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Plant ID #6537433
05/14/19 06:17 PM
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Planted some wildflower seeds in an area and had an unidentified plant emerge a couple years ago. It's a perennial, as this is it's third year returning. This year though, as with many wildflowers, it has begun to grow upward, rather than just emerging with a few leaves at ground level, while a root system is developed. It has similar characteristics as a Cup Plant, with the leaves being alternate but attached, thus forming the "cup". I have cup plants growing, so I know it's not one of them. The stalk of this plant is round. Leaves are distinctively different in shape, yet there is a "cup" formed, just as with the cup plant. I'd REALLY like to know what it is if someone could share that info. Thanks!
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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537445
05/14/19 06:44 PM
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Does it flower?

Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537453
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Chicory, it should produce a blue flower

Re: Plant ID [Re: tjm] #6537457
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Originally Posted by tjm
Does it flower?

I don't know yet. Several wildflower species don't bloom the first or second year. They establish their rooting system first. Many have roots well over a foot long. So, I'm anxiously waiting to see if it does. I was hoping that it would bloom last year so I could possibly identify it, but it didn't happen. Then this year it started to grow upwards with a stalk. That's when the cup-like leaves became noticeable. It behaves like a wildflower, at least the prairie wildflower species that I'm familiar with. A bloom would definitely help with positive identification.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537467
05/14/19 07:15 PM
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Wild Radish


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537477
05/14/19 07:32 PM
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Looks like Wild Lettuce

Re: Plant ID [Re: Outbackbob48] #6537528
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Originally Posted by snowy
Wild Radish

Originally Posted by Outbackbob48
Looks like Wild Lettuce

Both are close. The biggest difference is opposite leaves aren't separated. They grow together at the stalk and form a cup, in-which, water stands.
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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537542
05/14/19 09:19 PM
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Here's a size reference. The leaves are 15"-16" long. The plant itself is about 1.5' tall, but still growing at this point.
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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537562
05/14/19 09:38 PM
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It reminds me of an artichoke.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537617
05/14/19 10:38 PM
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Pigweed.
It contains a natural chemical known to chemically castrate pigs.
ITS A PIG CASTRATER!
What do I win for the most elaborate way to interject "pig castrater" as the correct answer?

Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537619
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I think it's in the brassica family, it does look radishy for sure.

Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537623
05/14/19 10:47 PM
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52carl, I think you nailed it, pigweed, or I call it sow thistle. You get the red ribbon. laugh old243

Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537656
05/14/19 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by old243
52carl, I think you nailed it, pigweed, or I call it sow thistle. You get the red ribbon. laugh old243



I think it is sow thistle not pigweed. They are different plants. I have lots of pigweed AKA amaranth here and just small amounts of sow thistle.

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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537664
05/15/19 12:26 AM
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It's not sow thistle. Wrong leaf. No spiny edges to the leaves of the plant in question. Also leaf bases (where attaches to stem) is completely different.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537666
05/15/19 12:36 AM
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The leaf shape of the plant in question is called perfoliate. There's a small amount of species that fit that leaf characteristic, yet I can't figure it out. Still hoping someone knows.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537672
05/15/19 12:48 AM
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Just found it. Cut-leaf teasel. Thanks Minnesota DNR.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6537904
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Having read about that just now, I'd dig it out before it flowers- it seems to be invasive and may have been accidental in the seeds you planted.

Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6538387
05/15/19 11:31 PM
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I looked up cutleaf teasal and I have seen this plant in the median of I-64 between Lexington, VA and West Virginia. It had the remnants of the flowers (al dried out) and I wanted to stop and take some seeds to bring home. It is an interesting looking plant. I don't care if it is invasive. Maybe it will kill my dandelions, and maybe chemically castrate that feral hog rumored to be around.

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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6538635
05/16/19 12:41 PM
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Check the flower seed label, it also looks a lot like compass plant. Leaves grow and look like that, plant shoots up a stalk with sunflower like flowers. The sap can be dried and chewed like gum.


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Re: Plant ID [Re: cfowler] #6538670
05/16/19 01:46 PM
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You may also want to look up giant hogweed. Not something to fool around with ! If this is what you have you would likely be blistering already.

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