What's up Doc?

Great thread GP:thumbup:


DOC-CANADA said:
thisoneforimageshack.jpg



The questions (I'll cross them off in this post as they're answered):
1- what is it (be specific)? Golden Rod Gall some type of fly/wasp larvae
2- where do you find it? Golden Rod
3- what is the survival significance? The larvae can be eaten or prefferably used as bait for small fish
4- any close relatives (I hope this is clear)? Not quite understanding question

:

Doc
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
Well, I went for another quickee hike tonight. Managed to squeeze it in between thunderstorms :(. This should be another easy one, just to get you warmed up, so here are the questions:
1. What is it?
2. What are 2 uses for it?

is1c.jpg



An extra one, just for fun -
1. What is it?

is2w.jpg


Oh, and I haven't forgotten the Goldenrod gall float - it's coming. :D

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
1. What is it?
2. What are 2 uses for it?

is1c.jpg
Click to expand...

Okay Doc, I suck at plants but I'll try my hand at the first one. I believe it is Nettle. Its leaves can be used to make a tea and the fibres can be usde in cordage-making.
 
The second one is Dandelion. Related to Chicory. It is edible. It can be used as a coffee stretcher or a coffee substitute.
 
Is the first one nettle? fibre for cordage from the stem, leaves can be boiled or wilted to be eaten. The sting of the nettle is canceled out by the sap of bracken fern.

Dandelion. fluffy heads take a spark. The leaves (of our ones here in Oz) are edible.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey y'all. I think it's time for another quiz. Awhile ago we did one where somebody would post a plant picture and the first one to identify it was up to post the next one. It didn't go too badly at first, but later on, somebody would guess correctly and then would drop out, leaving the thread in limbo, so I want to try another tack.

Lately, I've managed to get out for a bit of a hike most nights after work. So my plan is to take a picture of something, with survival significance, on every hike, post the picture and ask some questions about it. It may be a plant or something else. When information about said object is exhausted, I'll post another picture, and we start all over. There are no prizes per se, unless you count the new things we may learn, which, of course, is why we're here in the first place.

OK, so I'm going to start off with an easy one, and I'm going to try to use Image Shack (which I have problems with), so that our forum bro, Hollowdweller can play too, if he wants.

The picture:.

thisoneforimageshack.jpg



The questions (I'll cross them off in this post as they're answered):
1- what is it (be specific)?
2- where do you find it?
3- what is the survival significance?
4- any close relatives (I hope this is clear)?

If this doesn't work, we can always go back to a new knife picture.:rolleyes:

Doc
Click to expand...

I don't know. Allmost looks like some sort of insect gall
 
Pritch said:
Okay Doc, I suck at plants but I'll try my hand at the first one. I believe it is Nettle. Its leaves can be used to make a tea and the fibres can be usde in cordage-making.
Click to expand...

Hey Pritch, maybe you don't suck as bad as you think. Cooked greens, tea, herbal remedy and strong cordage.

dttomcat said:
The second one is Dandelion. Related to Chicory. It is edible. It can be used as a coffee stretcher or a coffee substitute.
Click to expand...
Good try dttomcat, but I caught you. It's not dandelion although a lot of people mistake it for dandelion because of its similarities (flower, not leaves).

beef said:
Is the first one nettle? fibre for cordage from the stem, leaves can be boiled or wilted to be eaten. The sting of the nettle is canceled out by the sap of bracken fern.

Dandelion. fluffy heads take a spark. The leaves (of our ones here in Oz) are edible.
Click to expand...

Hey beef, good guess, no prize on the second plant, though. I'm going to wait for a bit to see if anybody guesses correctly.

hollowdweller said:
I don't know. Allmost looks like some sort of insect gall
Click to expand...

Glad you chimed in here hollowdweller since I had to navigate the mysterious workings of Image Shack so you could play. :D. Check back in the thread for the answer.

Doc
 
Well then, my second guess would have to be Catsear, also known as false Dandelion. Many of the same uses. Also edible. Also used as a coffee substitute.
 
dttomcat said:
Well then, my second guess would have to be Catsear, also known as false Dandelion. Many of the same uses. Also edible. Also used as a coffee substitute.
Click to expand...

Hey dttomcat,

Sorry, still no cigar, but you have me interested in Cat's ear / false Dandelion. I have never heard of it. Any chance on a Latin name (binomial)?

Doc

Never mind, I found Cat's Ear (Hypochaeris radicata) with a Google search and apparently it grows in my area. I have never heard of the plant before - have to check into it.

Thanks for that dttomcat. :thumbup:
 
Last edited:
Nipplewort! I know that's wrong but I just like saying it and it is mistaken for Dandelions...


if you squint at it...


while drunk.
 
dttomcat said:
Third and final guess. Hawkweed.
Click to expand...

Sorry dttomcat, but top marks for effort. :thumbup:

hollowdweller said:
Seems too tall but there's nothing for scale.

But is the dandelion type thing Coltsfoot?
Click to expand...

Good point, hollowdweller, I must remember to use something for scale, knife maybe? :rolleyes:

And 100% on the Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) - a medicinal plant with a warning. :thumbup: One quick way to tell when the plant has gone to seed is look for scales on the flower stem. The larger it is, the fewer and further apart, but they are still there.

Maybe I'll be able to squeeze a hike in tonight.

Doc
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Sorry dttomcat, but top marks for effort. :thumbup:



Good point, hollowdweller, I must remember to use something for scale, knife maybe? :rolleyes:

And 100% on the Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) - a medicinal plant with a warning. :thumbup: One quick way to tell when the plant has gone to seed is look for scales on the flower stem. The larger it is, the fewer and further apart, but they are still there.

Maybe I'll be able to squeeze a hike in tonight.

Doc
Click to expand...


Well the scales made me immediatly think Coltsfoot, but around here at least the stems are no longer than say 6".

In that pic they looked 7 or 8" long so it threw me.

Also I'm not sure if I ever paid attention to what the end of the stem (why most were calling it dandelion I think) looked like after the fluffies were gone.
 
Doc,

Here's one I found in my woods last weekend I'm not sure of.

I'm thinking it's a wild iris of some sort but can't seem to find a match.

The flower is a little smaller than a nickle

35435392.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top