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Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. Latest stories. The Guardian. PA Media: Sport. Yahoo Finance UK. Motley Fool. Business Wire. Associated Press. The Daily Beast. Good luck with learning this plants identity. Question Hi there. Answer Hello maingrain, thank you for your post. Could you please get me a close picture of the leaflets that allows me to see the asymmetrical nature of the midvein.
That would help me be confident of the identification and I would update the Go Botany maps based on your find. Question This grass was identified along a driveway. It was not there last year, but has appeared and is spreading very quickly this summer. It reaches about 18 inches high.
My concern is that this is invasive stiltgrass. Can you give me ID on this plant? Answer Dear LG Mona, good afternoon. I do wish I could help you, but the image is simply not sufficient. I need clear images of the leaves, stems, and sheaths at the base of the leaf blades to help you. If you can acquire these, please post them so I can try to assist you better with your question.
This plant is growing in a weedy area of my yard in Tolland County, Connecticut. I think it is either Anaphalis margaritacea or a species of Pseudognaphalium, and would appreciate your help in identifying it. If there are any other parts of the plant that you need to see to reach a judgment, I'd be happy to take more pictures. Answer Dear DavidJ, good morning. The plant you have photographed is most likely Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium blunt-leaved rabbit-tobacco.
This is a common species in the genus. I can see the leaves are not decurrent on the stem, so it is not Pseudognaphalium macounii Macoun's rabbit-tabacco. Unfortunately they do not label their plants. Is it a strawberry bush? Answer Dear akbrosnan, good morning. Go Botany is a website dedicated to wild plant of New England.
Certainly, there are many cultivated species I can recognize and assist with, but unforutnately not this one. I can share with you it is not Euonymus americanus strawberry-bush , for whatever help that may be. I wanted to ask if stem characteristics are a good way to tell apart Eutrochium maculatum and Eutrochium fistulosum. Does Eutrochium fistulosum have a very obviously smooth and glaucous stem with a waxy bloom, or can it sometimes have a kind of sticky texture, presumably caused by small sparse hairs?
I am finding many Eutrochium plants with purplish-red, and usually hollow, stems with sticky texture. They are rarely more than 5 ft 7in tall. Answer Dear philterfeed, stem characteristics can be quite good to separate the two species you mentioned. Keep in mind that Eutrochium maculatum frequently develops a narrow central cavity, so we need to eliminate this one first before going to that "hollow stem" character. Eutrochium maculatum has more flowers per capitulum i.
Once this is learned, it is useful to distinguish this species from E. Hopefully this is helpful, but if more questions remain, feel free to ask. Question This vine was growing on a bush in our backyard in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It looks like a blackberry vine to me, but I was flummoxed by the pentagonal cross section of the woody stem.
Your thoughts? The plant is indeed a blackberry Rubus subgenus Rubus. The angled stems are very common on the larger-stemmed species of this genus. I can't tell you for certain who this is exactly i. Question How common is this plant for Fisher Arkansas in the northeastern corner of Arkansas? My dad was spraying weeds and seen it made sure he didnt get it because he said he had never seen one before. Answer Dear nastyskinny, good morning.
There are no images associated with your question, so I won't be able to assist you. Question In York, Maine are there plants in the Prunus genus that do not have serrated leaves?
Or do newly emerged leaves sometimes have barely perceptible serrations? Answer Dear moadeeb, good morning. Unfortunately, without them, I won't be able to assist you. If you are having difficulty uploading images, feel free to send them to ahaines nativeplanttrust. Question Found a patch of an unknown plant in a Barnstable clay soil field. Five yellow ray flower petals. Head is one half cm across. The single flower head tops a five cm tall stem which has 5 to 6 opposite linear leaves clustered along the length of the stem.
Answer Dear JEllis, good morning. There is no image associated with your question. Without one, I won't be able to assist. If you are having trouble uploading images, feel free to attach them to an email and send them to me at ahaines nativeplanttrust.
