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I'm trying to find out which Viburnum species this is. Any ideas? (I can easily provide more pictures if you tell me what I should be looking for)--Anna reg 15:22, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
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I found this while working on the gallery Tagetes patula and couldn't believe that this image was correctly identified as the leaves are quite different to other Tagetes plants...
the image description is: The inflorescence of cultivated Tagetes patula. Moscow region, Russia. 13. August 2009
That's convincing - I changed the description to a flowering Zinnia culitvar.. Thanks for your help. --Anna reg 12:51, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
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I took this photo on the banks of the Merrimack River back in August. At the time, I thought it might be Mentha arvensis, but then I stumbled across BCP/Lycopus virginicus and thought maybe... that's what this is?
I dont think so, its Lycopus. It really look more like Mentha, especially its flowers and color.--Juan de Vojníkov 10:14, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
Because if I look in Google: [1].--Juan de Vojníkov 10:21, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
This looks like Urtica dioica - stinging nettle - to me, but I'm not 100% sure. The leaves don't seem to be toothed enough for that, and I can't make out any hairs on the stem. --Trinity507 01:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
After closer inspection of the photo, it does look more toothed and it does have hairs, but the flowers don't look right. Hmmm. --Trinity507
It,s definitely a Mentha, but they do very often hybrids, so you can (almost) never know, exept you got a Flora of the region... --Wer?Du?! (talk) 21:17, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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This plant was about 80cm (~30 inches) tall. The flowers were ~3mm across. You can get a pretty good idea of the scale by looking at the ant-sized bug in one of the blooms in the photo (it was a "medium-sized" ant).
It's definitely in Fabaceae, but otherwise I'm not familiar with it. --SB_Johnnytalk 14:21, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
Saw this one in the edge of the woods this evening (13 May, 2008). It looks quite a bit like Clematis virginiana, but the flowers are only about 2mm across - the whole flower cluster is ~15mm. Also, May is a bit early for Clematis virginiana.
Definitely not Clematis, but might be in that family (Ranunculaceae). --SB_Johnny | talk 14:26, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Common weed and/or wildflower, mostly seen in partially shaded spots. --SB_Johnny | talk 14:25, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Due to leave shape and the flower relicts, i'd guess it is a Ranunculaceae or even Ranunculus. But no idea which species, if found in USA. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:26, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Yep! It's R. micranthus. Thanks! --SB_Johnny | talk 09:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
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I know it's a Euphorbia, nursery I bought it from years ago doesn't seem to have it in the current catalog. Blooms yellow in April and May in Pennsylvania, foliage is fine and silvery in summer, agressive spreader in the garden. --SB_Johnny | talk 14:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
We've got it in New Hampshire right now too. --Jomegat 00:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
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This is an annual plant which germinates in late winter, sets flower and seed in mid spring, then dies shortly afterward. Seen every year in wooded floodplains here in Pennsylvania. --SB_Johnny | talk 14:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Probably not w:Galium.--Juan 15:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
No, all Galium species have there leaves in whorls. Could also be a Ranunculus. Have you ever seen it blooming? -- Turnvater Jahn 14:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
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this looks like Malus domestica, but look on its habitus. Is morelike shrub. In the Czech Republic, apple trees are having appereance more like trees.--Juan 18:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't think it's Rosaceae at all actually... the anthers don't look right. (By the way: if you can identify that caterpillar, you might be able to ID it by host listings).
This I would place in the genus Prunus according its leaves, but not sure if look on flower structure.--Juan 19:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
maybe look under Bird cherry (subgenus)
. but i can't see any stipules, which are typical for most Rosaceae, also Padus avium, but, it seems, not Padus serotina (Rothmaler Exkursionsflora).
