves. The leaves are mostly gone now that the frost has come.
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This tree is rather popular in this area certainly not native. It does survive our winters (zone 4). Any ideas? Big acacia like beans and leaves. The leaves are mostly gone now that the frost has come.
Looks like Honey Locust to me.
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To confirm/discard Honey Locus
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I agree, no doubt if there are thorns. But then there is the thornless variety to consider: Gleditsia triacanthos form inermis
http://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/treedetail.cfm?itemID=852
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Mayabe ?
Siberian Pea Bush/Tree (Caragana arborescens)
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+1 to Botanicus
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Popular currently in bonzai culture.
I have a few in normal pots.
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I'm pretty sure there are no thorns. The bark is more rugged as well. This is no shrub. It just be the thornless Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos inermis). take another look tomorrow.
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mystery Trich
T. sp.
It grows in a similar fashion to candicans where it grows upright for a couple feet, then leans over and pups at the base.
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Anybody know?
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Hello,
I ordered a packet of seeds from China and they sent the wrong ones. I asked the vendor and they have no clue what they sent as my order was still sitting in their staging area.
I have sense been sent the correct seeds free of charge, but I still would like to know what they sent are.
I have grown a few seedlings for ID so let me know what you think.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Thank You!
Urban Elements
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chrysanthemum is my guess
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I'll second that identification.
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In my experience 50% of china seeds are not what it says on them. Just dont if you have other options :D
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Hmmm... Looks a lot like my new Leonurus sibiricus seedlings to me :-\
P.s. sorry about the photo quality, just took the pics now in the dark
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They do, but the leaf texture is a bit different and the the veins are different as well. Urban Elements' seedlings look exactly like the "mums" sold in the fall at grocery, hardware and drugstores around here. (Mums as in chrysanthemum)
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Oh ok, yeah I see that now. I hadn't actually paid too much attention to the veins to be honest, I just saw the leaf shape initially. Cool!
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Hope its cool to hijack, any ideas on these "red rose" seeds?
EDIT Adonis Aestivalis Summer Pheasant's Eye
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Cosmos perhaps?
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Shouldnt we just keep the ID thread together ? I can merge (I think :P ) the topics if no one opposes .
FDK yours is hard, all things I came up with were proved wrong and I completed a few online identification decision trees ... nothing.
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Oops sorry. No objections from me.
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Seems like no black hole was created in the process. Learned a new thing, welcome back to the ID thread.
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So I found this in urban environment. It forms runners and looks like a nettle or mentha. Initialy placing it amongst Menthae I immediately took it with me. Now the feel of the leaves is a bit "furry" and the smell is not Peppermint or Spearmint but not unpleasent at all.
Maybe a nettle ?
Maybe a Mentha sp. ?
I planted the uprooted one already and recut the other one to let it root in water.
The condition it is in is not the best to ID I think.
Sad :/ it appears the photos must be linked seperately. (http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1096.0;attach=14230)
The thing from post #240, it has revovered, and turned out to be a real savage ! It doesnt follow the rules at all, most of its new growth emerges from the bottom not the top of its pot :D
However, it is in a much better shape than when I found it, which is much better for ID. I smelled it: Still lemon. But still not looking like my lemon balm. Its looking like just another Mentha but smelling like a lemon balm. I am absolutely convinced its in the Mentha, just which species ? I think genus Melissa is pointless as there is only 4 species, it doesnt look like officinalis at all and the other three species are very unlikely.
I will take a cutting and put it back outside where it does well, I will multiply the cutting and then send to anyone who wants to make up their mind.
Who can spot spidey ?
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What is dis?
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Euphorbia trigona. If you break off a leaf or cut a stem a white latex will bleed. Some people have severe reactions to it. Wash your hands after handling and avoid touching your eyes.
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1. Purple flower, intentionally planted medicinal(I think I planted it..), proto-carnivorous maybe, sticky droplets all over, can't remember the name?
2. Large white flower, white sap, large 3 sided pods about ~15cm/6inches filled with fluff and seeds like Asclepias-Butterfly bush, very aggressive climber?
3. Pretty yellow flowers growing in a clump. Garden escapee that got washed down in the flood by the looks.
Best guesses?
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1. looks like Cuphea
2. Cryptostegia grandiflora
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1. looks like Cuphea
Ha, that's the one, thanks Botanicus!
1. Cuphea carthagenensis Colombian Waxweed
2. Cryptostegia grandiflora Rubber Vine
just 3 to go, leaning towards Heliopsis, but haven't seen a good match yet..
***EDIT, Just had a plant ID competition on FB.
Number 3 is Verbesina Encelioides Wild Sunflower
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Any ideas on this little critter?
If I were a romantic a plant with a pair of heart shaped flower petals that flowers right after valentines day would be awesome.
But I'm just curious if its medicine :P
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Cardamine hirsuta I think. It is very tiny?
Also called popweed since it will shoot it's seeds at you if you touch it when they are mature.
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Aha, thats either it or very close, thanks :)
Yup, its fairly small with the larger rosettes about 4-5"
Another edible for my collection.
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Let's see if the picture shows up! I had planted Passiflora lutea seeds, is this the yellow passionflower? (http://i.imgur.com/KM7G8na.jpg)
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Looks like a strawberry to me?
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Huh, well I am reusing soil from other pots, one of which used to hold my strawberries. So I guess the seeds survived this long? There's a second one looking like this seedling that germinated in another pot so I guess I must've left a strawberry or two in the soil? I wonder if the passionflower seeds got too old? Definitely keeping it if it's strawberry!
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Never give up on Passiflora sp. I regularly have seeds germinate more than a year after planting(or growing in the same spot/recycling soil).
Be interesting to see what the fruit look like of the strawberry, if the mothers are supermarket hybrids it might be something new/cool looking.
Healthy looking whatever it is.
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Cactus id. The blue color and general characteristics make me think Trichocereus if some sort, maybe a hybrid, but I've never found a positive ID for this. Any help would be appreciated..
