Bloom Clock/Unknown Plants

I'm trying to find out which Viburnum species this is. Any ideas? (I can easily provide more pictures if you tell me what I should be looking for)--Anna reg 15:22, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

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• I found this while working on the gallery Tagetes patula and couldn't believe that this image was correctly identified as the leaves are quite different to other Tagetes plants...
  

the image description is: The inflorescence of cultivated Tagetes patula. Moscow region, Russia. 13. August 2009

--Anna reg 13:04, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

It's a Zinnia. --SB_Johnny

That's convincing - I changed the description to a flowering Zinnia culitvar.. Thanks for your help. --Anna reg 12:51, 12 April 2010 (UTC) ^talk 14:49, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
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Zinnia

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• I took this photo on the banks of the Merrimack River back in August. At the time, I thought it might be Mentha arvensis, but then I stumbled across BCP/Lycopus virginicus and thought maybe... that's what this is?
• I dont think so, its Lycopus. It really look more like Mentha, especially its flowers and color.--Juan de Vojníkov 10:14, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
  • Because if I look in Google: .--Juan de Vojníkov 10:21, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
  • This looks like Urtica dioica - stinging nettle - to me, but I'm not 100% sure. The leaves don't seem to be toothed enough for that, and I can't make out any hairs on the stem. --Trinity507 01:31, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
    • After closer inspection of the photo, it does look more toothed and it does have hairs, but the flowers don't look right. Hmmm. --Trinity507

It,s definitely a Mentha, but they do very often hybrids, so you can (almost) never know, exept you got a Flora of the region... --Wer?Du?! (talk) 21:17, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

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• Found in a garden in Reno, NV
  • This is some w:Rudbeckia.--Juan de Vojníkov 10:09, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

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• The Jade Knight ^(d'viser) 01:00, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

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• Found in Reno, Nevada, in a garden.

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• The Jade Knight ^(d'viser) 00:55, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

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Hemerocallis

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• Very common garden plant here. Seems to have been blooming for months now. I'm sure it's an easy one. Bastique 00:52, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

  Okay, per our conversation off wiki, it's a yet to be identified Agapanthus. Bastique 16:33, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

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• Bastique 00:53, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
• Bastique 22:11, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Identified as

Agapanthus

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• This plant was about 80cm (~30 inches) tall. The flowers were ~3mm across. You can get a pretty good idea of the scale by looking at the ant-sized bug in one of the blooms in the photo (it was a "medium-sized" ant).
  • It's definitely in Fabaceae, but otherwise I'm not familiar with it. --SB_Johnny ^talk 14:21, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
    • Maybe it's Lespedeza capitata? --Jomegat 19:37, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
      • I'm convinced that's what it is, so I'm going to declare it as such. --Jomegat 02:55, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

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• Jomegat 13:40, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Identified as

Lespedeza capitata

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Clues and discussion:

• Perhaps it belongs to the genus Monarda? Monarda fistulosa? I dunno.
• No, i'm shure this is a Centaurea, but don't know which species, since found in usa. -- Turnvater Jahn 03:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
  • I's C. montana (leaves and receptacle are quite distinctive). --SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Oh yeah - that's it alright! Thanks guys! (BTW, that's one of the best flower pix I've taken IMHO). --Jomegat 12:31, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

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• --Jomegat 12:50 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Identified as

Centaurea montana

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• These flowers are about 2.5 cm across. Photographed on May 31 in New Hampshire.
  • Got it. I think it's Clintonia borealis.

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• --Jomegat 01:41, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

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Clintonia borealis

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• Saw this one in the edge of the woods this evening (13 May, 2008). It looks quite a bit like Clematis virginiana, but the flowers are only about 2mm across - the whole flower cluster is ~15mm. Also, May is a bit early for Clematis virginiana.
  • Definitely not Clematis, but might be in that family (Ranunculaceae). --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:26, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
    • I'm confident enough to declare this one Panax trifolius. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PATR2&photoID=patr2_002_ahp.tif --Jomegat 20:36, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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• --Jomegat 00:46, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
• --Jomegat 20:36, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Identified as

Panax trifolius

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Clues and discussion:

• Common weed and/or wildflower, mostly seen in partially shaded spots. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:25, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Due to leave shape and the flower relicts, i'd guess it is a Ranunculaceae or even Ranunculus. But no idea which species, if found in USA. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:26, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Yep! It's R. micranthus. Thanks! --SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