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This is Acer, of course, but which one? I was a little bit browsing maples which are typical for the Czech Republic and I thing it could be Acer pseudoplatanus. Watch its leaves! Also its inflorescense is simillar: commons:Acer pseudoplatanus.--Juan 19:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it is Acer. the only centr. european trees with opposite leaves i know are Acer and Fraxinus. Because of leaf shape and because it was found in Czech, it should be Acer pseudoplatanus. -- Turnvater Jahn 17:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
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Another Acer. Dont know. Sorry for the bad leave shot!--Juan 19:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
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Common weed in the Czech Republic. Probably from the family Duacaceae?--Juan 19:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Think, this is from family Apiaceae. What are Duacaceae? -- Turnvater Jahn 17:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
I see Duacaceae is the older synonym for Apiaceae from Daucus carota.--Juan 07:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm fairly certain this is Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota. Some that I have seen have very sparse blooms, like the one you saw, Juan, and even though they are supposed to have a little dark flower in the center, many do not. --Luai lashire 17:32, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
This is not Daucus carota, that species I know.--Juan 07:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
But Daucus carota leaves are stronger pinnate. What you said about the dark central flower is my experience, too. -- Turnvater Jahn 19:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm thinking Conium maculatum aka Poison Hemlock. Daucus carota has bracts with three forks beneath the umbrels. I don't see any bracts here. --Jomegat 01:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Does the 3rd image show a whole leaf? if yes, and if it was not a young one, i think, it is typical that the bottom subleaves are not further divided, only pinnate. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
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Should be some Veronica. Where was it found? If in centr. europe, it should be Veronica chamaedrys or Veronica teucrium. The first with two stripes of hairs along internodes, the second with fully haired internodes. -- Turnvater Jahn 18:07, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Not Veronica persica, which has solitary flowers and alternate leaves. I'd identify it as V. chamaedrys, but I don't know V. teucrium, and there are other species related to the fromer in Central Europe. 80.176.90.190 17:14, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Also think so. The leaves are much too triangular. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
The plant is Veronica chamaedrys agg., not Veronica teucrium or Veronica persica; this is probably Veronica chamaedrys, but there are some very similar species in Eastern Europe (such as Veronica vindobonensis), even though Veronica chamaedrys is still the most likely possibility. Some months ago I changed the category and description of Commons:File:Unknown plant, Ostrava 6.jpg. --Robert Flogaus-Faust 19:08, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
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Flower has five petals, is ~8mm across (see US quarter for reference), violet with yellow stamens. Leaves are smooth, about 6 times longer than they are wide. Sessile. Seen blooming in Concord, NH on 7 May, 2008. Grows in a grassy area that has not yet been mowed.
Huh, this is for the professional. They look the same.--Juan 17:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes, it's Lamium argentatum, the leaves have the silver centres where Galeobdolon does not. Additionally the leaves are wider than G. spp 122.107.251.160 10:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
Renamed on Commons to Lamiastrum galeobdolon. I intend to review that. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 20:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
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Doesn't look like the C. speciosus I occassionally see - the large-flowered spring-flowering crocuses are hybrids of C. vernus; C. speciosus is autumn-flowering. 80.176.90.190 11:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Definitely not C. speciosus; possibly a large-flowered Dutch hybrid (therefore a C. vernus cultivar) – and so out of focus one wonders why it was then uploaded to Commons (where it was then misidentified as a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis???!!!) SiGarb 18:20, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
See also [3], opinion it is C. vernus. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
Definitely not C. speciosus (not remotely similar); probably a large-flowered Dutch hybrid crocus (and therefore a Crocus vernus cultivar) – and why it was uploaded to Commons and misidentified as Galanthus nivalis (a snowdrop???!!!) SiGarb 18:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
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I saw these flowers bloom in Chennai. The first bloom was during March 01.
--ADC 15:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
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Another shrub I have seen flowering in the park, has white flowers. The smell is intensive, when close to the nose. Every time there are two flowers in one brachyblast - so it looks a little bit like inflorescense. Four white juicy petals make firstly a corrola (cup) together after 0.5cm they are separate whith partly ping touch, when on the bag I can see pink line (venation). Each flower has 5 filaments much longer than corolas are. Anthers are covered by yellow polen grains and they look like the swing, becouse stamen is conected with anthers in the middle of their lenght. Calix is made by two petals in closter of two flowers. In the midle, there is a pistil with a long stile, not higher than filaments.--Juan 16:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Also no pic with my request - having no digital camera. I have seen flowering kind of Corylus - probably cultivated variety, which was having both male and female flowers on the same shrub. The inflorenceces are nearly two times bigger then inlor of Common Hazel. They are ping or something like that.--Juan 16:04, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
Possibly a species of w:Alnus? Its catkins are pink when partially open (assuming you meant pink when you typed "ping"). --SB_Johnny | talk 12:24, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
