Showing posts with label Heliopsis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heliopsis. Show all posts

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Heliopsis Quiz Winner!




We have a WINNER!!!! Scott Namestnik, please come forward to claim your prize. Indeed, my quiz photo was a mutated Heliopsis helianthoides that had developed a whorl of three leaves, rather than the typical opposite leaved status. Sorry it was a tough one, I should have posted a photo of a 'normal' one, but I was too lazy to crop the flower out of the pic and the only one I had without a flower was the wierdo. At any rate, good job Scott.


Friday, August 15, 2008

How about another quiz plant?!

Here's the new quiz! This plant was growing in open upland woods in southern Missouri. Have fun using your thinkers on this one!

***UPDATE AND HINT: Okay, no one is biting so I'll give you a big hint. This specimen was abnormal, in terms of leaf arrangement. It is usually opposite, rather than whorled. This was just a mutant. That little tidbit should make this a much easier quiz! I admit it was just a little too tricky. Sorry!