What plant is this?
It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark.
Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png |
What plant is this?
hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel
"jml" wrote in message ... It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark. Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png |
What plant is this?
hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel
"jml" wrote in message ... It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark. Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png |
What plant is this?
----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Kauhl" Newsgroups: sci.bio.botany Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: What plant is this? hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel "jml" wrote in message ... It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark. Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png For me it looks like Daphne laureola, I used to see in wold french wood, especially, with calcareous soil. the link belows, says a curious chemical is released when cut!! http://www.uwc.ca/pearson/ecology/re...rodspecies.htm JLP |
What plant is this?
----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Kauhl" Newsgroups: sci.bio.botany Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: What plant is this? hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel "jml" wrote in message ... It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark. Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png For me it looks like Daphne laureola, I used to see in wold french wood, especially, with calcareous soil. the link belows, says a curious chemical is released when cut!! http://www.uwc.ca/pearson/ecology/re...rodspecies.htm JLP |
What plant is this?
----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Kauhl" Newsgroups: sci.bio.botany Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: What plant is this? hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel "jml" wrote in message ... It's an evergreen, shade loving, about 1-2' high with smooth greyish bark. Forms clusters of tiny green flowers in spring that fruit into purplish-black berries with a single large seed. Fruit is palatable, and not immediately fatal in very small amounts (yes, okay, stupid... but my Dad tried them first). http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant2.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant1.png http://www.blarg.net/~jlowery/PIX/Plant3.png For me it looks like Daphne laureola, I used to see in wold french wood, especially, with calcareous soil. the link belows, says a curious chemical is released when cut!! http://www.uwc.ca/pearson/ecology/re...rodspecies.htm JLP |
What plant is this?
"D. Kauhl" writes:
hello, I think it's Cherry Laurel I think not. The leaves are radial, not alternate, and I couldn't detect any almond or black cherry smell from crushing the leaves. The tiny green flowerlets are bunched in close to each branch and under the crown. Certainly not a tree, either. Lot of bare bark between leaves and base, though. Does seem laurel-like to me, but the radial leaves are unlike any laurel I've been able to see pictures of. |
What plant is this?
For me it looks like Daphne laureola, I used to see in wold french wood,
especially, with calcareous soil. Ah, yes... that looks more like it! the link belows, says a curious chemical is released when cut!! http://www.uwc.ca/pearson/ecology/re...rodspecies.htm Yeah, I think that's my next experiment! |
What plant is this?
Hmm, looks like most references note the berries to be deadly poisonous.
However, the one I tasted wasn't acrid tasting, like one reference stated. Didn't notice any burning sensation, either. Still, I don't think I'll be trying any more. |
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