Botanical Quiz

[Skandi]

nope though most people on here eat it

[Loddfafner]

Orange, Citrus ×​sinensis?

[Skandi]

nope think drinks

[Loddfafner]

citrus limetta, or Lime?

[Loddfafner]

Coffea arabica?

[Skandi]

Coffea arabica?

Nope but very close now.

[Loddfafner]

C. iberica?

[Skandi]

nope it is high in caffeine and cheap...

[Loddfafner]

Coffea canephora?

[Skandi]

Coffea canephora?

yup!

[Loddfafner]

This one would make a really bad cold remedy:

[Aemma]

At first blush it looks like wintergreen.

[Loddfafner]

At first blush it looks like wintergreen.

Not even close. Clue: think of the dregs of the skinhead world (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10780&highlight=white+power+rangers).

[Aemma]

Not even close. Clue: think of the dregs of the skinhead world (http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10780&highlight=white+power+rangers).

Erythroxylum coca

C'est ça?

Ya not a good cold remedy but makes a user mimick having one. :P Well at least you all know Aemma is not a user if it took her all manner of hints to get this one. :P :D

[Loddfafner]

White PowDer it is. Your turn now!

[Aemma]

Ok what's this? And where in the world is some of the best stuff found?

http://i49.tinypic.com/2c0okj.jpg

[Loddfafner]

Kelp. Santa Barbara channel.

[Aemma]

Kelp. Santa Barbara channel.

Kinda and nope :D

[Skandi]

looks like dulse to me, feel I should get some in my breakfast! And of course the best stuff comes from Wales. Where we like it cooked! (laver bread)
If I'm correct I wanted to post this a while back, but couldn't find a decent photo.

[Aemma]

looks like dulse to me, feel I should get some in my breakfast! And of course the best stuff comes from Wales. Where we like it cooked! (laver bread)
If I'm correct I wanted to post this a while back, but couldn't find a decent photo.

It is dulse!! But no way Thrymmie, the best dulse comes from the shores of the Bay of Fundy, from the Island of Grand Manan to be exact! :P :D

You got it though! Your go! :thumb001:

[Skandi]

Island of Grand Manan indeed, Pah stupid colonials! :p
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3482&d=1262208304

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3483&d=1262208304

[Aemma]

Is it CUSTARD APPLE (Noi Naa)?

Sweet fruit with many seeds and pale green bumpy outer skin

[Skandi]

Is it CUSTARD APPLE (Noi Naa)?

Sweet fruit with many seeds and pale green bumpy outer skin

Nope Lodd got the family right in his incorrect guesses at my last weed.

These are a common flavouring in asia both the fruit and the double lobed leaves.

[Aemma]

a type of citrus limetta, lime?

[Loddfafner]

Is it kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)?

[Arne]

bitter orange ? Pomerranze ?

[Skandi]

Is it kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix)?

Lodd has it (as normal!) Well done and your go, no ferns please :p

[Loddfafner]

No ferns? Well this one will have to do. What is it and what is its unusual habit?

[Arne]

looks like a acazia

[Loddfafner]

looks like a acazia

It is in the same subfamily as acacia.

[Skandi]

Mimosa pudica

These make good house plants unless you have cats, they find the collapsing nature irresistible! And eventually kill them.

(They collapse when struck by rain or cats!)

[Loddfafner]

Mimosa pudica

These make good house plants unless you have cats, they find the collapsing nature irresistible! And eventually kill them.

(They collapse when struck by rain or cats!)

You got it. The leaves fold rapidly when you touch them, much like a Venus fly trap.

Back to you!

[Skandi]

3610
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=3610&d=1263426553

[Lars]

Hogweed?

[Skandi]

No this thing only grows to a couple of inches...but it is cultivated for food.

[Loddfafner]

Is it Dipsacus pilosus, small teasel?

[Skandi]

Is it Dipsacus pilosus, small teasel?

Nope no type of thistle

[Amarantine]

is it on swamp terrain?

[Skandi]

is it on swamp terrain?

No, it will happily grow in your garden, or in a field or in hydroponics, weeds aren't fussy :)

[Aemma]

Is it a type of cress, fool's or otherwise?

[Skandi]

Is it a type of cress, fool's or otherwise?

Nope, it is native in parts of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. In North America it has escaped from cultivation becoming naturalised on both the eastern and western seaboard

[Amarantine]

hmmm mystery

[Skandi]

This has two common names here, one has lettuce in it the other salad...

[Loddfafner]

How many petals on each flower?

[Skandi]

5 :)

[Loddfafner]

Is it mache, or corn salad (Valerianella locusta)?

[Skandi]

Is it mache, or corn salad (Valerianella locusta)?

YES known in these parts as Lambs lettuce.

[Loddfafner]

I didn't recognize it because I yank it up and throw it in the salad before it ever gets to the point of bolting. This reminds me, I should plant some soon as it is just about the earliest practical crop. I let it cover the ground until the tomatoes get big.

[Loddfafner]

This one blooms in the fall:

[Aemma]

Is it the mina lobata, or Spanish Flag, vine?

