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I know this plant! But I can't come up with the name yet. Darn. It will come to me; I just need a bit of time. Plants: 70 | From: Lehman Twp PA | Registered: May 2004
| Seeded: 66.33.235.49
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I have a couple questions before I'm certain. 1. This doesn't turn into a vine, does it? 2. Are there actual flowers on it prior to this, or is this all there is?
I am leaning toward one plant, but it might not be the one I first thought of.
Plants: 70 | From: Lehman Twp PA | Registered: May 2004
| Seeded: 66.33.235.49
quote: I came across this plant one day in July, never saw it before and didn't go back since. So I can not be certain what other form the flowers or plant may take. However, I would guess that it is not a vine, and that the flowers are pictured.
Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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Sorry it took me so long to post today! My current thought is that its a wild hydrangea. I forget the new policy about posting links. I have one if you need it. Originally, I was leaning toward the large white trillium; this variety has some that don't only bloom on the top. However, the "flowers" on this seem to resemble receptacles left when petals have fallen off a flower. If they are, indeed, flowers, then I'm stumped because the leaves were very different on the only one I found with similar flowers.
Confused enough? Plants: 70 | From: Lehman Twp PA | Registered: May 2004
| Seeded: 66.33.235.49
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It looks like the flowers have fallen off, and a seed pod is left, but not sure???
I first looked at the leaves and kinda thought they looked like a sunflower (the four on the top) But not on the way down they don't. too long and skinny.......
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the closest I could get is the clematis terniflora/or sweetautumn clematis. Those things grow all over the mountains in Washington State so I bet wild willy knows what they are called. The flower described is what I remember seeing on the plant when I was wondering around in the woods as a kid. But the description of the leaves seems wrong to me. What I remember best is those suckers get really big leaves on them. But the ones I saw were never twinned around a tree they were just in the forest close to trees. I'm so sorry I couldn't find it.
* * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.48.76
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Here is a picture of the Clematis terniflora And Clematis terniflora I am not sure...... I don't think so, that is a vine.. The picture in the begining, doesn't look like a vine.... I am not sure the leaves match either..
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your right it is a vine but it can grow 30' high and get 4 inches in diameter. But my problem is that the leaves although they grow oposite one another are suppose to grow in groups of 3 or 5 according to what I read and that's the wrong grouping for what weezie showed us. Also the ones I was were growning wild in the Pacific Northwest not the northeast. I guess my key let me down.
Good luck finding the plant and let me know what it turns out to be. This is much better than playing clue.
* * * * Plants: 8557 | From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
| Seeded: 4.249.78.164
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This one kept reminding me of nettles, but it didn't stand up under close scrutiny, so I finally got out my Peterson Field Guide and went page by page till I think I found it. What do you think about feverwort? The sepals where the flowers were look the same, though there aren't fruits yet in your photo Weezie.
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May the force be with you Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004
| Seeded: 207.69.137.135
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Terry, I sent the message off... And waiting for a reply...
The part where the flowers or whatever they are/seed pods??? look the same to me..
The leaves look similar??? but maybe not exactly...but I didn't see it in person, so I'm waiting for word on the yes or no...
Weezie
P/S Terry, Thank~You very much for taking the time to look this up for me, I appreciate it... I've been checking some books and field guides. But no luck!!!
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
quote: We've got a winner! It is feverwort. Thanks for your help in finding the answer. I can't wait to look for it this summer when it is in flower and fruit.
Woooooooooooo~hoooooooooooooooooo!!! Thanks sooooooooo much Terry!! You got it!!!
I can not THANK~YOU enough.... Again, I appreciate it veryyyyy much....... Weezie
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Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2
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