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[Auxin]

This thing is in my way but I dont know if I should move it or kill it 
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

[Auxin]

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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[FewTrueSeed]

"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

[Auxin]

That might be 'Mongolian Giant' sunflower.
Its said to grow 12 to 15 feet tall.

[kykeion]

No Idea about the plant, but your dog seems interested in it too

[Ian Morris]

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

[Ian Morris]

Co pilot is a lab boxer mix, otherwise known as the best mixing of breeds!!!

[FewTrueSeed]

Trichocereus argentinensis??
Possible t have e a pc of this variety? I don't see seagulls.
Sorry about the pic quality and orientation

[Auxin]

Looks like Stenocereus pruinosus
Pic

[sporehead]

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 ☺

[FewTrueSeed]

I found this guy on the beach when I was in Massachusetts. Crassula?

[kykeion]

I was gonna suggest a sedum, but I guess that is part of the same family, Crassulaceae...so...yeah

[AcaciaAve]

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.

[AcaciaAve]

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.

[FewTrueSeed]

The second one looks like centaurea spp.