(http://i.imgur.com/6RnvqU1.jpg)
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Looks alot like Cereus peruvianus, peruvian apple. My only concern is the peruvian apple I have experience with had more irregular spines almost like a bridgessi.
Beutiful blooms and edible fruits! good find.
Ian
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Cereus macrogonus - they have great fruit and make nice fences. :)
nobody
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Is this guy here Lamb's Quarters?
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Hard to say that is Lambs Quarters, I know they have several leaf shapes but the purple stem is so dramatic I think it would be central to any identification. The lambs quarters I remember had a fine hair coating on the underside of leaves.
That being said, I have seen several datura that have similar leaves and deep purple stems.
The only way to find out is to eat one and report...
I swear this was just a joke, please don't eat a plant because you think its datura. ID it as datura and then don't eat a thing of it.
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The plant pictured has those red stems but its otherwise identical to other ones in the garden that's green. Its not a datura for sure. I'm used to seeing those all the time. Thanks for the speculation though!
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Looks spot on as a thumbnail. Internet crap atm and pic won't expand, dl'ing taking forever, but that said I am 90% sure it is fine.
Seen some variation in colour before, red stems/tips, purple leaves, that sort of thing.
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Acacia melanoxylon black wattle maybe?...
No mature trees as they have all been tordon'ed.
Unique, ridged/furrowed bark, frilled sort of flattened stems, beautiful flowers, red trunk and base of trees/regrowth, massive sprawling roots that sucker everywhere they have been pushed with the bulldozers/roadworks crews or damaged.
Thoughts?
Acacia complanata.
Would love to hear any info folks might have about traditional or potential uses. Pm me.
Seems a shame for them to just get sprayed and graded/bulldozed.
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Lmao! Jeez ian. bahahah!
It doesn't look like a datura family plant. It looks like a plant that grows around here like a weed in alleyways, meadows, anywhere really. I'll second the ID of lambs quarters.
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I know I should recognize this.
Perennial, square-ish stem, bushy, opposite ovate leaves dark green on top and silvery on the underside, obviously going to have a nice big flower spike. Grows like mad.
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Is it fragrant? Monarda?
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Last year when it was small the square stems tricked me too, but its not a mint.
Its grown about 1.5 meters in the last few months, its looking like some vigorous bush or tree.
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I'm stumped
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Auxin, looks like something I've seen in parts of Washington, maybe Lythrum Salicaria?
Purple Loosestrife
They grow from roots, something like 50+ new shoots will arise from a single root. Average maximum height tops off around 10ft mature.
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Can anyone help me Identify these, I know they are some kind of Trichocereus spp., I bought them from local nursery and that was what they were labeled as.
Not sure on the variety, was thinking maybe cuszcoensis but would love to know what you all think.
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Has a bit curved spines closer to the skin, something I've seen on Trichocereus Terscheckii
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If someone could help me with this weird shrub growing in my yard that would be awesome. My husband thinks its a fig tree but I have never seen it make fruit. Amy ideas?
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Its a fig tree for sure!
You wont see fruits before 2/3 years.. Just be patiente ;)
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Poppy mix that I planted. Didn't get any nomenclature with them. I am expecting others but perhaps they don't show up this year.Any ideas?
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Hey ;D can someone help identify this fruit tree?
the original was recently cut down,
but there are some baby trees from fallen fruits.
The fruit looks kind of like an olive, and has a pit like an olive, but tastes kindof like apples.
(https://s32.postimg.org/ampuy93yd/100_2359.jpg)
(https://s31.postimg.org/a2ypv3riz/100_2358.jpg)
i found an old dried up fruit from last year
(https://s32.postimg.org/qwxhudlud/100_2361.jpg)
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Can anyone help me Identify these, I know they are some kind of Trichocereus spp., I bought them from local nursery and that was what they were labeled as.
Not sure on the variety, was thinking maybe cuszcoensis but would love to know what you all think.
Looks more like Browningia hertlingiana then Terscheckii IMO
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@ONandONandON It could be a jujube tree? I thought it looked like a date at first but they grow on palms.
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Thanks Skink, that must be it i think, i've been wondering for years! Now i will relocate the little trees.. thanks again.
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found this plant growing by the roadside. has lovely smell. any ideas? :)
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Poppy mix that I planted. Didn't get any nomenclature with them. I am expecting others but perhaps they don't show up this year.Any ideas?
P Somn's
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Hey, anyone has seen this plant before? Unidentified (very likely) Psychotria species from Costa Rican lowlands. About 4-5 feet tall.
My apologies for using imgur, attachments never work well for me:
Unknown Psychotria (http://imgur.com/a/j83Vm)
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I don't know but I want one! :-*
Leaves look kinda like Mitragyna to me more than Psychotria. No idea what it might be. Very cool though!
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Well, I am not really sure what it is, but my best guess is Psychotria. Stems and leaves are very similar to Psychtria elata, which I know. Inflorescences are radically different though, but also resemble some other Psychotrias. I took a plant and cuttings home because I wanted this beauty in my garden. PM me if you want cuttings.
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Maybe Hamelia?
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Made an order with Heavenly Products in late 2015 and as they always do, they threw in a freebie. I didn't expect much, it was literally just a dried out stick. Put it in a pot and come spring it went nuts, what is it? Usually HP says review what we are offering as freebies and figure it out, however after reviewing the list I concluded, this particular 'prize' wasn't on there.
It was a stick, like a draceana cutting. The leaves are more like aloe but softer and so far no flowers but plenty of pupping. Like draceana, it can take tons of neglect.
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Tree Aloe- Aloe Barberae?
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Thanks Acacia, Im not sure. The reading I am now doing on tree aloe is that the bark is grey and smooth, this has a more beige and palmate (like the draceana which sorta peels away) texture.
Perhaps it gets smoother and grey as it ages? Although the picture in this wiki post looks spot on except for the bark/trunk...
