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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 9, 2017 16:57:46 GMT
Anyone know?? We live in a woods and these plants always catch my eye... First two pics were taken on June 11th... Took this one today... ~Mari
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Post by feather on Jul 9, 2017 17:28:46 GMT
AH I can't believe that I know a little about this. I was researching maianthemum stellatum, and maianthemum racemosum, that picture is a relative of those plants. The m. stellatum and m. racemosum are used in indian medicine, which I'm pursuing and they don't have the flowers or berries behind every set of leaves. You can tell it is a relative because it has berries behind each set of leaves but it appears similar. The leaves are in pairs, with or without veins. Common names may be: solomons plume, solomons seal, you'll have to look further, to find the right relative of it. Redfish has helped me look into some of these plants, she might know more.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2017 18:28:59 GMT
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Post by paquebot on Jul 9, 2017 22:14:11 GMT
That's definitely Solomon's seal. Much of my home landscaping is wildflowers and that one is almost a weed. It's one of few that will hold its own against red monarda.
Martin
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Post by Skandi on Jul 10, 2017 16:28:33 GMT
yup solomons seal we have a ton of it here too, but only around the house where the soil is chalky, it doesn't like acid. It is medicinal but it is also posinous.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 11, 2017 13:47:19 GMT
Thanks feather, Tallpines,@paisley,@redfish, paquebot, Skandi, for taking time to reply to my post... I had heard of Solomon's Seal but am now delighted to finally know which plant it is! Thanks again, Mari
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Post by paquebot on Jul 12, 2017 5:24:11 GMT
There's a smaller plant which looks like that but is spikenard. Hard to tell them apart until they bloom. Solomon's seal flowers are distributed along the underside of the stem whereas spikenard flowers are a cluster at the end. Another "weed" here!
Martin
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