Question Have had a plant for a number of years that has large dark green, purple edged leaves, never had flowers until this year.
Now has flowers, but I can't identify. I don't remember where I got the plant. Can you identify? Can you provide me with some images of the leaves so that I might have more to go on. I would like to help if I can , but I can't see the leaves well enough to understand the morphology of this plant. Question please can you identify this rockery plant for me. I have had it in my UK garden for years but have lost it's name.
As you can see from the Stanley Knife, it is quitec small Answer Dear thomas, good afternoon. The cultivated stonecrops can be very difficult depending on the group. I would need close-up images of the leaves and flowers to have any chance of helping you. Question I think that I have two different species of Eutrochium but I am having a difficult time identifying the species. Also on the gobotany key it mentions the of flowers in the capitula. Having never heard this term, is it the smallest group of ray flowers on a stem petiole?
Answer Dear reginar, the number of flowers in a capitulum is a very crucial character for identify the species of Eutrochium. This is assessed by taking one of the capitula flower heads and dissecting it, counting the number of flowers held within one involcre i. Without this information, it can be difficult to separate some specimens. I saw this plant in July of , and have tried ever since then to identify it.
Disregard the catkin that had fallen on it. The violet colored stems are unusual, as are the bright green leaves. I wasn't there to see it flowering. Thanks for any help you can give. I enjoy following you on Instagram vtnaturalist Answer VtGardens, good afternoon.
I'm unable to identify this plant with confidence, though it does appear to be in the orchid family, and may be an odd seedling of Epipactis helleborine. I have seen this purple coloration before in that species, but it is not a consistent trait.
Sorry I cannot be more helpful. Question What is this stunning wildflower? Thanks so much. I love your GoBotany site. Rosemary Answer Dear Rocky, good afternoon. It appears you have photographed Physostegia virginiana obedient false dragonhead. This is a member of the mint family that produces large, tubular flowers. Was just reading through other questions, and am super glad to have actual botanists I can ask questions of It seems saying nothing might make people think that was ok.
Answer Dear marianwhit, good afternoon. I am not familiar with all the sites that people collect from. I am not aware if each location is public, private, or otherwise, and if the person has permission to collect from a location even if the public is prohibited. My job here is not to police people, but simply to answer questions.
Keeping in mind that many species of plants are not harmed by small collections of their material, I won't comment unless it is something very obvious and important for conservation. I do understand and appreciate your comment, but I hope that you understand my position which is not to look up the ownership of each place people take images, collect plants, and post sightings from. Question We have this unidentifiable plant located on side yard by the woodland area. Is this an American Burnweed?
We are located in Auburn, Maine. Answer Dear Jcyr, good afternoon. Yes, you have photographed Erechtites hieraciifolius American burnweed. This species often shows up in places where there id disturbance so that they are not too shaded.
To me it appears to be a potential or close match. Looking to get a second opinion from someone who might be more familiar with this species than me. Habitat was dry mesic - mesic northern hardwoods. Answer Dear gfessler, good afternoon. The plants do look like Dryopteris filix-mas. Characters that I look to are the dimorphic scales broad ones and very narrow ones, without much inbetween and the short petioles with relatively many pairs of leaflets on the blade.
Your plants do seem like a good fit. Question Small mass of this plant growing near the shore in Brooklin, ME. ID appreciated! Answer Dear Andrew, good afternoon. Without them, I can't assist. If you are having trouble uploading images, feel free to attach them to an email and sent them directly to me at ahaines nativeplanttrust.
Question This Symphyotrichum is mixed in with S. Any idea what it might be? Without knowing the other species and having a flowering specimen of the plant to observe, I'm not certain I could go any further. Interesting plants.
Question I just came across this observation not my own, apologies if this is not the spirit of the website of what I think might be a county record of Solidago squarrosa in Barnstable County, MA on iNaturalist. But I'm unsure of the ID; particularly whether the recurved phyllaries are really recurved enough to rule out other species.