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Identified as

Ranunculus micranthus

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Clues and discussion:

• Spreading ground cover that grows in shady areas of the garden. --SB_Johnny |

^talk 14:22, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

• Maybe some Polygonatum? -- Turnvater Jahn 18:47, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
• Identified on commons as Disporum sessile

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Disporum sessile

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• Tall, arching shrub with trifoliate leaves, blooming early may in Pennsylvania. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:19, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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Identified as

Staphylea trifolia

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Clues and discussion:

• I know it's a Euphorbia, nursery I bought it from years ago doesn't seem to have it in the current catalog. Blooms yellow in April and May in Pennsylvania, foliage is fine and silvery in summer, agressive spreader in the garden. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:16, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

We've got it in New Hampshire right now too. --Jomegat 00:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps it's w:Euphorbia cyparissias? --Jomegat 01:19, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

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• --Jomegat 02:44, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

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• This is an annual plant which germinates in late winter, sets flower and seed in mid spring, then dies shortly afterward. Seen every year in wooded floodplains here in Pennsylvania. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:09, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• Probably not w:Galium.--Juan 15:36, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
• No, all Galium species have there leaves in whorls. Could also be a Ranunculus. Have you ever seen it blooming? -- Turnvater Jahn 14:34, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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Identified as

Floerkea proserpinacoides

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• looks like from the family Brassicaceae.--Juan 18:52, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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Alliaria petiolata

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Myosotis

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• this looks like Malus domestica, but look on its habitus. Is morelike shrub. In the Czech Republic, apple trees are having appereance more like trees.--Juan 18:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
  • I don't think it's Rosaceae at all actually... the anthers don't look right. (By the way: if you can identify that caterpillar, you might be able to ID it by host listings).
  • But it coud be w:Cydonia oblonga as said NAM authority.--Juan de Vojníkov 16:26, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

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Mespilus germanica

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Clues and discussion:

• This I would place in the genus Prunus according its leaves, but not sure if look on flower structure.--Juan 19:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
• maybe look under Bird cherry (subgenus) . but i can't see any stipules, which are typical for most Rosaceae, also Padus avium, but, it seems, not Padus serotina (Rothmaler Exkursionsflora).
• Beentree think, that it could be commons:Prunus serotina or commons:Prunus padus.--Juan 08:18, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

  Definitely not P. serotina. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:23, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

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• This is Acer, of course, but which one? I was a little bit browsing maples which are typical for the Czech Republic and I thing it could be Acer pseudoplatanus. Watch its leaves! Also its inflorescense is simillar: commons:Acer pseudoplatanus.--Juan 19:12, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yes, it is Acer. the only centr. european trees with opposite leaves i know are Acer and Fraxinus. Because of leaf shape and because it was found in Czech, it should be Acer pseudoplatanus. -- Turnvater Jahn 17:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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Acer pseudoplatanus

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• Another Acer. Dont know. Sorry for the bad leave shot!--Juan 19:15, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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• Common weed in the Czech Republic. Probably from the family Duacaceae?--Juan 19:16, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

• Think, this is from family Apiaceae. What are Duacaceae? -- Turnvater Jahn 17:57, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
  • I see Duacaceae is the older synonym for Apiaceae from Daucus carota.--Juan 07:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• I'm fairly certain this is Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota. Some that I have seen have very sparse blooms, like the one you saw, Juan, and even though they are supposed to have a little dark flower in the center, many do not. --Luai lashire 17:32, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • This is not Daucus carota, that species I know.--Juan 07:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• But Daucus carota leaves are stronger pinnate. What you said about the dark central flower is my experience, too. -- Turnvater Jahn 19:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
• I'm thinking Conium maculatum aka Poison Hemlock. Daucus carota has bracts with three forks beneath the umbrels. I don't see any bracts here. --Jomegat 01:31, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
• Does the 3rd image show a whole leaf? if yes, and if it was not a young one, i think, it is typical that the bottom subleaves are not further divided, only pinnate. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:44, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
• Finnally identified by Beentree as Anthriscus sylvestris and I think so.--Juan 07:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

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Identified as

Anthriscus sylvestris

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• Could be a Japanese false honeysuckle. I don't know the genus or anything. --Luai lashire 17:33, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

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Lonicera tatarica

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• I'm pretty sure it's a w:Spiraea, but not sure of the species. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 00:45, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • What about w:spiraea x vanhouttei ?--Juan de Vojníkov 16:36, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

