Native Plant?

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  1. akimbo

    akimbo Active Member

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    I was involved in a native plant salvage in Saanich a few months ago and these dried plants came alongside some other plants. I'm hoping they are also native plants in which case I will try to propagate the seeds. They were not more than about 20 cm tall. Anyone know what these might be?
     

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    togata57 Generous Contributor 10 Years

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    A member of the Solanaceae...Physalis sp.?
     
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    Robert Flogaus-Faust Active Member 10 Years

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    Physalis should have berries, not just dry seeds. I suggest that this may be yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) or some related native plant that looks similar. Fresh plants might be easier to ID, though.
     
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    Rhinanthus minor! Yes, I believe you've got it. Thank you.
     

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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I've moved this out of the native plants section. We had an internal discussion about this a few months ago here at the Garden after we collected some seed from low-elevation plants in Vancouver Island, and I'll share the correspondence/discussion:

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    This led to a bit of back-and-forth, and we ended up asking Adolf Ceska, who replied:

    In short, subalpine plants are a native subspecies, but low elevation plants in disturbed sites are the introduced species.
     
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    Thanks Daniel for your thoughtful reply. It was salvaged from a Garry Oak meadow which was slated for development, i.e. not a disturbed site although there were non natives which had crept onto the site--ivy etc. I'll still try to propagate the seeds anyway just as an exercise.
     

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