Anyway, I thought I'd share it here just in case it's a population of conservation interest at this location. The plants do look like Solidago squarrosa to my eye--hard to imagine what else they could be. I will make the edit in Go Botany to reflect this discovery. Question Hi I live in S Maine. I have one lindera benzoin on my property which is a "plant of special concern" in my area. The closest plants I know are maybe feet away on my neighbor's property.
Are those in range for providing pollination? Are they bee pollinated?? It's certainly too far for wind pollination. Any information you have would be of interest to me Thank you Answer Dear Tinuviel, good afternoon.
In this case, I can't offer you much information. There are several flies and small bees that pollinate this species throughout its range. However, I've not seen research as to how far these pollinators fly between plants, though a several hundred meters may be within their range. I wish I could offer you more about the pollination ecology of this species. Question Could this be a relative of the northern red park which prefers wetlands, or just a lead characteristic they develop along creek banks?
Located along paint branch in a buggy wetland right along the bank. I would not be able to identify this oak without learning more of the characteristics that are needed in Quercus oak taxonomy. The leaf blades are highly variable and shape is correlated with sun sun vs. Winter buds are critical for identification as there are several characteristics that help with leaf and acorn details.
I'm sorry I can't assist without more information. Question Neighbor asked me to identitfy two trees she wants to cut down. I think the first is a cherry though the younger leaves are splotched and the last photo, cannot identity. Live in Mass. Answer Dear Howard, good afternoon. If you are having a difficult time uploading images, feel free to attach them to an email and send them directly to me at ahaines nativeplanttrust.
It gets occasional salt spray at this location. It seems like a very strange location to find this, but it's thriving - I first saw it last year and it seems even more numerous this year. Is this typically found in this type of location? It does inhabit seepy ledges on rivershores and mountainsides, and even can be found in mossy areas in clearings away from peatlands.
Great photograph. Question Hi again. I took some measurements of fruits and seeds from the plantain stalk I collected, and here is what I found. The fruits consistently measured at roughly 5 mm, and the seeds consistently measured at roughly 2 mm I've attached a photo of a representative of each. Based on what you've said, it seems likely then that this plant is Plantago rugelii. Thank you very much for your guidance!
Answer DavidJ, good afternoon. Those measurements strongly support the plants as the native Plantago rugelii. Question I found this plant many years ago in the Freeport area while hiking. I brought a small sample home and planted it in my yard. Only recently have I questioned what it might be. This sounds crazy but it looks and grows just like a lightning leaf jewel orchid. Answer Dear Fred, good afternoon. You have photographed a species of Goodyera rattlesnake-plantain , native species in the orchid family.
It is most likely you have photographed Goodyera pubescens, the most common species in the genus within the northeast. Question Hi again, this is a follow up to my plantain question I asked earlier.
I examined a fruit as you suggested, and located what I believe is the line of dehiscence, which I hope I've adequately photographed here. The line is not exactly in the middle, but is this roughly where you would expect to find it in Plantago major? Comparing to pictures I've been able to find of the fruits of both P. Thank you again for your help!
Answer Dear DavidJ, let's add some characteristics that can help. The fruit of Plantago rugelii is 4 mm or longer that of P. You could measure the length of the fruit to assist with your identification. Also, each fruit in Plantago rugelii has seeds 1. The length of the seeds is particularly useful. Do a few measurements if you can and report back so we can make an informed identification. The line of dehiscence suggests P. Please confirm?
Answer Dear HolmCedarHome, good morning. You do have a cinquefoil that is trailing, but there are several species that have this same habit. Without flowers, which we need to measure petal length, anther size, and so on, we cannot know with any certainty, which species you have. Potentilla simplex is the most common member of the genus with this growth habit in New England. This plantain is growing at the edge of our driveway in Tolland County, Connecticut. I am wondering if it is Plantago rugelii.
