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Plant to ID
See M001 - M004 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphanus97/
I'm pretty sure it is in the Mimosa or "Bird-of-Paradise" subfamily of the pea family. Alternate leaves length about 7mm. The plant is about a meter high. The fruit is a small sphere (1mm diameter) that could be divided into three parts. The flower is also very small (1mm across) and probably consists only of 5 green sepals. I'm in the piedmont area of South Carolina but that may be irrelevant because I've only seen one specimen of the plant and I think it hitched a ride on the "plant-ball" of a liriope that was transplanted from a nursery in a recent landscaping. Thanks in advance. |
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The M001-M1004 look like Phyllanthus in the Euphorbiaceae. Simple
leaves, no petals, little capsular fruit. You can compare to photos at: http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs4...dw251098rs.jpg http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/pic03/DSCN1815.JPG The species vary in number of sepals, but the females will usually have the styles. Monique Reed Texas A&M Raphanus wrote: See M001 - M004 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphanus97/ I'm pretty sure it is in the Mimosa or "Bird-of-Paradise" subfamily of the pea family. Alternate leaves length about 7mm. The plant is about a meter high. The fruit is a small sphere (1mm diameter) that could be divided into three parts. The flower is also very small (1mm across) and probably consists only of 5 green sepals. I'm in the piedmont area of South Carolina but that may be irrelevant because I've only seen one specimen of the plant and I think it hitched a ride on the "plant-ball" of a liriope that was transplanted from a nursery in a recent landscaping. Thanks in advance. |
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"Raphanus" wrote in message
ups.com... See M001 - M004 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphanus97/ I'm pretty sure it is in the Mimosa or "Bird-of-Paradise" subfamily of the pea family. Alternate leaves length about 7mm. The plant is about a meter high. The fruit is a small sphere (1mm diameter) that could be divided into three parts. The flower is also very small (1mm across) and probably consists only of 5 green sepals. I'm in the piedmont area of South Carolina but that may be irrelevant because I've only seen one specimen of the plant and I think it hitched a ride on the "plant-ball" of a liriope that was transplanted from a nursery in a recent landscaping. It looks to be Phyllanthus caroliniensis. What appear to be the compound leaves of a legume are actually branches with simple small leaves. Some Phyllanthus species have even more remarkably legume-leaf-like branches than yours. http://www.hktree.com/tree/Phyllanthus%20emblica.htm It's a large genus. Some are woody plants, even trees, others are weedy herbs like yours. A few have flattened leafless-but-leaflike branches: http://www.mob-zabrze.pl/galeria/wio...yllanthus2.jpg http://www.meemelink.com/prints%20pa...ustifolius.htm There's even a floating aquatic one http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ails.php?id=45 Although long included in the family Euphorbiaceae, more recent classifications put them and their relatives in a separate family Phyllanthaceae. cheers |
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Monique and mel,...Thanks. I'm sure you're right. I appreciate the
lesson. Many traps for an amateur. Phyllanthus caroliniensis is common in Aiken County. mel turner wrote: "Raphanus" wrote in message ups.com... See M001 - M004 at http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphanus97/ I'm pretty sure it is in the Mimosa or "Bird-of-Paradise" subfamily of the pea family. Alternate leaves length about 7mm. The plant is about a meter high. The fruit is a small sphere (1mm diameter) that could be divided into three parts. The flower is also very small (1mm across) and probably consists only of 5 green sepals. I'm in the piedmont area of South Carolina but that may be irrelevant because I've only seen one specimen of the plant and I think it hitched a ride on the "plant-ball" of a liriope that was transplanted from a nursery in a recent landscaping. It looks to be Phyllanthus caroliniensis. What appear to be the compound leaves of a legume are actually branches with simple small leaves. Some Phyllanthus species have even more remarkably legume-leaf-like branches than yours. http://www.hktree.com/tree/Phyllanthus%20emblica.htm It's a large genus. Some are woody plants, even trees, others are weedy herbs like yours. A few have flattened leafless-but-leaflike branches: http://www.mob-zabrze.pl/galeria/wio...yllanthus2.jpg http://www.meemelink.com/prints%20pa...ustifolius.htm There's even a floating aquatic one http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...ails.php?id=45 Although long included in the family Euphorbiaceae, more recent classifications put them and their relatives in a separate family Phyllanthaceae. cheers |
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