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• Should be some Veronica. Where was it found? If in centr. europe, it should be Veronica chamaedrys or Veronica teucrium. The first with two stripes of hairs along internodes, the second with fully haired internodes. -- Turnvater Jahn 18:07, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
• Not Veronica persica, which has solitary flowers and alternate leaves. I'd identify it as V. chamaedrys, but I don't know V. teucrium, and there are other species related to the fromer in Central Europe. 80.176.90.190 17:14, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
• Also think so. The leaves are much too triangular. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:46, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
• The plant is Veronica chamaedrys agg., not Veronica teucrium or Veronica persica; this is probably Veronica chamaedrys, but there are some very similar species in Eastern Europe (such as Veronica vindobonensis), even though Veronica chamaedrys is still the most likely possibility. Some months ago I changed the category and description of Commons:File:Unknown plant, Ostrava 6.jpg. --Robert Flogaus-Faust 19:08, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

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• This should be Caragana arborescens. Attend the missing end sub-leaf. -- Turnvater Jahn 14:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

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Caragana arborescens

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Clues and discussion:

• Flower has five petals, is ~8mm across (see US quarter for reference), violet with yellow stamens. Leaves are smooth, about 6 times longer than they are wide. Sessile. Seen blooming in Concord, NH on 7 May, 2008. Grows in a grassy area that has not yet been mowed.
• This is a w:Spergularia but I don't know the species --86.220.113.85 12:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Thanks! This one has been driving me crazy!

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• --Jomegat 02:41, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
• --Jomegat 17:50, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
• --Jomegat 03:34, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

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Spergularia

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Stellaria media

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Ranunculus ficaria

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Lamium purpureum

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Clues and discussion:

• Definitely Lamium ... possibly galeobdolon?
• Can it be Lamium argentatum?

Huh, this is for the professional. They look the same.--Juan 17:04, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it's Lamium argentatum, the leaves have the silver centres where Galeobdolon does not. Additionally the leaves are wider than G. spp 122.107.251.160 10:20, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Look here: .--Juan de Vojníkov 17:03, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Renamed on Commons to Lamiastrum galeobdolon. I intend to review that. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 20:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

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Lunaria annua

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Portulaca oleracea

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• Onagraceae?

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• mikeu ^talk 23:14, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Identified as

Crocus

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(probably C. speciosus)

Doesn't look like the C. speciosus I occassionally see - the large-flowered spring-flowering crocuses are hybrids of C. vernus; C. speciosus is autumn-flowering. 80.176.90.190 11:52, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Definitely not C. speciosus; possibly a large-flowered Dutch hybrid (therefore a C. vernus cultivar) – and so out of focus one wonders why it was then uploaded to Commons (where it was then misidentified as a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis???!!!) SiGarb 18:20, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

See also , opinion it is C. vernus. --Abd (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

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• mikeu ^talk 23:14, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

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Crocus

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(again, probably C. speciosus)

Definitely not C. speciosus (not remotely similar); probably a large-flowered Dutch hybrid crocus (and therefore a Crocus vernus cultivar) – and why it was uploaded to Commons and misidentified as Galanthus nivalis (a snowdrop???!!!) SiGarb 18:23, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

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• Not sure about identification below. --mikeu ^talk 23:19, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

  It's definitely G. nivalis :). --SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:13, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

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• mikeu ^talk 23:13, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

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Galanthus nivalis

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Clues and discussion: Blooming noticed on March 15th at Chennai. Not a wild flower but grown in the garden. May not be a native plant of Chennai

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• ADC 16:15, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

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Calliandra

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Clues and discussion: I saw these flowers bloom in Chennai. The first bloom was during March 01. --ADC 15:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

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• Seen May 1 in a garden in Southeastern Pennsylvania. No pic of the fruits because I pulled them out. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:19, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

It looks like Brassicaceae.--Juan 17:13, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

It is definitely w:Nasturtium sp. and my colugue think it coudl be N. officinale.--Juan de Vojníkov 17:21, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

This cannot be Nasturtium because the species from this genus that can be found in Pennsylvania should have pinnate or pinnatisect leaves. You might think about penny cress (Thlaspi arvense) instead (see e. g. and ). --Robert Flogaus-Faust 18:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

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Clues and discussion:

