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The "Name that Plant" Game
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you guys are pretty fancy with the plants.. a weak spot for me to be sure... TIme for me to start playing again.
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My first try posting a pic. Hope it works.
This large tree can be found in the Eastern and Midwest U.S.
Smooth gray bark w/bumps. Berries turn from orange to dark purple and are edible.
Hackberry?
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Correct Capt. Carl. Your next!
Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis) I never even thought about whether the berries were edible or not until getting into this thread. Apparently they're quite good, just very small.
Hope Hackberry hasn't already been done, I haven't been through all 28 pages
Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis) I never even thought about whether the berries were edible or not until getting into this thread. Apparently they're quite good, just very small.
Hope Hackberry hasn't already been done, I haven't been through all 28 pages
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A shrub native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north central United States.
Sweet in taste, the fruits have long been eaten by Canada's Aboriginal people in pemmican, a preparation of dried meat to which these berries can be added for flavor. They are also often used in pies, jams, wines, cider, beers and sugar-infused berries similar to dried cranberries used for cereals, trail mix and snack foods.
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Juneberry, Amelanchier alnifolia?
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Blueberry?
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Rksoon is correct, it is Amelanchier alnifolia juneberry (also called serviceberry, and saskatoon).
I need to start checking back to this thread more often. I don't really know too much stuff about this and I want to learn more. I'm going to read through this thread tomorrow and then I'll play along. I've got a book on wild edibles coming in the mail soon so that will help too.
I'm in Forest Ecogeography this semester (it's really just Dendro) and I've been learning all kinds of trees. (We actually just learn Hackberry, missed that one, darn). By the end of the semester I'll know 127 trees by Family Genus species and common name. :thumbup:
I need to start checking back to this thread more often. I don't really know too much stuff about this and I want to learn more. I'm going to read through this thread tomorrow and then I'll play along. I've got a book on wild edibles coming in the mail soon so that will help too.
I'm in Forest Ecogeography this semester (it's really just Dendro) and I've been learning all kinds of trees. (We actually just learn Hackberry, missed that one, darn). By the end of the semester I'll know 127 trees by Family Genus species and common name. :thumbup:
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I hope you don't mind Rksoon, I'm going to post the next plant for this thread.
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This tree is native to North America. This is it's range:
It's leaves are bipinnately compound and deciduous. Here's an image of a leaf:
The bark of this tree is a light-gray color and flaky. Here is and image of that:
Here's the kicker of this tree, and the main reason for it's common name. The fruit; a legume that can be 4-8 inches long, slightly curved, and broad. The way that the pioneers used this pod and the seeds inside is what gave it it's name. Here's an image of a ripe pod:
General info about this tree:
-The leaves, seeds, and pulp of the fruit are known to be poisonous to animals and humans when eaten in larger portions because they contain a poison called hydrocyanic acid.
-The legumes cling to the tree through out winter and are dropped in the spring.
-The seeds are edible when roasted thoroughly, and can be used as a replacement for a common item we have today.
There were some other uses I read about and couldn't find or remember, but I think that is sufficient info. to identify the tree by. I will post up the additional info. once I find it, after someone names it.
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The pictures aren't ones that I took, although we have these trees all over town in Fort Collins.
As a small side note, I have eaten the raw seeds after cutting off the seed coat. The inner part of the seed tastes like a soybean when they are still green. I have an adverse effects from eating them and actually enjoyed the taste. In the future I probably wont eat them with out roasting them. :thumbup:
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This tree is native to North America. This is it's range:
It's leaves are bipinnately compound and deciduous. Here's an image of a leaf:
The bark of this tree is a light-gray color and flaky. Here is and image of that:
Here's the kicker of this tree, and the main reason for it's common name. The fruit; a legume that can be 4-8 inches long, slightly curved, and broad. The way that the pioneers used this pod and the seeds inside is what gave it it's name. Here's an image of a ripe pod:
General info about this tree:
-The leaves, seeds, and pulp of the fruit are known to be poisonous to animals and humans when eaten in larger portions because they contain a poison called hydrocyanic acid.
-The legumes cling to the tree through out winter and are dropped in the spring.
-The seeds are edible when roasted thoroughly, and can be used as a replacement for a common item we have today.
There were some other uses I read about and couldn't find or remember, but I think that is sufficient info. to identify the tree by. I will post up the additional info. once I find it, after someone names it.
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The pictures aren't ones that I took, although we have these trees all over town in Fort Collins.
As a small side note, I have eaten the raw seeds after cutting off the seed coat. The inner part of the seed tastes like a soybean when they are still green. I have an adverse effects from eating them and actually enjoyed the taste. In the future I probably wont eat them with out roasting them. :thumbup:
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I think you're right but I'll let Odaon be the judge.
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Correct!
Gymnocladus dioicus, Kentucky coffeetree.
It's a really cool tree. One of the three trees in the Gymnocladus genus.
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Just two nights ago I collected a few bean pods from a tree in Riverside Park with the intention to roast the seeds and make some "coffee". Haven't gotten to it yet :grumpy:
Well I'm out of ideas for the moment, the floor is open, anyone out there post a good stumper :thumbup:
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Correct mewolf1,
That was an easy one. You're up.
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. It is also called cornflower, although that name is more properly applied to Centaurea cyanus. The cultivated forms are grown for their leaves (var. foliosum), or for the roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive.
That was an easy one. You're up.
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. It is also called cornflower, although that name is more properly applied to Centaurea cyanus. The cultivated forms are grown for their leaves (var. foliosum), or for the roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive.
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