tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post7001777582907471508..comments2024-03-25T09:19:01.746-07:00Comments on Get Your Botany On!: Plant Quiz - Keith's Got It!benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02160413013783879792noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-33020541390282615542010-11-02T20:02:40.453-07:002010-11-02T20:02:40.453-07:00Good work, Keith!Good work, Keith!Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-196166569263183152010-11-02T18:40:40.493-07:002010-11-02T18:40:40.493-07:00I'm detecting subtle clues in Scott's resp...I'm detecting subtle clues in Scott's responses. How about Actaea rubra forma neglecta, the white-fruited form of Red Baneberry?Keith Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083771082232156983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-37616822723610197492010-11-02T15:45:55.593-07:002010-11-02T15:45:55.593-07:00No, not Gaultheria hispidula.No, not Gaultheria hispidula.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-14539459591743669252010-11-02T10:33:44.041-07:002010-11-02T10:33:44.041-07:00Gaultheria hispidula ?Gaultheria hispidula ?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860370983531635190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-69439455783382588512010-11-02T09:39:17.071-07:002010-11-02T09:39:17.071-07:00Good guess, Tom, but this berry was plucked right ...Good guess, Tom, but this berry was plucked right from the raceme.<br /><br />Sorry, Anonymous... I learned this summer just how allergic I am to Toxicodendron vernix (even though I had been in it before with nearly no reaction), and there is no way I would hold one of its drupes in my hand!<br /><br />I agree, Heather, that the berry pictured does look somewhat like the drupe of Symphoricarpos albus, but that's not what it is.<br /><br />I admit, this one is a little tricky.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-85105490028458052092010-11-02T06:19:58.888-07:002010-11-02T06:19:58.888-07:00Looks like Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus
but the...Looks like Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus<br />but the berry is really big.Heather Holmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614164765858960174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-6088529871707396782010-11-02T06:08:50.506-07:002010-11-02T06:08:50.506-07:00A rather large drupe of Poison sumac Toxicodendron...A rather large drupe of Poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-57981538438014029952010-11-02T05:00:28.461-07:002010-11-02T05:00:28.461-07:00Yogurt covered raisin! :)Yogurt covered raisin! :)Tom Arbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919759721690261620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-82227428683034558502010-11-02T04:05:31.397-07:002010-11-02T04:05:31.397-07:00Not Actaea pachypoda, not Symphoricarpus albus, an...Not Actaea pachypoda, not Symphoricarpus albus, and not Cornus racemosa...Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-41267154097019070522010-11-01T17:44:09.934-07:002010-11-01T17:44:09.934-07:00It sure looks like Actaea but Scott wouldn't g...It sure looks like Actaea but Scott wouldn't give such an easy quiz. How about Gray Dogwood, Cornus racemosa?Keith Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083771082232156983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-675935764461060188.post-12782405153411365112010-11-01T17:07:32.475-07:002010-11-01T17:07:32.475-07:00Not right for Actea, so I'd say snowberry, Sym...Not right for Actea, so I'd say snowberry, Symphoricarpus albus. Looks a litte bit like a casper ghost..<br />MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com