• Ok, firstly, this is not a photo of the plant I say today. :-) I saw a cherry-blossom type tree in bloom today - it had tiny white flowers (about 2cm in diameter), and the reason I uploaded this photo is that the leaves look vaguely similar (ie elongated). However, from looking at photos of this plant, I'm pretty sure it's not campanulata, but another prunus. Any ideas? Cormaggio ^talk 18:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

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• I'm not sure the identification is correct - all the examples I've found online are white, and even the leaves look different - see eg . Cormaggio ^talk 16:43, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • The pink forms are sometimes referred to as commons:Anemone hupehensis, but I'm reasonable sure this particular one is a hybrid (though many botanists consider x hybrida to be a synonym in any case). --SB_Johnny | ^talk 17:46, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

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potentilla.....

• Deffinately Potentilla fruticosa.--Juan de Vojníkov 17:26, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

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Clues and discussion:

• Possibly Crocosmia, but the arrangement of the flowers isn't quite right. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:25, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
  • I know that as "Montbretia" - but I don't think so either. Fwiw, I'd say the maximum height was about two feet (60cm) - I have a wide-angle photo too, if that might help... Cormaggio ^talk 12:41, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Scizostylus?

• • I would suggest that it may be an Ixia HortMan 11:24, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Yes, it is w:Schizostylis coccinea. Dont now cultivar.--Juan de Vojníkov 17:33, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

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Clues and discussion:

• Weedy plant, apparently Lamiaceae. Began flowering in June, Southeastern Pennsylvania. Continues blooming now (early July).
  • Prunella vulgaris is common in eutrophic meadows at least in Central Europe and also shows some ruderal tendencies. --Franz Xaver 09:38, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

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Prunella vulgaris

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• Growing in woodlands and wet meadows, began blooming early June in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
  • This is some Lysimachia. There are several native species in Pennsylvania, which I am not sure how to distinguish. --Franz Xaver 09:52, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

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• Growing on my farm in Berks County, PA, USA. Began blooming in early June. Apparently arrived on contaminated compost. Leaves trifoliate, clover-like. Still blooming today.--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

In Europe, this species prefers acidic sandy soils. --Franz Xaver 12:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

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Trifolium arvense

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• I used to know this one, but haven't had time to look it up again. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

The hairy stem is characteristic. --Franz Xaver 12:13, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

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Dianthus armeria

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Clues and discussion:

• I know what the pansy is, it's the plant with the small flower :). Photo from Southeast Pennsylvania, early June. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

The small one could be Sutera cordata, a garden escape. --Franz Xaver 09:29, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

• It's very likely an escape. --SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

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Sutera cordata

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Clues: Foliage present by midwinter, flowering in May. Seems to be in Brassicaceae. Arrived in this Southeastern Pennsylvania garden about 3 years ago, and has rapidly spread by seed. Does not appear to be perennial. I did not notice any aroma.

This looks very much like Cardamine impatiens. The photo does not show clearly the characteristic auricles at the base of the stem leaves. I am not familiar with the flora of Pennsylvania, so I can not tell with certainty, whether there exists another similar species. --Franz Xaver 09:16, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

• Sounds about right... that plant is mentioned (as a recently established invasive) but not depicted in my flora.--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:26, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

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Cardamine impatiens

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Clues and discussion: There's a dandelion leaf encroaching on the photo from the right side of the frame, sorry. I see these tiny flowers all over the place and have never been able to figure out what they are. They have leggy stalks with fairly large leaves and slightly hairy stems.

• It looks like Geum. Let me poke around a little bit.--Juan 15:37, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Good start, but lost the right path after the second letter: In my opinion, this is Geranium sibiricum. --Franz Xaver 15:37, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
• Actually, I'm pretty sure this is 'w:Malva neglecta
• I think I have to agree with Franz Xaver, it looks like it's Geranium sibiricum. --Luai lashire 18:32, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

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Geranium sibiricum

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Clues and discussion:

• I thought this plant was fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) at first, but note that it has five petals rather than four. The flowers are approximately 5mm across. This photo was taken in downtown Concord, NH (USA) on Sept 10, 2007. --Jomegat 12:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

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• --Jomegat 12:34, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

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Mollugo verticillata

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• I found this plant growing in Concord, NH (USA) among a bunch of grape vines, goldenrod, bedstraw, and vetch. The flowers are about 3mm across. Photo taken in mid-October.

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• --Jomegat 00:32, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
• --Jomegat 08:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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Berteroa incana

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