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Treacodactyl
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 05 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Arh, plant B looks like Bryony to me. It will climb with tendrils up something close and produce small white/green flowers and red fruits.....I think. The fruits are poisonous, not sure of the plant.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 05 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I do like this kind of thread (and Pilsbury's, about the borage/comfrey/alkanet thing). Quite fun looking through our books for things, and as Cab suggested last week I am going to try and post up the plants in our garden that I'm not quite certain about.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 05 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hmmm, just looking at the leaf lower right it seems to be distinctly lobed. My field guide shows white bryony bryonia cretica to have 5 lobes and tendrils. I have some mallow in the garden - common mallow - also lobed; but the stems are a lot more woody in appearance in my garden specimens. Field guide says lvs often with a small dark spot. Something about the look of this plant says vigorous grower to me. I daresay all will be revealed in the fullness of spring! can we have some feedback from the photographer please?
jacky

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 05 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh, it's not a mallow. I'm sure of that. I've eaten tons of mallow. I'd also say that I'm fairly confident it isn't bryony.

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