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Sat, Jul 22, 06 at 17:38
| I was visiting a friend in AR (on Greers Ferry Lake). We were unable to identify a native plant and I can't find it in any of my books.
Tall, 6-8 feet, large (8 - 14" across), saucer like single leaves coming from hollow (cane like) stem. Can anyone help me? |
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| Was it growing out of the water or living at the margin of the lake? Maybe American Lotus? |
Here is a link that might be useful: American Lotus
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| Could it be Burdock that hasn't yet produced the burrs? Burdock has really large leaves and is pretty widely distributed. |
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| This plant was in a heavly wooded forest, no blooms or even a hit of one. |
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| Hi camper 72, Try posting on Ozarks Forem. in meantime I,ll try to contact my nephew. Thats his job to identify AR native flora. but he's hard to get hold of. Vickie |
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| I wonder if it was one of the silphiums. Mine pop up in the woods (and don't go to flower, it's too shady but they grow). |
Here is a link that might be useful: Silphium
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- Posted by knottyceltic S/W Ontario 5b (My Page) on Fri, Aug 11, 06 at 13:26
| Here in southern Ontario we also have "Burdock" which has hollow stems, in fact I think it is our only wildflower/weed with such a type of stem: Barb |
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| Thanks for all of the info, but it isn't burdock. The leaves are almost completely round, like a plate. Stems hollow, about the size of a cane pole. Grew in shady forest with no blooms. |
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| Look up horse weed. |
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