More Massachusetts yard IDs needed

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by breegold, Jul 24, 2013.

  1. breegold

    breegold New Member

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    Finally got around to taking more pictures. There are a few weeds and a few intentionals in here.

    -1st is an older version of a weed I couldn't get a solid ID on earlier, because it was too young and hadn't developed a visible leaf pattern yet. Keep in mind this plant is fuzzy.
    -2nd is a weed that looks superficially like poison ivy, but is fuzzy, possible pre-thorny.
    -3rd is a bush by the house that sprouted some pretty flowers
    -4th is another bush by the house that sprouted some really pretty flowers (pic taken through window)
    -and 5th is a long shot. Not in the yard, along my commute, taken while driving. This tree recently blossomed into the most interesting flowers; they look like fiber optic threads instead of petals!
     

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  2. saltcedar

    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    3. Vine Clematis Cv./Bush looks like an Azalea.
    4. Hibiscus syriacus.
    5. Albizia julibrissin
     
  3. breegold

    breegold New Member

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    Persian silk tree, very cool!

    And Azaleas and Hibiscus, good to know. A lot of these IDs are of flower names I've known all my life, but didn't have an image to place with them, so this is great, thank you!
     
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    1) looks like a hibiscus, possibly Hibiscus aculeatus.
     
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    Barbara Lloyd Well-Known Member

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    Under "leaves of three" looks like Vinca, can't tell if it is minor or major
     
  6. Susan G

    Susan G Active Member 10 Years

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    #2 looks like raspberry - possibly red (Rubus idaeus) or black (Rubus occidentalis). If it is a raspberry the underside of the leaves should be whitish. Red raspberry would have a bristly stem, whereas black raspberry would have prickles and the stem would have a whitish waxy coating that rubs off.
     

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