[Loddfafner]

Is it the mina lobata, or Spanish Flag, vine?

Exactly! Either you, or Suut who got it but in the wrong thread, has the next.

[Aemma]

Exactly! Either you, or Suut who got it but in the wrong thread, has the next.

He got it in the wrong thread??? :p It's Spanish flag nor Spanish fly, SuuTie. :P :D

Well in SuuTie's present absence I shall take his turn and then he can have mine. :)

Ok what's this and what alcoholic beverage is it said to flavour?

http://i40.tinypic.com/17pi8n.jpg

[Loddfafner]

Is it Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata), and the drink akvavit? It is definitely an umbellifer.

[Aemma]

Is it Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata), and the drink akvavit? It is definitely an umbellifer.

Yes and yes! :thumb001: Nicely done, Lodd! Your go! :)

[Aemma]

BUMP! Somebody please! I'm bored!

[Loddfafner]

Alright, alright. Clue: The name might catch the eye of the Papist.

[Loddfafner]

Skip the above. It was Bishop's cap or miterwort. I would appreciate if someone could identify this little flower I've seen growing on several ancient walls in England. I genuinely do not know the answer.

[Skandi]

Ivy leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis

[Loddfafner]

Ivy leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis

Thank you!

[Skandi]

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5432&d=1280872444

[Albion]

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5432&d=1280872444

Um, some sort of Orchid? (gosh, I'm good at this :p )

[Loddfafner]

I guess the orchid is on hold. In the meantime, what is this?

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7064&stc=1&d=1297562703

[Aemma]

Is it the Datura Inoxia, The Devil's Trumpet?

[Loddfafner]

It is Datura, alias Dimson weed or locoweed. I have no idea as to its exact species, so you are up.

[Aemma]

What is this?

http://i51.tinypic.com/idyhx2.jpg


Oh and thank you for reviving this thread, Lodd. It brings back nice memories on such wintry days. :)

[Loddfafner]

Is it an apple?

[Aemma]

Is it an apple?

Nope, not apple. Think smaller fruit. :)

[Loddfafner]

crabapple?

[Aemma]

crabapple?

Nope :D Think smaller and *different* fruit I should have said. :) The fruit delights in Sunna's beams of love during Soltice especially.

[Bloodeagle]

What is this?

http://i51.tinypic.com/idyhx2.jpg



Looks like a variety of Crataegus: a.k.a. English Hawthorn, Mayflower, May Bush, Mayblossom, Quickset, May Tree, Whitethorn, Thorn-apple Tree. The leaves do not resemble those of Crataegus monogyna, so I cannot pinpoint it within the genus.

[Aemma]

Ok I'll post more pics, perhaps this will help.

http://i52.tinypic.com/wbyyzd.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/j79nhc.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2lc0385.jpg

Think Soltice!

[Loddfafner]

Prunus avium (cherry)?

[Aemma]

Nope, smaller fruit.

Cryptic clue: The berries of this tree make a serviceable sorbet in June. The sorbet is especially nice to enjoy while in the shad, oops I mean, shade of a tree. :D

[Loddfafner]

Amelanchier, shadbush?

[Aemma]

Amelanchier, shadbush?

OUI! A Juneberry is what I was looking for but it also goes by Serviceberry or Shadbush and seemingly, a bunch of other names as well.

I bought one last Fall and will be planting it in its permanent location this Spring, if anything much of it is left mind you. The resident bunny has been nibbling at it this winter. :(

[Loddfafner]

Seeing as it is almost Valentine's day, here is a plant I was recently urged to try next year:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7085&stc=1&d=1297654448

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7086&stc=1&d=1297654448

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7087&stc=1&d=1297654448

[Loddfafner]

Nobody? Anyways, I have a small patch of it now.

[Zankapfel]

That looks like Levistico.

My mom used the leaves/leafstalks in salads.

[Loddfafner]

That looks like Levistico.

My mom used the leaves/leafstalks in salads.

Correct. Lovage is the English term. You are up now.

[Zankapfel]

Correct. Lovage is the English term. You are up now.

Yay! Here you go.

[Albion]

Yay! Here you go.

Yarrow. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/12383.shtml)

[Albion]

Right or wrong?

[Loddfafner]

It is not yarrow as the leaves are not fine enough. My guess is Conium maculatum, better known as Poison Hemlock.

[Zankapfel]

It's Wild Carrot, actually (:

http://www.die-honigmacher.de/kurs2/bw_largescale/Wilde_Moehre.jpg

http://www.wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/food/edibleplants/wildcarrot/Wild-Carrot-6233.jpg

Do I get the next one, then?

[Albion]

Anyone going to post then?

[Loddfafner]

Go for it. If the thread lies dormant for a while, anyone can jump in.

[Albion]

Go for it. If the thread lies dormant for a while, anyone can jump in.

Okay, an easy one:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2719/4438129532_f81f6f6015_b.jpg

I found a different variety of this growing under a Cherry Laurel in my garden a while ago, it really provides a bounty for the birds in winter.