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_barberae
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I found this small succulent growing in bone dry beach sand near the ocean in 90 degree heat on South Padre Island. Thought it might be some type of delosperma, but the flower doesn't look right. Any one recognize it? Sure is a tough little guy whatever it is.
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I found this small succulent growing in bone dry beach sand near the ocean in 90 degree heat on South Padre Island. Thought it might be some type of delosperma, but the flower doesn't look right. Any one recognize it? Sure is a tough little guy whatever it is.
Looks like Portulaca.
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Good call! I think it is Portulaca pilosa. Common name "kiss me quick".
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Thanks Acacia, Im not sure. The reading I am now doing on tree aloe is that the bark is grey and smooth, this has a more beige and palmate (like the draceana which sorta peels away) texture.
Perhaps it gets smoother and grey as it ages? Although the picture in this wiki post looks spot on except for the bark/trunk...
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_barberae
I'm pretty certain unless it's a subspecies, but give it time and see if it keeps growing tall.
The identification is based on observing it growing from baby to juvenile over the years at a California botanical garden.
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Acacia, did a search for aloe tree on HP and came up empty handed. Tried just aloe and found our girl, the climbing aloe, aloe ciliaris. I think I would rather have an aloe tree but this thing is pretty cool as well, maybe one of our South African seeders can help illuminate cultural/entho uses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_ciliaris
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Can anyone help me with this one. Grows wild around here. Obviously in the mallow family. I know my hibiscus. Any ideas?
Edit: no flowers today with rain. Heres the seed pods.
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If those leaves are big, real big, Id say its one of my favorites, Paulowinia tomentosa the Royal Empress Tree. It is sorta invasive and has spread throughout the US because the seeds were used as packing material for Chinease made goods. Not 100% sure but it is perhaps the fastest growing tree, in a pot I had one grow five feet its first year. The tree has some of the first blooms in the SE and they are a nice shade of bluish lavender.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa
PM me if you want seeds, they were harvested at the end of 2015 but I imagine they are still good.
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Good guess. Not it unfortunatly. The empress tree cannot flower in my zone. I did start some from seed someone here sent me. They grow very fast. Ill post a pic or two on my grow log. No, these are shorter six feet max. Ill post a flower and seed pod today if i can. Definatly mallow family.
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Good guess. Not it unfortunatly. The empress tree cannot flower in my zone. I did start some from seed someone here sent me. They grow very fast. Ill post a pic or two on my grow log. No, these are shorter six feet max. Ill post a flower and seed pod today if i can. Definatly mallow family.
How about Abutilon theophrasti? Seed pod and flower look right. http://wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu/imagelib/imgdetails.php?imgid=23
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Thats is plantlight. Thanks for the help!!!
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Couple flowers I liked outside a client's office. Any idea what they are? Usually I can ID plants through an app I use called "Garden Answers", but nothing came up that matched when I searched these images. First two pics are of a vine climbing a railing, second two were growing in a clump of tall leafy stalks. Any thoughts?
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Bottom one is a type of Hydrangea. They are hugely popular here in the South but unfortunately I have seen plants with the same genetics, having different characteristics so a more conclusive identification might be impossible.
If you have the climate, I would say the first one might be a type of Bougainvillea, but honestly I would be surprised that any app worth the install missed these two gems, so I might be 100% wrong.
-Ian
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first one looks like Mandevilla
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Can someone ID this for me?
nobody
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Couple flowers I liked outside a client's office. Any idea what they are? Usually I can ID plants through an app I use called "Garden Answers", but nothing came up that matched when I searched these images. First two pics are of a vine climbing a railing, second two were growing in a clump of tall leafy stalks. Any thoughts?
The last one is Hydrangea macrophylla
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Can someone ID this for me?
nobody
That is one of the 'ant-plants', looks like Myrmecodia (Rubiaceae)
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Yep, Thanks!
nobody
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m. strigliosa?
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Any idea?
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Looks like it could be a young malaluca tree. If so kill that bitch now! Or it'll take the edges of that beautiful lake in no time.
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m. strigliosa?
Yep
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Hello!
I am happy and humble to make my first post here!
Wondering if anyone could ID these trees. I believe they are Albizia Julibrissin... Or are they a Mimosa of some sort?
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/3e20fe76c67a31067a55fe02d75bd7ae.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/79da253d09d33da8c3d5e00d3ab62e88.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/2f54e8cf9b9e4ab4583b4149a67479bb.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/c1ec4afda0ddc423e379f906daae3799.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/496a5f66c61ec625c42e5ecff60a5632.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/f8af46c9dd32ccd0f7947a14a37b70c3.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/5eafa3e902b2ec6557109195d828c275.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/3822b4fb75d329078c0ed419632ac481.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/85649c671cf918b71c64edc6fb1d3210.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/59d15a1a0c05856019e80244d1d18ba7.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/1b3c257663d5574f305518f5d2956cb8.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/315f2c7d67edb790f0462c149eba4f14.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/8478c671e210d895812e8781a6b353c0.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/fd9ef47c54ac8d223429edc784b765e3.JPG)
(http://www.pixhoster.info/f/2016-09/72103901d8cbbe33fbc5ae307637e6f9.JPG)
Thank you in advance for your thoughts & hello!
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Hey friend, this site is not used for consumption discussions other than mention of folk or ethnobotanical use, so let's drop that talk. Good idea to read the rules: http://sharetheseeds.me/index.php/rules
The site is for sharing of plants and information about them so I'll keep the discussion along those lines. 8)
Looks like Alibizia julibrissin is among your pix, a common ornamental. Dr. Duke provides a list of phytochemicals.
https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/plants/show/77?et=
The given use for Arsenic in the bark is pesticide.
Calliandra species may also be among you pix and some do have ethnobotanical use but a good ID is essential to better knowing your plants.
