Hey there, I am doing a research project and just can't figure out what plants these are. I am new to plant I.D and I am sure it is something simple but I am stumped! Any help would be wonderful. Thanks!
Welcome QuietLibertine 1. Possibly Fritillaria meleagris. Common name snakes head Fritillary. The seed pod. http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...7&q=fritillaria meleagris seed pod&tbs=isch:1 2. Looks like Solanum dulcamara. Common name woody nightshade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanum_dulcamara 3. Looks like Clematis . Possibly Clematis vitalba. Common name Travellers joy. It is the seed head. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...SQDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0
Not so certian that could be it. It grew about four 1/2 feet from the ground. in reference to number one that is :)
That is the problem with ids when only given one pic. Try... 1. Possibly Lilium martagon. Common name Martagon lily. http://www.google.co.uk/images?um=1...arch&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&gs_rfai=&q=Lilium martagon 4. Agree with Togata. Dipsacus. Common name Teasel. http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=Di...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1247&bih=529
Yeah, my impulse with 1 was daylily---but these have black roundish seeds unlike the flat stacked ones shown.
1. Martagon lily definitely have flat seeds. Without knowing what the flowers look like it is difficult. http://www.the-genus-lilium.com/images/Lilium/martagon_seeds01.jpg
Hey, S.s., what I'm sayin' is that I knew I was wrong, and I think that you are right. I agree: ID from one photo, esp. if the photo is of the seed pod of a flowering plant with no context or other info, is an educated guess. And yours, as always, is pretty well educated!
togata. I do not know if I am right or not! I was just trying to show Quietlibertine that Martagon lilies have flat seeds.
Well, I would bet on your ID 99.9 times out of 100. Why 'Traveler's Joy' for #3? Some ascribed medicinal quality, or does this term refer to the understandable happiness induced by gazing at a cool fuzzy plant?
togata Thank you for your vote of confidence! 3. I have absolutely no idea where the common name Travellers joy, comes from! Another common name here is Old mans beard. At least there is a little logic to that. Close up the seeds are so beautiful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clematis_vitalba
QuietLibertine: your title says 'Unknown Wooded Area Plants'. Are these plants wild? From an abandoned farm stead? I agree with #1 is Martagon, although it is not native to Canada. I also say # 3 looks like Clematis, but I'm not sure about C. vitalba. Silver surfer, look at these two pics: they do not look like the same plant, but are labelled as such. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Clematis_vitalba_IP0602021.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_rWksMjEBTQk/Sa1LUTZQL0I/AAAAAAAAJ7U/S4J3WcXcurE/s800/leo-mic-Clematis-vitalba-296.jpg Why the difference?
Kevin the 2 links you have added are taken at different stages of ripeness/ development of the seed. At first it is a ball of feathery bits, each has a seed attached; as the seeds ripen they turn brown and start to blow away. So one of your links only has a few ripe seeds still attached.