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Please help idnetify this plant
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I have placed a picture on my web site, showing a plant I am unable to identify. Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm. The plant was situated amongst Common Cleavers and Brambles by the edge of a nature trail (disused rail track) in Nottinghamshire, England. The picture was taken on 10th April 2004. I have looked in 4 different wild flower books and been unable to identify the plant, the closest being something in the Crucifers (or Brassicae). I would be grateful if someone could assist me!! Many thanks, Mark. |
Please help idnetify this plant
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mel turner wrote: In article , [Mark Sansom] wrote... Hi, I have placed a picture on my web site, showing a plant I am unable to identify. Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm. The plant was situated amongst Common Cleavers and Brambles by the edge of a nature trail (disused rail track) in Nottinghamshire, England. The picture was taken on 10th April 2004. I have looked in 4 different wild flower books and been unable to identify the plant, the closest being something in the Crucifers (or Brassicae). I would be grateful if someone could assist me!! Looks very much like the genus _Lunaria_ to me. They later have interesting flat fruits. http://www.4reference.net/encycloped...a/Lunaria.html http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~st...2000/01555.jpg http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/course...D1lunaria.html http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/schoepke/lun_re_2.jpg http://www.gut-im-bild.at/pages/Lunaria-annua.htm http://www.plantimag.de/dat/0205078.html http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxbra.htm You're right, it is a member of the Brassicaceae. Hope this helps. cheers Yes! I agree, good old "Honesty" - known in N. America as "The silver dollar plant" and to botanists as Lunaria annua L. It's a garden escape having been introduced from SE Europe according to Grey-Wilson in "The Illustrated Flora of Britain & N. Europe". It escapes all over our garden here in Newfoundland too, just as well it's good looking. Howard Clase |
Please help idnetify this plant
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Many thanks for your help. I was looking in wild flower books - no wonder I couldn't find it! Regards, Mark. "Howard Clase" wrote in message ... In article , mel turner wrote: In article , [Mark Sansom] wrote... Hi, I have placed a picture on my web site, showing a plant I am unable to identify. Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm. The plant was situated amongst Common Cleavers and Brambles by the edge of a nature trail (disused rail track) in Nottinghamshire, England. The picture was taken on 10th April 2004. I have looked in 4 different wild flower books and been unable to identify the plant, the closest being something in the Crucifers (or Brassicae). I would be grateful if someone could assist me!! Looks very much like the genus _Lunaria_ to me. They later have interesting flat fruits. http://www.4reference.net/encycloped...a/Lunaria.html http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~st...2000/01555.jpg http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/course...D1lunaria.html http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/schoepke/lun_re_2.jpg http://www.gut-im-bild.at/pages/Lunaria-annua.htm http://www.plantimag.de/dat/0205078.html http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxbra.htm You're right, it is a member of the Brassicaceae. Hope this helps. cheers Yes! I agree, good old "Honesty" - known in N. America as "The silver dollar plant" and to botanists as Lunaria annua L. It's a garden escape having been introduced from SE Europe according to Grey-Wilson in "The Illustrated Flora of Britain & N. Europe". It escapes all over our garden here in Newfoundland too, just as well it's good looking. Howard Clase |
Please help idnetify this plant
On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:36:26 +0000 (UTC),
(Howard Clase) wrote: In article , mel turner wrote: In article , [Mark Sansom] wrote... Hi, I have placed a picture on my web site, showing a plant I am unable to identify. Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm. The plant was situated amongst Common Cleavers and Brambles by the edge of a nature trail (disused rail track) in Nottinghamshire, England. The picture was taken on 10th April 2004. I have looked in 4 different wild flower books and been unable to identify the plant, the closest being something in the Crucifers (or Brassicae). I would be grateful if someone could assist me!! Looks very much like the genus _Lunaria_ to me. They later have interesting flat fruits. http://www.4reference.net/encycloped...a/Lunaria.html http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~st...2000/01555.jpg http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/course...D1lunaria.html http://botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/schoepke/lun_re_2.jpg http://www.gut-im-bild.at/pages/Lunaria-annua.htm http://www.plantimag.de/dat/0205078.html http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxbra.htm You're right, it is a member of the Brassicaceae. Hope this helps. cheers Yes! I agree, good old "Honesty" - known in N. America as "The silver dollar plant" and to botanists as Lunaria annua L. It's a garden escape having been introduced from SE Europe according to Grey-Wilson in "The Illustrated Flora of Britain & N. Europe". It escapes all over our garden here in Newfoundland too, just as well it's good looking. So how can you tell it is Lunaria annua and not Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket). I always have to wait for the seed pods to start forming to determine which of the two it is. Curious... If Mark is still following along, it (Lunaria annua) is in several of my "Wildflower" books. Maybe you just don't have enough books yet ;-) -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
Please help idnetify this plant
Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm.
Leon Fisk schreef So how can you tell it is Lunaria annua and not Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket). I always have to wait for the seed pods to start forming to determine which of the two it is. Curious... + + + Well, I suppose the best clue would be leaf shape: shape here is pretty typical for Lunaria annua, and rather unlike Hesperis cf http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T51058.HTM PvR |
Please help idnetify this plant
On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 10:15:00 +0200, "P van Rijckevorsel"
wrote: Please see http://www.astrostitch.co.uk/plant.htm. Leon Fisk schreef So how can you tell it is Lunaria annua and not Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket). I always have to wait for the seed pods to start forming to determine which of the two it is. Curious... + + + Well, I suppose the best clue would be leaf shape: shape here is pretty typical for Lunaria annua, and rather unlike Hesperis cf http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T51058.HTM Thanks PvR, The reference site you gave shows a significant difference between the leaves. I'll have to go study my books again. I remember struggling with this id in the past. The drawings and descriptions I used weren't the best in distinguishing between the leaves. This site makes it look obvious. I have both varieties growing in my area (but not side-by-side). I'll take a better look later this spring when they're flowering. -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
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