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Mystery Plant!
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy
That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? |
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Doug Kanter wrote:
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? It looks as Conium maculatum, poisonous, if it has some kind strong smell when you take one leaf and smell it that is possible that. It's a weed. |
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Take a look at this link for giant hogweed.
Don't get the sap on you until you ID it http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/weeds/hogweed.htm if you don't trust my link google "Giant Hogweed" |
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wrote in message oups.com... Take a look at this link for giant hogweed. Don't get the sap on you until you ID it http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/weeds/hogweed.htm if you don't trust my link google "Giant Hogweed" Thanks for the link. Funny, though: For such an alarming plant, you'd think they could've posted a good closeup photo of leaf detail. :-) |
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wrote in message oups.com... Take a look at this link for giant hogweed. Don't get the sap on you until you ID it http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/LANDS/weeds/hogweed.htm if you don't trust my link google "Giant Hogweed" That's not the plant, though. Check this out: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/cipwg/giant_hogweed.html |
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On 5/12/05 3:56 PM, in article , "Doug
Kanter" wrote: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? Could it be a salad burnet? My other thought is a tansy, but the leaves aren't quite right. Cheryl |
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Doug Kanter said:
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? I think it's a member of the Parsley family. The leaves look too finely divided to be wild parsnip or hogweed or lovage. My best guess would be poison hemlock. If you let it go to flower, that would help with an ID -- Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast) Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (attributed to Don Marti) |
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"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message ... Doug Kanter said: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? I think it's a member of the Parsley family. It sure looks like it, doesn't it, especially the way the new stems come out of the previous ones. Just....50 times bigger in all dimensions. The leaves look too finely divided to be wild parsnip or hogweed or lovage. Yeah....the hogweed leaves seem to be more palmate, like oak or maple. My best guess would be poison hemlock. Oh great....pass the ammo. :-) If you let it go to flower, that would help with an ID We shall see. I'll be emailing pictures to the nearest NY DEC office today. |
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Pat Kiewicz wrote: My best guess would be poison hemlock. That is indeed what it is. If Doug wants to emulate Socrates, he can now. |
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Doug Kanter wrote:
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? It kind of looks like a Parsnip. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8 Sunset Zone 5 |
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"Travis" wrote in message newsp7he.42$pb1.35@trnddc08... Doug Kanter wrote: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? It kind of looks like a Parsnip. Yeah, it does, but it's starting to look more and more like poison hemlock, as someone else suggested. I'm sending the pictures to the NY DEC for assistance. |
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Travis" wrote in message newsp7he.42$pb1.35@trnddc08... Doug Kanter wrote: http://cards.webshots.com/cp-9933098...43915986jGrvsy That link leads to some pictures of a plant that came with my house. I can't identify it. Leaves look like carrot or parsley or even a fern (sort of), stem growth habit is similar to fennel. The plant remained lively through the entire winter, surrounded by snow, in temps down to zero. But, it seems like a tender plant that should not have survived under those conditions. It's now 4 feet tall. What is it??? It kind of looks like a Parsnip. Yeah, it does, but it's starting to look more and more like poison hemlock, as someone else suggested. I'm sending the pictures to the NY DEC for assistance. That was my impression also. I don't know if people are becoming more aware of it or if it just starting to take-off in SW Ohio, but there have been warnings about it on the news the last couple of years. As I recall, it gets white flowers. It definitely isn't tansy as I made the mistake of starting that from seed and spent about three years getting rid of it. |
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