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plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
May 22, 2012 1:03 PM Post #9133759
| This plant is growing in the woodland margin, zone 5. Any guesses appreciated. 
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juhur7
Anderson, IN (Zone 6b)
May 22, 2012 1:05 PM Post #9133769
| Is this a flowering maple? |
l6blue
Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4b)
May 22, 2012 1:18 PM Post #9133796
| It looks like it could be a Canada anemone, Anemone canadensis. |
PiedmontGuy
Charlotte, NC (Zone 8a)
May 22, 2012 1:29 PM Post #9133805
| Looks like a buttercup gone to seed. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom (Zone 9a)
May 22, 2012 3:44 PM Post #9134015
| PiedmontGuy wrote:Looks like a buttercup gone to seed.
Ditto!
Resin
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greenthumb99
Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a)
May 22, 2012 7:12 PM Post #9134352
| The 2nd and 4th photos look like the upper leaves and fruit of Kidneyleaf Buttercup, Rannuculus abortivus, but the leaves in the 1st photo are different. Could one plant be growing up through another? |
plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
May 23, 2012 1:06 PM Post #9135380
| Good point, greenthumb99, not sure. I'll get out there and investigate. |
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Bretten
Germany
May 23, 2012 1:39 PM Post #9135446
| Possibly Ranunculus aconitifolius or R. platanifolius?
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.guenther-blaic... |
greenthumb99
Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a)
May 23, 2012 5:23 PM Post #9135752
| Check the basal and lower leaves and see if they compare to this plant. 
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plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 2, 2012 10:28 PM Post #9149860
| I didn't mean to drop the ball on this thread. Whatever kind of plant it was, I know deer like it b/c last week I went to locate it to compare to greenthumb's photo and it was nibbled half down. I thought it'd be easy to find another specimen of it in the woods but I've had no success thus far. I cannot thank you enough greenthumb99. Going from memory, no I don't think the lower leaves looked like the one in your photo. I remember the plant having just the stem coming straight out of the ground with no leaves until a few inches up. I feel bad about this. I'm so thankful for all the help. I will keep on the lookout for another specimen of this plant. |
plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 9, 2012 2:28 PM Post #9158382
| Another specimen FOUND! Hooray! I'll call this one Specimen #2. I can confirm that the lower leaves are not like in the greenthumb99 photo. It is basically a stem coming straight out of the ground. About 6 inches up, it branches off.
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plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 9, 2012 2:29 PM Post #9158385
| Here are some more pictures of Specimen #2.
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plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 9, 2012 2:33 PM Post #9158388
| We have flowers! This is from a different plant, call it Specimen #3. It's about 10 feet from the other specimen and this one is flowering. 
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TomH3787
Raleigh, NC (Zone 7b)
June 9, 2012 3:36 PM Post #9158459
| The flowers in the last 2 pics look like Geum canadense. |
quietone613662
Massena, NY
June 9, 2012 6:16 PM Post #9158580
| It's quickweed,, I have lots of it .It's on the weed identification page for Better Homes and Gardens. |
altagardener
Calgary, AB (Zone 3b)
June 9, 2012 6:34 PM Post #9158597
| The consensus seems to be that "quickweed" is the common name for Galinsoga ciliata, and the plant in question is definitely not that:
http://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=quickweed...
http://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Galinsoga... |
plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 10, 2012 6:33 PM Post #9159775
| Greenthumb99, you are right. These are two different plants. My untrained eye could not tell the difference.
I think TomH3787 is right and Specimen #3 is Geum canadense - White Avens.
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/geca7.htm
http://www.keiriosity.com/gallery/main.php/v/plants/Rosaceae...
http://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/white-avens
Here are the leaves of Specimen #3. The leaves are in sequential order (leaves at bottom of plant are on left side of photo going up to the flower at the top).
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plant_it
Valparaiso, IN
June 10, 2012 6:44 PM Post #9159787
| Here are the leaves of Specimen #2. I isolated this plant and pulled it out of the ground. Attached is a picture of the roots. Also, there is indeed a leaf at the very bottom - I attached a photo. Next, please see the photo of the leaves in sequential order from the bottom of the plant going up.
I don't think it's Ranunculus abortivus, though I could definitely be wrong.
http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Ranunculus_abortivus...
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/sf_buttercu...
It kind of looks like Ranunculus platanifolius, perhaps not a perfect fit:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ranunculus_platan...
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hlasek.com/fo...
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&quer...
Specimen #2 remains a mystery to me.
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kkane
Davis, CA
June 10, 2012 7:47 PM Post #9159911
| Potentilla argentea perhaps |
