bp2go
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Post by bp2go on Aug 2, 2016 6:14:49 GMT -8
another one that I don't know... Well, that's an interesting plant! My only WAG* is that it looks like it might be related to a plant called Bear Grass ( Xerophyllum tenax). This is pure guesswork, based on the similar spike. Bear Grass is white, however, so such a bright red is pretty cool no matter what it is! If I am to continue the folly of trying plant ID from a distance, it would be useful to know what region your flower is in? When you post photos, mention the location. It may surprise you to know that some species have limited range and location helps narrow the possibilities. I once created a FloweID CheatSheet for my own field use. It's a simple form to make sure you note the key characteristics of a mystery plant! I once took many photos of a new (to me) flower, back home I started working with my key, got to a question about sepals! How many? I had not looked/ Damn!! I drove back to the plant, hiked in to find it again, flipped one over to count TWO! That is an absolute feature that made it clear to me as a defing characteristic. I learned to take better notes. I'll see if I still have that form. J just found this website that that looks promising, if a little intense.(it mentions color as important, but color is often confusing, not helpful! That's why GOOD plant ID books use b/w drawings. Pretty color "guides" are too detailed and too little help.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 2, 2016 6:21:39 GMT -8
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bp2go
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Post by bp2go on Aug 2, 2016 6:53:37 GMT -8
\\ I think I should have followed my first gut reaction! When I was a kid in SoCal, my yard was surrounded by a plant I only knew as "poker plants".Ssomehow I thought that referred to the card game! But when I saw your photo, I passed by poker plant and went to winding about a wildflower. So I agree, you seem to have poker plant, but if it was in the wild, here's what might relate: landscape plants can spread into native areas. Often people dump yard waste. Birds spread seed. There are many ways to get "non-natives" spreading into natural areas. And there is a slim chance that there are naturally growing relatives of a plant that was modified to be a good nursery plant. In short, there are way more things to complicate your botanical life! Good job finding the poker plant page.
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Post by autumnmist on Aug 2, 2016 14:57:15 GMT -8
I've seen this plant advertised for sale in catalogues of Wayside Gardens, which offers 5 varieties, ranging from deep lemon yellow to tangerine orange to deep pumpkin orange to the variety in your photo. It looks like Knophia Fire Dance, with yellow, orange and red florets. They range from about $10 to $17 for a small 1 quart size plant . A new variety called Mango Popsicle is the color of fresh pumpkin, or an orange popsicle.
It's really quite a stunning plant.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 5, 2016 6:48:48 GMT -8
lol that's one way to put it.
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Post by daveb on Aug 5, 2016 9:27:31 GMT -8
Almost a flower, sort of. Indian Pipe or Ghost Plant from the East Texas Pine forest.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 5, 2016 9:54:14 GMT -8
I was first introduced to these on my trip to Isle Royale two years ago...
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bp2go
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Post by bp2go on Aug 5, 2016 10:59:26 GMT -8
Almost a flower, sort of. Almost? It is in fact a flower, but it is a saprophy te! No chlorophyl because it's more a fungus, sucking nutrients from forest duff. For plant ID info (although these are pretty distinctive) check out Ericaceae in your plant book. Ericaceae Are typically urn-shaped flowers, but some members like rhododendrons will surprise you by not being urn-shaped! That's why you learn to count stamens and such. That's how flowers are grouped.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 5, 2016 11:36:30 GMT -8
I think this might be related...
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 7, 2016 18:48:59 GMT -8
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Post by desert dweller on Aug 8, 2016 20:08:30 GMT -8
Kofa Mountains. Southwest Arizona north of Yuma.
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Post by foxalo on Aug 20, 2016 9:10:32 GMT -8
Butterfly pea. It's a little lighter than some of the pictures I've seen. It's the first time I saw one on a hike.
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Post by amaruq on Aug 23, 2016 4:45:01 GMT -8
Bakeapples were a popular treat up in Gros Morne NP, though they taste nothing like apples, baked or otherwise. Gros Morne, Newfoundland
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Post by tallgrass on Sept 18, 2016 19:05:53 GMT -8
Rubus chamaemorus. Cloudberry. Unique Rubus as having simple leaves compared to compound leaves typically found in the genus.
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Post by tallgrass on Sept 18, 2016 19:16:00 GMT -8
Calopogon tuberosus [ From a sunset the other night on my local prairie
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