I recently posted the following plant quiz...
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Anyone able to ID this plant from what is shown in this photograph?
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There were several good guesses, and BOUCUR got the genus correct (Valeriana), but no one figured out the species. Here is what it would have looked like in flower...
This is Valeriana uliginosa (Marsh Valerian), a species of fens primarily in the Great Lakes region. Because of its rarity, V. uliginosa is a species of conservation concern in most of the states in which it occurs. In the quiz photo, the "plumose pappus-like" structures are actually the calyx lobes, which are inrolled when the plant is in flower and expanded when it goes to fruit.
Valeriana edulis var. ciliata
ReplyDeleteGood guess, but not Valeriana edulis var. ciliata.
ReplyDeleteMegalondonta beckii?
ReplyDeleteMary
Nope... not Megalodonta beckii.
ReplyDeleteWell now I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteCentranthus I'm pretty sure. Perhaps ruber?
ReplyDeleteNope, not a Centranthus.
ReplyDeleteHere's a hint... BOUCUR was very close...
ReplyDeleteofficinalis?
ReplyDeleteNot quite...
ReplyDeleteThe western one?
ReplyDeleteNo, it's not one of the ones that grows in the western US.
ReplyDeleteHello!
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