I encourage you to join the site in the traditional way by posting in the introduction area mentioned here: http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?topic=16.0
Also, you might be interested in reading through some of the topics that have already been posted. Happy gardening! :)
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Dude.
We don't SWIM here.
Drinking tea made from a plant you haven't even ID'd is a pretty reckless and foolish thing to do. Good thing it's not poison sumac.
Or is it?
EDIT: Thanks plantlight for your more even handed and useful reply. I'll second the reminder about consumption talk.
Is there a mod around here with a ban hammer?
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Hey friend, this site is not used for consumption discussions other than mention of folk or ethnobotanical use, so let's drop that talk. Good idea to read the rules: http://sharetheseeds.me/index.php/rules
The site is for sharing of plants and information about them so I'll keep the discussion along those lines. 8)
I'm so very sorry :-[ Any and all talk of this will be dropped in any future posts here!
Looks like Alibizia julibrissin is among your pix, a common ornamental. Dr. Duke provides a list of phytochemicals.
https://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/phytochem/plants/show/77?et=
The given use for Arsenic in the bark is pesticide.
Thank you! I believed it to be Alibizia.
Calliandra species may also be among you pix and some do have ethnobotanical use but a good ID is essential to better knowing your plants.
Thank you -- They all look rather similar to me though. Is there something in particular that differentiates a Calliandra from a Alibizia? How could one differentiate them?
I encourage you to join the site in the traditional way by posting in the introduction area mentioned here: http://sharetheseeds.me/forum/index.php?topic=16.0
Also, you might be interested in reading through some of the topics that have already been posted. Happy gardening! :)
Thank you -- I will do so! Appreciate the good vibes.
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Dude.
We don't SWIM here.
Drinking tea made from a plant you haven't even ID'd is a pretty reckless and foolish thing to do. Good thing it's not poison sumac.
Or is it?
I'm new here, but I'm pretty sure it isn't poison sumac man. :(
Would be cool to know if there is something in particular that differentiates a Calliandra from an Alibizia though.
Thanks again for your kindness and thoughts, plantlight.
Lots of love to you all.
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Thank you Bach and plantlight.
If you all run across posts with blatant rule violations, don't be afraid to hit the "Report to Moderator" button. It emails us mods, so I'll see it quickly normally. Thanks!
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Would be cool to know if there is something in particular that differentiates a Calliandra from an Alibizia though
I agree and if you ever find out, let us know. They are different Genera of the same family Fabaceae but were once considered the same Genus. Adding to this, ahe Albiza genus contains 150 species and the Calliandra genus has 140. So a lot of specialized knowledge there. I usually stick to the species level. My approach is to find something interesting in the literature and then look for it.
Interesting to note, as I was gathering info, I read that Alibizia julibrissin has been used in Chinese herbal medicine as an antidepressant. This is in spite of it containing arsenic. :P https://web.archive.org/web/20111211070314/http://www.planetherbs.com/specific-herbs/albizzia-the-tree-of-happiness.html
Also stumbled across this article in Journal of the National Cancer Institute discussing the successful treatment of some forms of lukemia with arsenic, citing the use of arsenic in traditional Chinese medicine.
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/99/9/667.long
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Would be cool to know if there is something in particular that differentiates a Calliandra from an Alibizia though
I agree and if you ever find out, let us know. They are different Genera of the same family Fabaceae but were once considered the same Genus. Adding to this, ahe Albiza genus contains 150 species and the Calliandra genus has 140. So a lot of specialized knowledge there. I usually stick to the species level. My approach is to find something interesting in the literature and then look for it.
Thank you again, plantlight! I will try to research Albiza and Calliandra more extensively. Thanks for the direction. I will let y'all know what I found out!
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Suspected wild found phalaris species. It has a prominent ligule for sure and appears similar in growth to ones I've cultivated. What y'all think? I probably only have one chance to collect this guy as its on a job site of mine and I may only go back there one more time if at all. Didn't collect because the home owner was about watching us work most of the day...
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IMO Poaceae are hard to ID and tend to be described badly or wrongly in literature. If not flowering its even harder. I'd say you have a good chance here. Phalaris is abundant / ubiquitous too tho.
BTW, don't post your fingerprints guys, not wanting to spawn a tin hat discussion, but just dont.
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Suspected wild found phalaris species. It has a prominent ligule for sure and appears similar in growth to ones I've cultivated. What y'all think? I probably only have one chance to collect this guy as its on a job site of mine and I may only go back there one more time if at all. Didn't collect because the home owner was about watching us work most of the day...
I'd send your photos to AcaciaAve for ID if he's still around.
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Obviously a climber. I have several of theese potted, probably for a reason, but no ID.
Leaves do not grow in pairs but alternating. 'Alternate simple leaves'
Another detail are the small pairs of (useless ?) pointy growth at each node.
Every node has one leaf, two "tongue" like things and younger nodes have a climber / tendril.
I hope its bougainvillea - beautifull. Dont remember planting tho :D
Celastrus ? Solanum ?
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Obviously a climber. I have several of theese potted, probably for a reason, but no ID.
Leaves do not grow in pairs but alternating. 'Alternate simple leaves'
Another detail are the small pairs of (useless ?) pointy growth at each node.
Every node has one leaf, two "tongue" like things and younger nodes have a climber / tendril.
I hope its bougainvillea - beautifull. Dont remember planting tho :D
Celastrus ? Solanum ?
Looks very much like Passiflora
Alternate leaves & tendrils
"Pointy things" are stipules
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My money is on passiflora as well!
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Is this Phalaris Arundinacea? I've been trying to spot it in the local area, and this looks a lot like what I've seen in pictures, but I'm not sure...
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idk grawerandashower someone else will.
Anyone know what these seeds could be?
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/17-27/954548269-seedsidk.jpg)
Found in the backyard, i think a squirrel might have dropped it, because i never seen them before.
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Looks like a seed cone of Liriodendron tulipifera -Tulip Poplar
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useless invasive weed ::)
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Not useless, its a medicinal plant that also makes lemon flavored beer.
