The "Name that Plant" Game

woo Hoo.... ok here's a super easy one..if you break open the flowers of this plant by the stem they produce a sweet edible nectar.. However the berries in most subspecies of this plant are often mildly toxic
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I believe this one has been done before but it's nice to see a root shot as well.
Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Daucus Carota (I learned the binomial name from this thread :thumbup:)
 
This annual grows 3 - 8 inches tall on lawns and in open, sunny areas, as well as in partially shaded habitats. Some of the species are delicious raw but all are tasty cooked.

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Here is one of my favorite trees. The most common use for this tree is cordage from the innerbark; but it has many uses. It is good for friction fire with the bowdrill techniqueand a great carving wood as well. Native Americans ate the young leaves and also used te sap to make a drink and even boiled it into syrup. The cambium was also used for soups and breads. There are medicinal uses as well.

Here is the bark of a younger tree



And a leaf

 
Here's another pic of what John posted. This plant is a lil more mature.




Also here's a pic of its poisonous look alike. Its called Canadian Starflower. It will be pretty hard to eat, there is no edible root as it doesn't have the Tuber shown in John's pic. It will just cause wasted time and energy. Also notice that in the plant John posted the root grows parallel with the ground and The flower is yellow as John stated.
In this plant the flower is white.

They seam to grow in te same places.

 
Aww, nobody figured out that it is Indian Cucumber, Medeola virginiana L.

Or is it you guys don't want to play anymore:(

Oh well, I'll be packing for my trip so somebody post a plant please.

I'll be back later to say goodbye to yall.
 
tonym said:
Aww, nobody figured out that it is Indian Cucumber, Medeola virginiana L.

Or is it you guys don't want to play anymore:(

Oh well, I'll be packing for my trip so somebody post a plant please.

I'll be back later to say goodbye to yall.
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here is an easy one to get the ball rolling again, tends to grow in praries. I saw some today on my hike.
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