Is the reddish-purple color near the base of the petioles sufficient for distinguishing this species from P. Unfortunately, petiole color is not sufficient for a confident determination. There are differences in seed number per capsule and seed size, but the easiest way to tell Plantago rugelii from P. If you look at the little fruits which you photographed with magnification, you can see an horizontal line around the fruit itself where it splits open.
Just identify if it is near the base or near the middle. Persicaria pensylvanica? Answer Dear jfc, I think you are in the right ball park. Both Persicaria pensylvanica and P. However, the long slender inflorescences that droop over at the apex are characteristic of P.
I can't see the tepals well enough, but I believe I can only see four per flower also a characteristic of P. Question This Humulus plant is growing in the side a a road I walk. Is it native? How can I tell the difference between Humulus americanus and H. I see some sites listing H. Do we have a native hops in Maine?
Thanks for your help. Treatments that consider it native include under it Humulus americanus as a subspecies i. Separating these two species is difficult because most of the characteristics are micromorphological and rely on density of hairs and glands on the leaf surfaces.
There is one macroscropic character and that is the hairiness of the nodes H. Good luck with the identification. Question aquatic.. However, I don't have enough of the plant and a clear enough image to identify it any further than the genus. Question Sorry, no camera but i think the canopy was so dense it might not have worked. Thigh high bloom stalk. The flowers are alternatei would say not a well filled out column like obedient plant. Reminded me of micrantha Answer Dear sziabrowska yahoo.
I hope you are able to get one so that I might be able to help you with an identification. I'm wondering if you might have any advice on how to tell the difference between a young Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium angustifolium. I did some seed collection at Verona Beach State Park on a roadside beside pine-y woods, the very low plants were on the forest edge and the area is generally wetland-y, several Vaccinium species including V.
I keyed the plant out to angustifolium but the leaf didn't seem particularly "angust". Answer Dear philterfeed, good afternoon.
The leaves would still be very different from each other in size--those of Vaccinium corymbosum and related species are much too large to be V. Question My house came with a patch of 2 meter tall goldenrod. I don't know if it is wild or planted. It is starting to bloom in late July after a lot of rain earlier in the month.
Answer Dear jfc, the plant is likely Solidago altissima. This is a species with triple-nerved leaves and pubescent stems. To confirm this, I would need to know about the pubescence of the underside of the leaf--if it is pubescent across the surface not just on the veins , then it is mostly likely that species.
The involucral bracts will also be longer than in S. Question I've keyed this plant observed today in Cheshire, Connecticut to either Polygala sanguinea or P. I'm not exactly sure where to measure the wings from is it the length of an individual sepal?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Answer Dear mantill, good afternoon. The wing sepals are quite long on the plant you photographed much longer than the corolla. Further, the racemes are quite thick nearly 10 mm thick. This suggests the plant is Polygala sanguinea. Question Here is a closer view of my Verbascum. The single flower in closeup is about 15 mm wide.
The leaf is about mm long. Answer Dear jfc, good morning. Thank you for taking the time to acquire additional images. The stigma morphology capitate , decurrent leaf bases on the stem, and relatively small corolla size all support this being a diminutive Verbascum thapsus common mullein. Question Additional photo of previous sent question Answer Thank you Nannie.
These images were helpful. Question I sent a picture in last night of a plant for ID, thinking in the back of my mind that it may be Senna hebecarpa. Today, I returned and was able to pet a picture of the petiole and the emerging inflorescence. Am i correct in my assumption? Answer Dear Nannie, good morning. Yes, I agree with your determination--the plants look like textbook Senna hebecarpa. Great job, by the way, this is a special plant in MA it is endangered. I will email you today about reporting your find to the Massachusetts Endangered Species Program.
We just rented an apartment in Brooklyn NY and found it to be overrun with vines. I'm concerned about the fuzzy looking vines attached to the tree and if they are poison ivy. I included a photo of the vines on the fence as well.
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