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[fairdinkumseeds]

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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[ONandONandON]

#1 unknown ornamental purple flowering tree


#2 unknown wild fragrant plant, nice strong smell, young leaves appear fuzzy white, old leaves can become sunburned reddish/brown, small lavender flower clusters



#3 unknown ornamental shrub/subtree, about 10' tall, shiny-waxy leaves, bright red seeds as in picture,



#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

[Botanicus]

#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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[ONandONandON]

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)

[Croissant]

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!



1st cactus, 5 slim ribs




2nd cactus, 5 fat ribs




3rd cactus, 6 medium ribs

[Noname]

The first one looks like a PC

[ONandONandON]

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.

[Noname]

On second thought I'll have to agree with ONandONandOn ,
the dotted look on the skin is uncommon to a PC

[Croissant]

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?

[ONandONandON]

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.

[MadPlanter]

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.

[sapla]

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

[ONandONandON]

@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'

[ONandONandON]

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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?

[ONandONandON]

found two more variegated weeds, these two of the same type have surface roots, any idea what they are?