Plant ID help

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Wondering if anyone knows what these plants are. I thought the first might be bearberry, but it's a creeping vine type plant and I thought bearberry was a shrub. The second I was thinking was evening primrose but wasn't sure. The third I thought was some sort of onion or garlic but the bulbs didn't smell particularly like either. Thanks for looking.
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It helps to know where you live, but if I have to guess, I'd say the first two pictures are Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), the next two are Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) and I'd want to see a better picture of the last one.

Doc
 
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Ditto to what Doc said. Mitchella repens berries are edible by the way.

My guess is you are in north Florida...?
 
abo4ster said:
Ditto to what Doc said. Mitchella repens berries are edible by the way.

My guess is you are in north Florida...?
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What about the 5th picture, QB? Any thoughts?

BTW, what did you think about the modified Promontory Peg?

Doc
 
I hope you don't mind me hijacking this thread but can someone ID this one?
It's on the Oregon Coast and has a texture similar to an Ice Plant or "succulent".
Kinda blurry pic with SWMBO's finger for size.
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A little better pic.
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That last picture I do believe is White Camus
Protourist might be sea blite or something simular cant remember the exact name
edit to add this one is driving me nuts as I know I know it-- some type of stonecrop maybe
Dan'l
 
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protourist said:
I hope you don't mind me hijacking this thread but can someone ID this one?
It's on the Oregon Coast and has a texture similar to an Ice Plant or "succulent".
Kinda blurry pic with SWMBO's finger for size.
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A little better pic.
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Looks very much like glasswort to me. I've heard that it's better in late spring, and good pickled, but should be used sparingly raw.
 
Ferrousknight said:
Looks very much like glasswort to me. I've heard that it's better in late spring, and good pickled, but should be used sparingly raw.
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Thanks a bunch! I looked in my plant book and am confirming you are right. I have never seen this plant before. My book says it got the name "glasswort" from reducing it to ashes to provide alkali needed in glassmaking. It is edible and has been called Sea Asparagus. Thank you again :)
 
I see that she has been here and got her answer. Thanks guys.
 
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