The only hard part is finding a person who thinks lemon beer is a good idea ;)
Two of its medicinal properties are diuretic and aphrodisiac effects, another great combination.
But its not useless! :P
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Thanks very much Botanicus and Auxin.. that was misunderstanding, certainly all weeds have unknown uses.
..i was referring to someone posting stupid adds above me that got deleted... but the tulip tree is pretty cool.
(http://louistheplantgeek.com/images/stories/plants/Liriodendron/tulipifera/liriodendron-pollinators-64.jpg)
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Found an interesting volunteer in the yard today. Any ideas?
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Found an interesting volunteer in the yard today. Any ideas?
Looks very much like a Mango seedling
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Does anyone know how to differentiate Acacia longifolia from Acacia acuminata?
I have seen plants with "broad leaf type", "narrow leaf type", and plants that are mixed, showing broad leaf on one side, and narrow leaf on the other.
For example, see pictures, showing what I suspect to be acuminata, but just dont know. Also attached are pods and seeds of this specimen
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Found an interesting volunteer in the yard today. Any ideas?
Looks very much like a Mango seedling
I kinda thought so too. The seed is only about the size of a silver dollar though.. Maybe though. Def lots of mangos around and plenty of squirrels too (how it ended up there?). Maybe it will turn into a mango variety with small seeds!
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Found an interesting volunteer in the yard today. Any ideas?
Looks very much like a Mango seedling
I kinda thought so too. The seed is only about the size of a silver dollar though.. Maybe though. Def lots of mangos around and plenty of squirrels too (how it ended up there?). Maybe it will turn into a mango variety with small seeds!
There is a smaller wild type mango relative called a maprang. Long shot but maybe. However I've grown maprang before and they come up that color but then so do many mango sprouts. Its definitely a mango of sorts.
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Hey folks, I need help in aligning my thoughts as to whether this plant is in fact lambs-quarters or something else. It's growing alongside my cherry tomatoes - same pot. My first inclination was indeed lambs-quarters so hopefully someone can help identify and clarify which plant this is. I've recently noticed it is producing a kind of white dust under the leaf, of which is very typical of lambs-quarters. The dust isn't very visible, however. I'll leave this here in case anyone can provide a different angle.
Thanks in advance! :)
-Cay
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Its the most likely answer. Seeds/flowers should confirm it for you in a couple weeks.
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Thanks for the reply! The flowers are starting to develop. Looks similar to lambs quarters now as far I can see. I'll allow it some time to get a little bigger. :)
-Cay
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I found today what looks like Mimosa hostilis, but the seeds look like yopo.
Long white flowers, small spines... pod structure does not fit Acacia (feidherbia) albida. Please help with ID.
Climate is subtropical and it is irrigated.
Thanks!
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Mass Spec doesn't lie....
I'm curious to know if one could use GC-MS, IR/UV-Vis/Raman/HCLC/etc. on these novel specimens of yours in order to see if one could somehow predict a species' name. Many acacias have been phytochemically analyzed before, and I'd argue that results collected via previous entries regarding the small nitrogenous alkaloid content of various Fabaceae specimens in the wild in the literature may be of use to you, as the phytochemical content of a certain section of the plant, may play an invaluable role in identifying the supposed species' name.
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What were the GPS coordinates from where it grew?
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hello
found these in a green house
owner claims these are acacias but doesn't know which, since they are little i find it hard (impossible for me) to ID
so i thought i'd get help
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Mimosa pudica, sensitive weed by the looks.
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Just a little update on this wild grain. Definitely in the polygonaceae family of plants.
-Cay
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Hello,
I need help to identify this plant. probably nervosa, ipecacuanha, alba or viridis.
I have read several sources and observed several photos from web but i don't find the good answer.
if someone have an idea, i will be happy :)
thanks
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This is definitely Psychotria alba.
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(https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/q8lDZJkMYadYD2AaHfrHMglOAVXpHKYj/IMG_20170912_185133.jpg)
few of these growing unlabeled, anyone know what they are>?>>tnks.
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looks like a Ludwigia
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I have a short psychotria plant that gets about 2-3 feet with tiny dark green leaves I'm not sure what type it is but um having trouble posting a picture here.
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looks like a Ludwigia
thanks Botanicus! it certainly looks like that species,
except it's not growing semi-submerged in water.
I have a short psychotria plant that gets about 2-3 feet with tiny dark green leaves I'm not sure what type it is but um having trouble posting a picture here.
try to get a photo but here is PSYCHOTRIA CAPENSIS with small dark leaves.
(http://witbos.co.za/photos/psychotria-capensis-ec163.jpg)
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Hi all,
I write this message cause it is impossible for me to identify a plant despite searches on the internet. A lot of things contradicts and despite a large number of photos, I can't determine if my calea is a calea or a chromoleana. I'm not sure that all the google pictures that show colea are fair
- the plant has a very special taste of the one touches the leaves (like tomatoes)
- Cutting are very easy
- the last leaves become purple when there is a lot of light and pale green when there is a lack of light
- the plant never bloomed
- when the plant is upset (cold or dry), leaves turn down
some photos.
I sincerely thank you for your help.
After read and look,
I think this plant is chromoleana but i can't be sur.
- From herbarium source, leaves are more oval
herbariovaa (https://herbariovaa.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=Calea%20zacatechichi)
but from other source, triangular leaves could be calea ternifolia calyculata
utexas.edu (http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/MEXCOMP/pages/Calea-ternifolia-calyculata.html)
Then, when i read chromoleana odorata herborium, leaves are triangular keys.trin.org.au (http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Chromolaena_odorata.htm) but from source, photos shows leaves oval plantnet-project (http://publish.plantnet-project.org/project/riceweeds/collection/collection/information/taxo_view_gallery/Asteraceae%20-%20Chromolaena%20odorata%20(L.)%20R.M.King%20%26%20Robinson/page3)
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=^.^= Calea Zacatechichi 'dream herb'
though that chromoleana odorata does look closely related, it may be the same plant with two names..