[Albion]

Any ideas?

[Loddfafner]

Pyracantha?

[Albion]

Pyracantha?

Close enough, it's cottoneaster. It's common as muck in Britain, despite there only being one very rare native species restricted to a tiny speck of Wales.
It's widely naturalised in woods and hedgerows, it provides a good bounty for the birds in winter.

Your turn.

[Loddfafner]

What species is this flat specimen?

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16307&stc=1&d=1318472950

Extra points if you can tell me its sex.

[Loddfafner]

Clue: the little palm tree like thingies are its sex organs.

[Albion]

Lodd, I really have no idea whatsoever what that plant is. Another clue?

[Loddfafner]

It is common in dark, wet areas and is practically a living fossil, a relic of the very first plants to colonize land.

[Albion]

It is common in dark, wet areas and is practically a living fossil, a relic of the very first plants to colonize land.

What, are you talking of the moss?

[Loddfafner]

It is not a moss, although taxonomists used to consider it one until they examined its genome more closely. It is more primitive.

The example in the picture is growing with moss but is clearly distinct from it.

[Albion]

Some type of fungi?

[Loddfafner]

No, it is much closer to moss. It is still a plant. Fungi are a separate kingdom genetically closer to animals.

This particular kind of plant featured famously in medieval medicine.

[Loddfafner]

Come on folks, this is a common, well-known and ordinary plant. It is not some obscure rarity that only a professional botanist would recognize.

[morski]

Marchantia polymorpha.

[Loddfafner]

Marchantia polymorpha.

... commonly known as a liverwort.

Your turn...

[morski]

Tertiary relict.

[Loddfafner]

Does anyone recall what this turned out to during our one -week gap?

[morski]

You guessed the last one. Your turn.

[Loddfafner]

Okay, try this:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=18687&stc=1&d=1326240165

[Kacca]

Euphorbia

[Loddfafner]

Euphorbia

No. Clue: this plant is deadly to gnats. It also curdles milk.

[Loddfafner]

Here is the flower from another angle:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=19360&stc=1&d=1327860828

Look at what gets stuck to the leaves.

[Loddfafner]

Most of the genus is tropical, but this one species is arctic. In Europe you will find it in mountainous areas. In America, it shows up in odd, sheltered places where the remain as ice age vestiges. Ireland and the Faroes have issued stamps picturing it.

[Albion]

Most of the genus is tropical, but this one species is arctic. In Europe you will find it in mountainous areas. In America, it shows up in odd, sheltered places where the remain as ice age vestiges. Ireland and the Faroes have issued stamps picturing it.

I had a gut feeling that it was a relative of sundews when you said about the flies.

[Albion]

Utricularia... ???

[Loddfafner]

I had a gut feeling that it was a relative of sundews when you said about the flies.

You are getting close...


Utricularia... ???

... and even closer...


.... but still not there.

[Albion]

You are getting close...



... and even closer...


.... but still not there.

Is it some sort of Utricularia?

Can I have a few clues, that genus is massive? What is the rough distribution?

[Loddfafner]

It is not a member of the genus Utricularia, but a related one.

The genus of this particular flower is mostly tropical and mostly meso-American, but this one species is widely distributed in subarctic and mountainous regions throughout the northern hemisphere.

In Norway, it has been put to a practical use.

[Albion]

Common Butterwort. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_butterwort)

[Loddfafner]

Common Butterwort. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_butterwort)

Correct!

[Albion]

Correct!

That was the toughest one yet, I've seen it before on the odd occasion but have never had any idea what it was called until today when I stumbled across it in a book.

Okay, since this is a botanical quiz I'm going to post a tree this time.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5302/tree1jn.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2410/tree2r.jpg

[Aemma]

That was the toughest one yet, I've seen it before on the odd occasion but have never had any idea what it was called until today when I stumbled across it in a book.

Okay, since this is a botanical quiz I'm going to post a tree this time.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5302/tree1jn.jpg

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2410/tree2r.jpg

It appears to be a sorbus of some kind just not sure which one. :shrug:

[Albion]

It appears to be a sorbus of some kind just not sure which one. :shrug:

Yes, its rare in most of its range but occurs over much of Europe.

[Albion]

Okay, seeing as you guys are so bad at this I'll tell you what it is - Sorbus Domestica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitty_pear), called the "Whitty Pear" here and occasionally used to make cider.

It's very rare, found only in parts of Wales and Western England here. We're the furthest north it is found naturally, a few of the rarer trees only set viable seed in the warmer years.
If I ever saw it at a garden centre I'd probably get one for the garden, they look quite nice.

http://www.euforgen.org/fileadmin/www.euforgen.org/Documents/Maps/JPG/Sorbus_domestica.jpg

Okay, someone else post now then.

[gold_fenix]

Plant very fragant, really fragant, used in thai cook, their leafs and fruit
http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a420/gold_phoenix86/num2.gif
http://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a420/gold_phoenix86/num1.jpg

[Skandi]

Kaffir Lime