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Mystery "weed"
I have a volunteer in one of my hanging baskets along with the Bougainville.
http://www.PictureTrail.com/uid3975444 It is about 18 inches tall. The berries have a gooseberry look though not as big, in that you can see faint strips on the berry. No thorns. It appears to be very prolific. The flower is about the size of a pencil eraser, five white petals with a bright yellow center. I don't know if I should do away with it or propagate it. Cliff |
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In message , Cliff
writes I have a volunteer in one of my hanging baskets along with the Bougainville. http://www.PictureTrail.com/uid3975444 It is about 18 inches tall. The berries have a gooseberry look though not as big, in that you can see faint strips on the berry. No thorns. It appears to be very prolific. The flower is about the size of a pencil eraser, five white petals with a bright yellow center. I don't know if I should do away with it or propagate it. Cliff Some sort of Solanum - probably poisonous. The USDA has 27 species present in Texas. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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It is a Solanum, possibly Solanum nigrum or Solanum americanum but
there are other possibilities that occur locally. The Solanums (Nightshades) native to central Texas tend to be hairy and have at least small thorns. The flower here is very distinctive. On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:12:51 GMT, "Cliff" wrote: I have a volunteer in one of my hanging baskets along with the Bougainville. http://www.PictureTrail.com/uid3975444 It is about 18 inches tall. The berries have a gooseberry look though not as big, in that you can see faint strips on the berry. No thorns. It appears to be very prolific. The flower is about the size of a pencil eraser, five white petals with a bright yellow center. I don't know if I should do away with it or propagate it. Cliff Rusty Mase Austin, Texas |
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You have called it. It is Solanum nigrum. Do you mind sharing how you went
about identifying it, did you just know it from past experience or is there some logic tree you went through? Thanks, "Rusty Mase" wrote in message ... It is a Solanum, possibly Solanum nigrum or Solanum americanum but there are other possibilities that occur locally. The Solanums (Nightshades) native to central Texas tend to be hairy and have at least small thorns. The flower here is very distinctive. On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:12:51 GMT, "Cliff" wrote: I have a volunteer in one of my hanging baskets along with the Bougainville. http://www.PictureTrail.com/uid3975444 It is about 18 inches tall. The berries have a gooseberry look though not as big, in that you can see faint strips on the berry. No thorns. It appears to be very prolific. The flower is about the size of a pencil eraser, five white petals with a bright yellow center. I don't know if I should do away with it or propagate it. Cliff Rusty Mase Austin, Texas |
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On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:48:37 GMT, "Cliff" wrote:
You have called it. It is Solanum nigrum. Do you mind sharing how you went about identifying it, did you just know it from past experience or is there some logic tree you went through? No, I have worked with native plants for about 40 years and it is just intuitive by now. Now as far as a logic tree or modus operandi, I would recommend accumulating books on plants with good photos or line drawings and just comparing an unknown plant to these. After a while you get used to putting them into categories that match the way plants are classified and named. I do not know if you can do this effectively online as you only see one plant at a time and you need a name to even find that. For instance, if you sit down with Enquist's "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" and start perusing the photos you will come across Solanum triquetrum sooner or later and the similarities will give you the genus, Solanum, of your unknown. Then you can go through individual species online and figure out what you have. Rusty Mase Austin, Texas |
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"Rusty Mase" wrote in message news On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:48:37 GMT, "Cliff" wrote: You have called it. It is Solanum nigrum. Do you mind sharing how you went about identifying it, did you just know it from past experience or is there some logic tree you went through? No, I have worked with native plants for about 40 years and it is just intuitive by now. Now as far as a logic tree or modus operandi, I would recommend accumulating books on plants with good photos or line drawings and just comparing an unknown plant to these. After a while you get used to putting them into categories that match the way plants are classified and named. I do not know if you can do this effectively online as you only see one plant at a time and you need a name to even find that. For instance, if you sit down with Enquist's "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" and start perusing the photos you will come across Solanum triquetrum sooner or later and the similarities will give you the genus, Solanum, of your unknown. Then you can go through individual species online and figure out what you have. Rusty Mase Austin, Texas |
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No, I have worked with native plants for about 40 years and it is just intuitive by now. Now as far as a logic tree or modus operandi, I would recommend accumulating books on plants with good photos or line drawings and just comparing an unknown plant to these. After a while you get used to putting them into categories that match the way plants are classified and named. I do not know if you can do this effectively online as you only see one plant at a time and you need a name to even find that. For instance, if you sit down with Enquist's "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" and start perusing the photos you will come across Solanum triquetrum sooner or later and the similarities will give you the genus, Solanum, of your unknown. Then you can go through individual species online and figure out what you have. Rusty Mase Austin, Texas Hey Rusty.. Got another wierd one for ya..I am finding Bastrop must be the burmuda triangle for wierd bugs, critters and plants! I was poking around in my back woods, spraying the damn greenbriars with roundup and found a couple of really odd vines. The vine is very thin and has few leaves but what is odd is the fruit growing on it..They look almost exactly like grape tomatos..Same color, size and basic texture. Only difference is the fruit last a long time and don't seem to be bothered by the local critters..One of these is actually growing up in a cedar tree..The other one is on the ground..Anyone ever seen such a vine? Been fighting those dang greenbriars..Found the only way I can kill them is to make a very strong mixture of roundup in a spray bottle and carefully spray them..The ones too close to other vegitation I pull out but these things are mean..Some folks say "dig em up" but there is no way..Too many..I figure if I keep killing the vines off the tuber will eventually get a taste of the roundup..I stick plastic under them so the roundup doesn't get on the ground too..Being very careful! :-) John |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:24:06 -0500, "John"
wrote: Got another wierd one for ya..I am finding Bastrop must be the burmuda triangle for wierd bugs, critters and plants! I was poking around in my back woods, spraying the damn greenbriars with roundup and found a couple of really odd vines. The vine is very thin and has few leaves but what is odd is the fruit growing on it..They look almost exactly like grape tomatos..Same color, size and basic texture. Only difference is the fruit last a long time and don't seem to be bothered by the local critters..One of these is actually growing up in a cedar tree..The other one is on the ground..Anyone ever seen such a vine? Do a Google Search for "balsam gourd" and see it that is close. This should be about the right time for them. Rusty Mase Austin, Texas |
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"Rusty Mase" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:24:06 -0500, "John" wrote: Got another wierd one for ya..I am finding Bastrop must be the burmuda triangle for wierd bugs, critters and plants! I was poking around in my back woods, spraying the damn greenbriars with roundup and found a couple of really odd vines. The vine is very thin and has few leaves but what is odd is the fruit growing on it..They look almost exactly like grape tomatos..Same color, size and basic texture. Only difference is the fruit last a long time and don't seem to be bothered by the local critters..One of these is actually growing up in a cedar tree..The other one is on the ground..Anyone ever seen such a vine? Do a Google Search for "balsam gourd" and see it that is close. This should be about the right time for them. Rusty Mase Austin, Texas Hi Rusty! Yep..That looks like it..Very odd little plant but very cool..The fruit stays on it for a long time.. Thanks so much! John |
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