There is confusion about naming this species. Those Chromo leaves do look spikier than CaleaZ to me.
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for calea ternifolia calyculata, the leaf is triangular but leaves seem more serrated than chromo.
What do you think?
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wut dis be
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Looks like pachanoi to me. Although hard to tell from pic.
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PC clone and an Opuntia bred for eatin'
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Anyone have a Identification specks for Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Jiaogulan ? ? ?
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Anybody know this eggplant type plant? It was advertised as ashwaganda. It is not. :)
They are a little sad from aphids.
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Hello, colleagues, my ololiuqui plant is in its second flowering, I would like to share some seeds, also of ipomoea violacea, I would like to share them, without interest. I hope to follow the rules and I am available
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Hi all,
I write this message cause it is impossible for me to identify a plant despite searches on the internet. A lot of things contradicts and despite a large number of photos, I can't determine if my calea is a calea or a chromoleana. I'm not sure that all the google pictures that show colea are fair
- the plant has a very special taste of the one touches the leaves (like tomatoes)
- Cutting are very easy
- the last leaves become purple when there is a lot of light and pale green when there is a lack of light
- the plant never bloomed
- when the plant is upset (cold or dry), leaves turn down
some photos.
I sincerely thank you for your help.
After read and look,
I think this plant is chromoleana but i can't be sur.
- From herbarium source, leaves are more oval
herbariovaa (https://herbariovaa.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=Calea%20zacatechichi)
but from other source, triangular leaves could be calea ternifolia calyculata
utexas.edu (http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/MEXCOMP/pages/Calea-ternifolia-calyculata.html)
Then, when i read chromoleana odorata herborium, leaves are triangular keys.trin.org.au (http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/Chromolaena_odorata.htm) but from source, photos shows leaves oval plantnet-project (http://publish.plantnet-project.org/project/riceweeds/collection/collection/information/taxo_view_gallery/Asteraceae%20-%20Chromolaena%20odorata%20(L.)%20R.M.King%20%26%20Robinson/page3)
Your pictures are Chromolaena, I’m sure of that. I had one, it also tasted of tomatoes. Was quite annoyed as I want a real Calea but so many people seem to be selling the fakes.
I’ve noticed that Calea has much shorter petioles, there isn’t much of a gap between the leaf and stem. The flowers and seeds are quite different too.
ive luckily got both types growing, and i feel they have very similar properties, same smell, same taste, similar flowers, leaves, seeds.
the main differences being that one grows slow bushy with rounder leaves, and one grows fast and tall with pointier leaves.
...the point being they are very similar and should have similar properties so Chromolaena is also a 'dream herb'.
Anyway.... i have a couple unknown seedlings.. many thanks if anyone can name them much appreciated!
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Both of these in the first picture are unknown, fast hardy growing, the one on the right looks like a tree, maybe dream bean vine?
(https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/n0Zwl9doS0PJgRzISbniNyBsQLp41EQl/IMG_20180512_125141.jpg)
and this one looks like maybe artemisia? idk what y'all think????
(https://dl2.pushbulletusercontent.com/kIaEfwz0MY7Hn6WLfxXj4hIcHaeGrWrr/IMG_20180512_121633.jpg)
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Kinda looks familiar
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That's a Delosperma sp. most likely a D. cooperii hybrid like "Orange Wonder" or something like that.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/druggardening/comments/8olmre/does_this_look_like_phalaris_grass/?utm_source=reddit-android
I posted a video on Reddit of some grass I think is phalaris, anyone know if it is indeed phalaris and what species
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I was given this from a member and the label I put on it was "pink rivea corymbosa".
Obviously an Ipomoea of some sort, but the tan/brown seeds throw me.
Best guesses encouraged.
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Ipomoea purpurea "pink star" or "pink rambler" seems to be the verdict, and despite me only being use to black seeds, tan and even pale cream white mature seeds is normal for for some pale flowered selections apparently.
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Can anyone I'd this giant orchid? It's got huge leaves and the plants are over 6 ft it grows 5 ft flower spires with dozens of scarlet orchids with little yellow spots. Found it on and overgrown 150 year old farm.
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Any idea?
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Looks like a variety of Phalaenopsis gigantea, send a pic to the guys at Akatsuka, they would know for sure.
nobody
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That's a good idea, I'll ask them. I got to go by there soon anyway.
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This stuff grows everywhere here but its not a listed noxious weed or a listed native plant and I havent found it on any of the plant identification keys.
It grows to 6' tall and the seeds are like tiny dandelion seeds and its either an annual or a biennial, USDA zone 7a with scorching hot summers, any ideas?
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Got it, Conyza canadensis
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A shrub I've been watching lately.
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Crataegus sp. I think. If it is, the berries are edible and are said to have health benefits.
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Thank you. There are only 3 ssp. around here and they are said to be hardly distinguished and usually bastardised. So no meed for further clarification. I will cultivate it.
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Can anyone help give me a ID on this shrub... I'm thinking Nanking Cherry (Peunus Tomentosa)... But we do have similar poisons shrubs around here. Located In Canada Zone 3B (Alberta). Did not notice the flowers or buds on this shrub, she snuck into the front garden. Noticable white hairs on berrys as discribed for Nanking Cherrys...Fruits are tart tasing.
Any help positivly ID'ing this bush would be greatly appreciate,
Skunk
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Here are some close ups of the leaf, Berrys & Seeds.
Skunk
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Hello, I found these beauties in a very humid area in northern Costa Rica at 5500 feet elevation. They grow abundantly in the cloud forest understore and in close vicinity of Psychotria elata. They form clusters of small shrubs, growing about 5 feet tall. The flowers are beautiful purple spots in the rain forest. The leafs are almost identical to P. elata.
