stuff out back - guess what they are!

[cnycharles]

last week we were out back of one of the larger ranges putting on shade plastic and we saw an odd collection of plants & things. some I know what they are, others I don't. some this year is the first time we've seen them.

the first plant is something that's likely a relative of nightshade and tomatoes. none of us know what it is, but we would like to know!

note the fuzzy stems and leaves, unlike standard nightshade which is dark green and smooth

flowers

closeup of 'pods'(?)
these plants grow in the sun and shade, in the sandy area. deer frequently walk through this area, so could be 'disseminating' seeds after eating something somewhere else
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this plant sort of looks like mini-horsetails; any attempt at a decent photograph of it turns out looking quite poor

sneaky...

also sneaky....

granted that some are obvious, and are just some interesting things I saw out back. we would like to know what the first plant is if anyone knows.
thanks!

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Looks like a Chinese Lantern Plant to me. "someone" must have tracked the seeds there because its not a native plant to NA.

Looks like you had a good day!

 

[mccallen]

Looks like a Chinese Lantern Plant to me.

Yup, Physalis peruviana would be my guess.

 

[Clark]

I grew these Chinese Laterns 3 years ago. Looked great first year against
black bamboo. Next year,spread like wild fire. I labeled it invasive. Took
awful long time to remove it, need to get it all, much more vigorous than
dandelions.

 

[biothanasis]

I love the photos with the spider and libelulle! Also the plant with the berries is Rubus sp (you already know it...) and the one under it is a Verbascum sp.! I have no idea of what the first one might be!!

TY for sharing the photos...

 

[goldenrose]

The leaf shape is a bit different on my chinese lanterns

 

[PaphMadMan]

The first plant is definitely Physalis, possible Physalis peruviana as someone else suggested, which is an introduced weed in parts of North America. Physalis virginiana is native in much of eastern North America so also a possibility, and I think there are other native species too, and about 30 species worldwide. Common names include ground cherry and Chinese lantern. Tomatillo is also in this genus.

 

[NYEric]

I love the photos with the spider and libelulle! .

Interesting, that's close to the German word for dragonfly also.

 

[fbrem]

smell the blooms on the tall fuzzy one in the morning, one of the best scented flowers I know of.

 

[mccallen]

Interesting, that's close to the German word for dragonfly also.

And Spanish; ¡libélula!

 

[cnycharles]

I looked online for nightshade and was surprised to see that the first plant looks almost exactly like tomatillos! I guess someone had a garden last year and the deer that go through here had eaten some and 'deposited' the seeds. I've seen chinese lanterns though years ago and don't think that's what they are. I'm going with tomatillos... time will tell if there is fruit

yes, I'm very familiar with the black raspberries and we all get a few handfuls when we have an excuse to go back there. in a few weeks, there will be very many blackberries ripe close by.

 

[NYEric]

And thorns, yum! :evil:

 

[Mrs. Paph]

Yep, ground cherries would be the common name of that first plant that I'm familiar with...they grow wild as a weed at my parents house in SD. We made a very unsuccessful attempt one year at making jelly out of them, so I guess they're not exactly the same as the cultivated sorts. It gummed up the cooking pot so bad we had to throw out the pot, And we didn't get any of the wonderful tasting jelly I remember from others making it! The Rubus on the other hand looks sure to be tasty!

 

[Cipcrepe]

stuff out back guess what they are

yes im an aries but know a lot about horoscopes and know a lot of cancers. They are pretty sensitive so be careful on how u tell them u need space.

 

[Drorchid]

And Spanish; ¡libélula!

and Dutch: "Libelle"; looks like english is the odd one by calling it "Dragonfly"

Robert

 

[Kavanaru]

And Spanish; ¡libélula!

iLibélula is trademarked by Apple! oke:

Libélula is the spanish one

 

[cnycharles]

Yep, ground cherries would be the common name of that first plant that I'm familiar with...they grow wild as a weed at my parents house in SD. We made a very unsuccessful attempt one year at making jelly out of them, so I guess they're not exactly the same as the cultivated sorts. It gummed up the cooking pot so bad we had to throw out the pot,

I've had that happen while trying to make maple syrup, when I fell asleep and the pan bottoms were burnt (or worse). There are little fruits of sorts forming in the pods