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[BubbleCat]

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.

[FewTrueSeed]

Echanopsis? Trichocerus? Help.

[Greench]

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!

[Auxin]

That most certainly is not Phalaris.
Looks like crab grass (Digitaria sanguinalis). Traditionally a decoction is used for gonorrhoea, so theres that

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.

[Greench]

Very interesting thanks 

[Ian Morris]

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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[New Wisdom]

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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[BubbleCat]

Found this here and there... first on the lawn, later in urban areas, appears NOt to be Atropa but similar (?)

[Auxin]

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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[Growndown]

Can I get some help with an ID please?

[plantlight]

Leucaena perhaps!

http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/Leucaena_leucocephala.htm

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[EIRN]

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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[Growndown]

Thanks guys appreciate the help.

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[FewTrueSeed]

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?

[Auxin]

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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