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Rapidfire plant IDs needed

Posted by gomanson 4a MN (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 5, 09 at 18:07

I know posting these here is the lazy way to do it, but I'm a busy guy :) I live NW of Minneapolis and have a partially wooded acre of sloping maple/ash/basswood/oak forest. What are these plants I see all over? Some are taking over part of my lawn; I hope none are invasive! I've had trouble with garlic mustard but with some obsessive weeding two years in a row, it looks like there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

If you know what these are, please give the name, common name(s), and any tidbits you care to offer!

A:


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E: (also pictured in upper left of "F")


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G: This is the one I think may be invasive...if so, I've got my work cut out :-/


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

Quick answer: keep all EXCEPT last... don't know what the last one is! Longer answer with common names, as you requested: bloodroot; hepatica; Dutchman's breeches; some type of violet; some type of waterleaf; ramps (in the onion family.) I have no clue about the last one since it has prickles. At least, these are the quick answers. Esh, where are you??


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

I agree with the above ID's. I don't know the last one, either. I have the ramps (wild leeks), too, and they are edible, although I haven't sampled them yet. After the leaves wither away, you'll see the flower. I use to pull them until I realized what they were, since they come out after the leaves are gone.

I have the waterleaf, too, which I refer to as Virginia waterleaf. You have a great woodland going there.

Here is a link that might be useful: wild leek flowers


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

Last one is from the current/gooseberry family. Too many differences in leaves from one area to another for me to tell which type.


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

A: Sangunaria (Bloodroot)

not sure about the rest.


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

C: dutchman's breeches (dicentra)


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RE: Rapidfire plant IDs needed

Agree with everything so far.

Your violet looks like Viola sororia

The last one would be considered a gooseberry since it has spines. That narrows it to 4 or 5 possible Ribes spp. without a picture of the flowers or fruit.


 
 

 

 


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