I am quite sure that these are Psychotrias, but I am not sure which species. The closest match I found is Psychotria colorata but I couldn't find any reports of P. colorata for Costa Rica. Any ideas?
Btw, I brought plenty of material home, so if someone is interested in trading, please let me know.
(https://imgur.com/a/OjVNpMG)
(https://imgur.com/a/BxvDnXF)
I always had issues posting images, :), so if you can't see them, here are the direct links:
https://imgur.com/a/OjVNpMG
https://imgur.com/a/BxvDnXF
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hi im wondering what this is im stumped.... their big and prolific and all up in my bush land and property..... are they a cross breed or hybrid...or standard..... they are prolific......and have alota seeds if anyone wants me to gather and send em and sample of leaf and twig for identification or more pics ......i will......xxxx Cat
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@EVENEVE looks almost like acacia but idk.. where is the location, and is it a grass or tree or bush? thanks 8)
Can anyone help ID this seed.. it looks kindof like a smiling mouth.. it's 10+ years old, but might be sprouting..
(https://i.imgur.com/LV8B3CA.jpg)
Also this plant was sold as Fo-ti, fallopia multiflora, but not sure, it doesn't look exactly like pictures of fo-ti to me..
it has unusual musky smell, like dirty clothes or something, but also nice, i have never read of fo-ti smell described.
(https://i.imgur.com/5cU0fqV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/IkqKw7G.jpg)
i like this plant, great house plant, fast growing even in shade, and fun smells. please ID if possible thanks :)
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The seed looks like Mucuna sp. sometimes called the hamburger bean.
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i believe that's correct, that's AMazing, thanks Botanicus!
Still trying to I.D that "fo-ti" vine.. if anyone has any idea.
iam certain it is NOT "fo-ti" but it looks kind of similar,
but not exactly, also it doesn't grow from tubers..
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The seed looks like Mucuna sp. sometimes called the hamburger bean.
I would say so too. Compare it: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/26113731982
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Would love some help ID'ing this
Thought it could be Acacia, Calliandra, or Mimosa.
I'm down to find out
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I found a few of these guys growing in the Kotel last night, and was wondering if anyone knew what species these were of. If more pix are needed I can swing by tomorrow or on shabbas.
Zei Gezunt,
Mangrove
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pic 1? ^^^the second two pics i guess maybe tree moss "climacium"
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The seed looks like Mucuna sp. sometimes called the hamburger bean.
I would say so too. Compare it: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/26113731982
yep its a big vine now, baby lizard habitat, hope to get hamburgers
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Anyone know this one? i thought it was a weed, then i noticed it has two horns/spikes on base of leaves...
(https://serving.photos.photobox.com/322847176b3e4ecc6b8c80428fd825a85bb34fbdd0a02553de6f5721507676361e437a2c.jpg)
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Is this plant Catha Edulis (khat)? Would appreciate feedback
Edit: talked with the farmer about it, and it most certainly is gat!!!
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Yes is Khat.
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I was wondering if this plant was ephedra, and if it is, which species of ephedra is it? I was wondering if it was a species with medicinal (READ: anticongestant) properties
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Ephedra has jointed stems. This plant does not.
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I was wondering if anyone may know which species of plant this is.
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Before I try to key out these plants, I'll post them here to see if anyone already knows what they are.
Feel free to give them an attempt, or to post your own plants for an identification assist.
Seed Collector's unknown plant #1 (this plant is about 2.5 to 3 feet tall at maturity)
Funny that we just moved into a new house this past Spring and this plant is growing along our driveway. I just noticed it blooming today & confirmed the bean pods.
I just joined STS last week and have been poking around the various threads. It gave me a strangly warm welcoming feeling to see that this familiar plant is the same one that started this thread. :)
(I'm somewhat superstitious, so this obviously confirms that I am "supposed" to be here. ;) )
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Anyone know this one? i thought it was a weed, then i noticed it has two horns/spikes on base of leaves...
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update: it grew some seedpods and i remembered this is Egyptian jute/spinach.
had to clean some bushes by the road, and found a whole bunch of sassafras!
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I was wondering if anyone may know which species of plant this is.
Pachypodium
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I was wondering if anyone may know which species of plant this is.
Pachypodium
Do you know which specific species of Pachypodium it is?
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Given to me as Atropa belladonna but doesn't have the purple flowers I am used to...
Best guesses encouraged!
EDIT!
Cucubalus baccifer
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#1 unknown ornamental purple flowering tree
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/20-37/977927869-IMG_0002.jpg)
#2 unknown wild fragrant plant, nice strong smell, young leaves appear fuzzy white, old leaves can become sunburned reddish/brown, small lavender flower clusters
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/20-37/977927917-IMG_0005.jpg)
(https://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/20-37/977927930-thumb_IMG_0007.jpg)
#3 unknown ornamental shrub/subtree, about 10' tall, shiny-waxy leaves, bright red seeds as in picture,
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/20-37/977927984-IMG_0171.jpg)
(https://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/20-37/977927944-thumb_IMG_0074.jpg)
#4 unknown ornamental tree, has white flowers with spotted crimson red centers, heart shape leaves, round seed pods are pictured contain about several big seeds
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/20-37/977927956-IMG_0099.jpg)
(https://www.shroomery.org/forums/thumbs/20-37/977927970-thumb_IMG_0100.jpg)
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#2 looks like: Eutrochium purpureum, commonly called Joe Pye weed
#4 looks like: Vernicia fordii, usually known as the tung tree
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awsome thank you!! Botanicus for the win!
ive been trying to ID #4 for four years.... it has seeds every year if anyone wants some (you pay shipping 4$) they are about to fall.
also plan to collect the jow pie seeds if they grow, if anyone wants some, it's cheaper to send small seeds (envelope, free shipping)
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Hey everyone, i recently got my first trichs but i'd like to know if they are PC or not, and if you could guess the cultivar from the pics. I know that can only be a guesstimate for the cultivar but i'll take that shot in the dark!