Well, I will have a look on leaves, because the design of the schrub and leaves looked like Corylus.--Juan 09:17, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, no pic (yet) but yesterday, I saw an extensive shrub/bush with leaves that looked vaguely like w:Holly (ie hard, dull-shiny, with spikes at several points around the leaf), which was flowering profusely in elongated clusters of small yellow flowers, and which gave off a powerful smell when I walked by. Any ideas? Cormaggiotalk 13:35, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
I think you might be right! Not sure which species though - perhaps Mahonia bealei.. Cormaggiotalk 17:30, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
BCP/Mahonia bealei is generally the most commonly seen in the US, not sure about where you are. Bloom time sounds about right though, since it blooms in very early spring here in PA (I missed it last year, but will try to visit that garden to check this year). It also gets a lot larger than the other species. --SB_Johnny | talk 18:09, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
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This cannot be Nasturtium because the species from this genus that can be found in Pennsylvania should have pinnate or pinnatisect leaves. You might think about penny cress (Thlaspi arvense) instead (see e. g. [4] and [5]). --Robert Flogaus-Faust 18:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
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Identification request 18:32, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Ok, firstly, this is not a photo of the plant I say today. :-) I saw a cherry-blossom type tree in bloom today - it had tiny white flowers (about 2cm in diameter), and the reason I uploaded this photo is that the leaves look vaguely similar (ie elongated). However, from looking at photos of this plant, I'm pretty sure it's not campanulata, but another prunus. Any ideas? Cormaggiotalk 18:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
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I'm not sure the identification is correct - all the examples I've found online are white, and even the leaves look different - see eg [6]. Cormaggiotalk 16:43, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
The pink forms are sometimes referred to as commons:Anemone hupehensis, but I'm reasonable sure this particular one is a hybrid (though many botanists consider x hybrida to be a synonym in any case). --SB_Johnny | talk 17:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
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Deffinately Potentilla fruticosa.--Juan de Vojníkov 17:26, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
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Possibly Crocosmia, but the arrangement of the flowers isn't quite right. --SB_Johnny | talk 09:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I know that as "Montbretia" - but I don't think so either. Fwiw, I'd say the maximum height was about two feet (60cm) - I have a wide-angle photo too, if that might help... Cormaggiotalk 12:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Scizostylus?
I would suggest that it may be an IxiaHortMan 11:24, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
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Weedy plant, apparently Lamiaceae. Began flowering in June, Southeastern Pennsylvania. Continues blooming now (early July).
Prunella vulgaris is common in eutrophic meadows at least in Central Europe and also shows some ruderal tendencies. --Franz Xaver 09:38, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
Growing in woodlands and wet meadows, began blooming early June in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
This is some Lysimachia. There are several native species in Pennsylvania, which I am not sure how to distinguish. --Franz Xaver 09:52, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
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Growing on my farm in Berks County, PA, USA. Began blooming in early June. Apparently arrived on contaminated compost. Leaves trifoliate, clover-like. Still blooming today.--SB_Johnny | talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
In Europe, this species prefers acidic sandy soils. --Franz Xaver 12:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
I know what the pansy is, it's the plant with the small flower :). Photo from Southeast Pennsylvania, early June. --SB_Johnny | talk 14:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
The small one could be Sutera cordata, a garden escape. --Franz Xaver 09:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
It's very likely an escape. --SB_Johnny | talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Clues: Foliage present by midwinter, flowering in May. Seems to be in Brassicaceae. Arrived in this Southeastern Pennsylvania garden about 3 years ago, and has rapidly spread by seed. Does not appear to be perennial. I did not notice any aroma.
This looks very much like Cardamine impatiens. The photo does not show clearly the characteristic auricles at the base of the stem leaves. I am not familiar with the flora of Pennsylvania, so I can not tell with certainty, whether there exists another similar species. --Franz Xaver 09:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Sounds about right... that plant is mentioned (as a recently established invasive) but not depicted in my flora.--SB_Johnny | talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Request made by --Luai lashire 22:33, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
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There's a dandelion leaf encroaching on the photo from the right side of the frame, sorry.
I see these tiny flowers all over the place and have never been able to figure out what they are. They have leggy stalks with fairly large leaves and slightly hairy stems.
It looks like Geum. Let me poke around a little bit.--Juan 15:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Good start, but lost the right path after the second letter: In my opinion, this is Geranium sibiricum. --Franz Xaver 15:37, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
I thought this plant was fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) at first, but note that it has five petals rather than four. The flowers are approximately 5mm across. This photo was taken in downtown Concord, NH (USA) on Sept 10, 2007. --Jomegat 12:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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I found this plant growing in Concord, NH (USA) among a bunch of grape vines, goldenrod, bedstraw, and vetch. The flowers are about 3mm across. Photo taken in mid-October.
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