A flowering plant that grows in the wild, most commonly not intentionally planted.
Questions tagged [wildflowers]
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Shrub Identification, Edible or not?
While looking for wild edibles I came across this shrub with some berries on it, fortunately some plants still had flowers so I was able to take many pictures. If anybody knows about it I would be glad to know if it is edible or not because the…
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What wildflower could this be?
I planted mixed wildflower seeds and thisvis what came up. The stems are about18" tall right now and are stiff and fuzzy. The leaves are wide and green. There are no blooms yet.
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What is this plant with palmate leaves and purple flower spikes?
Can you help me identify this plant? It has palmate leaves with 12 or more leaflets and flower spikes with whorled purple flowers.
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What's this spindly weed with sharp seeds?
The plant below has thin black seeds, almost needle-sharp, that are also slightly burred so their sides cling to fabric. Seeds maybe a half-inch long. It grows in medium shade (not deep shade) at forest edges, reaching maybe a foot or two high. It…
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What is this plant with leaves like a cattail but with triangular waxy pods?
I found this plant near a river in Wisconsin. The leaves look like a cattail but this thing grows pods! The pods are triangular and are waxy and smooth at the same time. The leaves are very much like a cattail.
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What plant resembles a tomato plant with thorns?
What plant resembles a tomato plant with thorns? The leaves are similar to watermelon, but the plant and flowers look like a tomato plant.
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Identifying this unusual tree
I photographed this unusual-looking bush/tree growing wild in central Texas in December of last year:
It had beige-colored, spiky flowers/seed heads arranged in panicles (at least I think that's the right terminology). It had grown to about seven…
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