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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 14:34:39 GMT -6
 Coltsfoot I believe. Very interesting history. |
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 14:40:48 GMT -6
   Queen Anne's Lace AKA Wild Carrots. I was trying to get a good photo of the umbrella with the single dark purple flower in the center. Very interesting plant in so many ways. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 14:41:46 GMT -6
View AttachmentThis is the Rat-Bastard of plants. Look at it so unassuming yet so troublesome. I don't know if we have it over here. What is it? |
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 14:45:29 GMT -6
I'm guessing you are asking about RAG WEED. You can see the flower spikes in the photo and a few of the leaves.
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 14:50:50 GMT -6
View AttachmentThere are several different berries in this area; white, red, dark purple, and orange. I was trying to take a good photo of the white berries which I suspect are poison sumac. Kind of looks like it. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 15:04:15 GMT -6
Ah, looks like it isn't found west of the Rocky Mountains, so I've never seen it before. We have our own varieties of allergy-producing plants, though. We have things like scotch broom over here. |
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 15:42:31 GMT -6
That Scotch Broom looks an awful similar to goldenrod so it might not be the source of the problem. Goldenrod catches the blame for what rag weed does just because it is showy and blooms about the same time. Goldenrod pollen is sticky and doesn't float around like rag weed pollen does. This is an example of how pervasive the falsehood goes when I was visiting the eyes, ears, nose, and throat doctor that took care of my problem he had a chart on his wall that showed allergy sources and it showed goldenrod and not rag weed.
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 15:46:23 GMT -6
Have you heard any stories about that single tiny purple flower among all those white ones in Queen Anne's Lace?
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 16:00:44 GMT -6
That Scotch Broom looks an awful similar to goldenrod so it might not be the source of the problem. Goldenrod catches the blame for what rag weed does just because it is showy and blooms about the same time. Goldenrod pollen is sticky and doesn't float around like rag weed pollen does. This is an example of how pervasive the falsehood goes when I was visiting the eyes, ears, nose, and throat doctor that took care of my problem he had a chart on his wall that showed allergy sources and it showed goldenrod and not rag weed. No, scotch broom is an allergen, just not as nasty as the rag weed in your area. Wikipedia - scotch broomWikipedia - goldenrod |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 16:02:04 GMT -6
Have you heard any stories about that single tiny purple flower among all those white ones in Queen Anne's Lace? No I haven't. Think I'll look this up. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 16:22:42 GMT -6
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 16:48:53 GMT -6
Queen Anne's Lace has some DEADLY look-a-likes but not feel-a-like as can be attested to by the Apache.
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Post by pickinduck on Aug 16, 2015 17:03:50 GMT -6
That's a really good close up of it but no story. The stories I've heard had to do with the making of purple dye in the days of old. I think it to be a confabulation marketing scheme. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 18:15:51 GMT -6
Here we go, I actually found a webpage that lists queen ann's lace as a dye. Just scroll down. It's under 'Shades of BLUE- PURPLE'. Making Natural Dyes from Plants |
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Post by sherlew99 on Aug 16, 2015 18:32:22 GMT -6
Also, even though I didn't come up with the story on that earlier post, the picture is good for showing that purple bit in the middle.
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