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| Identity of red raspberry-like berries in Connecticut July 28, 2008 I found some edible berries today in the woods that look like raspberries, are red like raspberries, but don't taste like them at all. They're very shiny red, remove easily from the bush. The flavor... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| How to get rid of plants spreading fluffy seeds July 27, 2008 I live in Blaine, MN next to a Lake. The "buffer zones" next to the lake are filled with native grasses, weeds & wildflowers. We are trying to identify a plant that blooms July with lavender flowe... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| What is gelatinous plant in a Missouri lake July 25, 2008 Q what is gel like plant floating in lake looks like a bag filled with green living plant and is see thru and has red. when touched feels like piece of fat but seems to be living in water. Missouri View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Purple bellshaped flowers in Washington state July 16, 2008 on Larch mountain, in the state of Washington, I saw purple, bell shaped flowers growing on a stalk. what are they? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Is Tagetes lemmonii a Texas native? July 15, 2008 Is the Copper Canyon Daisy (Tagetes lemmonii) a native Texas plant? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Mystery plant in hay fields in Tennessee July 13, 2008 I found plants growing in my hay fields that are about 4 feet tall, large leaves and blooms (ball shaped) bell flowers.That is, the blooms looks like a pom pom with about 50 to 80 small flowers "hang... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Pink flower in South Carolina, perhaps poisonous July 09, 2008 I saw a beautiful plant while touring Charleston, SC. I do not remember the name - the tour guide talked about a long time ago women giving it to their husband's in tea (maybe?) to kill them. Of co... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Strange growths in flower bed in Virginia July 07, 2008 What in the heck are these strange growths in my flower bed?I can't even describe. May I send you pictures? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant identification July 07, 2008 I live in NE PA and have two plants that are growing under our pine tree. One has 2 leaves and and looks a lot like lily of the valley and the other has 6-10 leaves with white berries on the end. I wa... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plant Identification July 06, 2008 I am trying to identify a small tree or large plant here in Indiana. I have seen it from 6 ft to as tall as 15 to 20. It is a green leaf with pink cone shaped growth at the ends of a branch. The co... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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