The word Abelmoschus is latinized from the Arabic and means father of musk. It is easy to see how it was derived from abu-el-misk (or abu-i-misk, abu-l-mosk, and many other spelling variants). The name's meaning hints at the smell of the seeds.Abelmosc...
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Fagaceae: Castanea pumila C alinifolia (chinquapin)
Check with Bulluck's Heritage Gardens for seed
Castanea alnifolia /Bush Chinkapin
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Cullina, William. Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Mature heig...
Asteraceae-Asteroideae-Anthemideae: Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy)
Rank 3 - Lesser Threat Exotic plant species that spread into or around disturbed areas, and are presently considered a low threat to native plant communities in NC.
Roadside, yard.
Mixed feelings about adding to meadow.
"Any daisylike flower abund...
Fagaceae: Castanea dentata hybrids (chestnut)
20180112 I am delighted to find that six of the seven chestnuts (American Chinese hybrids) that i have been stratifying in my fridge have sprouted. I’ve planted those and pawpaw seeds in starting planters for more winter stratification.
20170926 2017 ...
Celastraceae: Euonymus americanus
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=539
20180121 planted in flat
20180111 began soaking
2017091x: took seeds from tree opposite L’s drive way
https://floridata.com/Plants/Celastraceae/Euonymus%20americanus/944
see - About juglone ...
Asteraceae-Asteroideae-Heliantheae: Heliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=656
201709 Seemed to begin really blooming in September along roadsides including our roadside
Phytolaccaceae: Phytolacca americana var. americana (common pokeweed)
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PHAMA3
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=1079
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220010427
20170923: growing under the tulip poplar 001 shielded by the bears foot. ...
Fabaceae: Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea)
Growing around clowderwood, easy to mistake for mimosa seedlings
Common Sensitive-plant, Sensitive Partridge Pea
http://www.namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=283
Fabaceae: Desmodium spp. (tick-trefoil)
One species seen during the summer in the woods,
Another tall rangy species late August/September on roadsides (including in front of Clowderwood)
http://www.namethatplant.net/gallery_compari.shtml?compare=loments%20of%20Desmodium%20species
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Polygonaceae: Polygonum ssp
http://www.namethatplant.net/4DCGI/Query?scientificname=polygonumSee also Edible: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/ladys-thumb-edible-90107.html (Polygonum persicaria)Comparisons & photos:https://fieldbioinohio.blogspot.com/2012/04/few-smartweeds.htmlh...
https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/25695/WRRC_Bull_41.pdf?sequence=1
Judith Elaine Bush
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