(https://i.imgur.com/BRBLR65.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OOHJVEn.jpg)
1st cactus, 5 slim ribs
(https://i.imgur.com/VoBpa9b.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OOHJVEn.jpg)
2nd cactus, 5 fat ribs
(https://i.imgur.com/Ga4PuRt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fu8HvLO.jpg)
3rd cactus, 6 medium ribs
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The first one looks like a PC
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they all look like the same t.pachanoi cultivar to me,
though it is difficult to tell with such close up pictures,
very nice pictures, but to close to see a good profile.
i think they are not PCs because the skin has that dotted look.. uncommon to PC,
also there is 'wrinkle' under the spines.. visible in photo2, so idk what but not PC.
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On second thought I'll have to agree with ONandONandOn ,
the dotted look on the skin is uncommon to a PC
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okay sothe dotted skin is uncommon to PC? that's nice to know
i guessed they all are the same cultivar but couldn't be sure as i don't know my cacti enough. They all come from a friend whose mother runs a botanical garden. Just they don't know if it's PC or not.
By the way, do you know if the change in spine number can be due to some genetic defects or more likely due to external conditions?
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the dotty skin And an "eye wrinkle" under each spine are NO-PC traits.
increase in rib number (if that is what you ment) is just normal growth,
like all the '4-wind' varieties sold eventually will grow more than 4 ribs.
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Don't think it looks like the PC I've had. However on a side note PC isn't that bad. Only takes a bit more if you know what I mean. Somehow like 4'-ish of it once magically fit in a shot or three sized glass and definitely had some magic to it.
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I am writing about an old subject that has never been resolved. I have cut the stems of my calea or chromoleana and I am posting some pictures. can these photos show if the plant is chromoleana or calea? thank you
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@sapla i have both types of calea, but that doesn't look like either caleaZ or the other caleaZ also called chromoleana.
for instance the hairy leaves, to much hair, the veins are wrong, leaves are to long, smooth edges instead of serrated.
calea Z does have similar looking hollow stems, filled with 'papery material'
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https://ibb.co/b3DVWpq
https://ibb.co/DWC2s4P
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found this common plant growing wild in yard, has a taproot, variegated so i potted it up, any idea what it is?
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found two more variegated weeds, these two of the same type have surface roots, any idea what they are?
(https://files.shroomery.org/files/21-22/267760572-IMG_20210516_190901_6.jpg)
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Original seed given to me labelled as "Mimosa".
5+years old, 3m-4m long branches, seeding for the first time. What do folks you reckon it is?
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Everything looks spot on for Mimosa tenuiflora//hostillis
Beautiful plant💚
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I have no experience with Mimosa ID at all, but when I searched images the seeds looked too yellow, pods too short, flower too long, and that had me leaning more towards Mimosa verrucosa?
You're probably on the money Greenmystery but I would love to get a second opinion or track down a Mimosa key if anyone has one?
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Love an ID for this fella too, just flowered last night. Heard back it's Trichocereus tulhuayacensis "shep purple".
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Everything looks spot on for Mimosa tenuiflora//hostillis
Beautiful plant💚
i agree with this about 99.99%
it has the thorns on the stems, and the flowers and seedpods look right, nice ID greenmystery!
and lucky you fairdinkum! ;D
my acaicia confusia seeds from ebay turned out to be regular old pink puff albizia >:(
"Mimosa verrucosa?" by google images the verrucosa has pink flowers and not the right looking seedpods
Cacti looks like some sort of trichocereus hybrid, very beautiful!
check out the images on first page of: https://trichocereus.net/
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That's a bummer @ONandONandOn
I know the feeling...
Recieved some seeds in a trade a few years ago on a different forum as "Mimosa hostillis"
Turned out they weren't...They were also Albizas
Got hold of the guy and he then admitted he had assumed they were Mimosa(hostllis)
Was rather bummed but then came across some info that pointed out they do also infact contain some very interesting alkaloids and deserve a spot in every garden.
https://www.dmt-nexus.me/forum/default.aspx?g=posts&m=486500
As luck turned out @sallysmintgarden (bless you bro) hooked me up with a few legit hostillis seeds and they are now couple years old and growing happily in my garden
Can't wait for mine to flower
If you still looking for confusa seeds_Check out ShamanAustralis
They have them as well as a few other of the sought after native Australian Acacia species
Easy to order
Good prices,germination and everything is 100%as listed
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I'm looking to get some input on a Piper. I recently purchased it as "Kava", but I'm thinking that it doesn't look quite like Kava. I am noticing that the leaf veins don't stem from a seemingly single point and that the leaves aren't very distinctly heart shaped. The symmetrical veins make me think it could be P. sarmentosum, but maybe y'all know some others that it might be, or can confirm my thoughts?
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I'm looking to get some input on a Piper. I recently purchased it as "Kava", but I'm thinking that it doesn't look quite like Kava. I am noticing that the leaf veins don't stem from a seemingly single point and that the leaves aren't very distinctly heart shaped. The symmetrical veins make me think it could be P. sarmentosum, but maybe y'all know some others that it might be, or can confirm my thoughts?
Hard to tell from the pictures provided but I would agree it looks like Piper sarmentosum or possibly something like Piper betle. Definitely not kava IMO.
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I just happened to pass by it and took a bad picture in a rush. My guess would be Asparagus Officinalis. This would prompt the question how it got there. Could that happen by seed in central europe, zone 6 ?
Edit: Sorry for sideways and all that. I think I'll want to get the rhizome another day.
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Asparagus Officinalis.
I found several more. Taking those would feel a little bit more like theft since, as you can see, the cattle fence sort of implies someone owns this place (first pic is definately public land).
Either way, could it be that, like many plants, an asparagus plant only develops fruit and seeds after reaching a certain maturity, implying the one in the last post is older than those shown here, several years old in fact ? I've grown the UC Davis 72 from seed before and those definately didnt look as mature in their first or second year, let alone set seed.