Need Plant ID for strange School Assignment deadline 8-28-07 3pm CST

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  1. amandalindow

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    my husband is taking a class in school and his professor asked him to find the name of a plant growing on campus. to me the plant looks like a bush. The Flowers are purple, and we live in a warm climate in the southeast. The letters he gave us were T_N_A_A. Does anyone know of anything the fits those criteria?
     
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    chimera Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Which country?
     
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    35811 zip code - Huntsville, Alabama
     
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    A photo would help.
     
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    As a rule, graded assignments are not often answered on this board. But before anyone could even attempt a descent answer a photo would really help. Your "clues" could fit hundreds, perhaps thousands, of plant species.
     
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    Not T_A_N_A ?
     
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    (merged threads, but also closing this one - photopro is right - no graded school assignment IDs on here. Sorry.)
     
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    I'm not trying to get in any trouble, it is actually an extra credit oprotunity. the teacher is a hippie.... It's an english class so its not really relevant to the cirriculum. The only reason I am reposting is to see how extra credit is viewed and to find out what Chimera meant by the different spelling because my husband could be mistaken about the spelling. If I am again in violation of the rules please know. I am not trying to be disrespectful and I understand if it needs to be closed. If this is a legal question I put the original post below. If not I am sorry I wasted your time.


    my husband is taking a class in school and his professor asked him to find the name of a plant growing on campus. to me the plant looks like a bush. The Flowers are purple, and we live in a warm climate in the southeast. The letters he gave us were T_N_A_A. Does anyone know of anything the fits those criteria?
     
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    I'll allow Daniel to post a response to this board's policy.

    But without a photo, describing any plant as you are describing it could lead to thousands of answers. Your husband has the advantage of being able to both see and examine the bush. We simply see a white page. If you truly want an answer, post a photo of the plant and a close-up of a leaf blade. Otherwise, this is simply a guessing contest. Most people who use this board are more than happy to try to help. But without some more specific information, (a photo accompanied by more detailed information) sorry it does not appear we can help you as the question stands.
     
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    I'll try to go get one before his stupid class tomorrow and upload it at a lab or something if I can its just a tiny thing, I'll see if i can fing something close on the internet that might help. I told Aaron it wasnt worth it, whatever they were getting for it the teacher wasnt even specific on that I think the guy is crazy. I just know its not a assignment for a grade. I think the teacher just wants to see what hoops the students will jump through.
     
  11. Daniel Mosquin

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    Ok, I've reopened the thread. Sounds like a reasonable enough explanation to me.
     
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    A wild guess, could look at Tibouchina species, have seen it spelled Tibouchiana.
     
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    Tibouchina wouldn't be hardy in Huntsville, Alabama. Since it's growing "on Campus"
    I take that to mean it's growing in the ground. Course it would be nice if folks let us
    know these little details ;-)

    Regards
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    chimera Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Not familiar with the climate, other than reading ''humid subtropical climate" for Huntsville, Alabama on wikipedia. Maybe amandalindow will be able to get some pics up and more info, if not too difficult , or will have the answer.
     
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    Have to agree with Saltcedar. Tibouchina sp is not listed as one of the species that will survive in cold climates in the book Palms Won't Survive Here and other Myths. Most sources indicate that genus is tropical and from Brazil and the Guyana Shield. Without a photo, and better information, anyone is just guessing. I would doubt a guess will be good for any kind of extra credit since the professor is likely to ask how the student came up with a name.
     
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    thank you for the zip code location. Not so sure Tibouchina wouldn't grow there with some care. Just going by this regarding climate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama . A little more info and comments here www.davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1212/. Chances are it's a different plant anyways, just a wild guess, as mentioned. Best regards
     
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    Perhaps, but it can snow in Hunstville. And they do have hard freezes. I'd certainly be curious why David Francko didn't mention this species in his book if it would infact survive. That was the entire purpose of the writing of the book. When we lived in Miami for ovr 20 years I had lots of tropical species die when the temp went below 40 degrees. Certainly, some can jump back. But many never will.
     
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    Maybe it has only been experimented with, in cooler climates, in recent years, or proven hardiness was not apparent to D.F. yet. Not familiar with his book.
     
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    I suggest any wishing to grow tropical species in colder zones buy a copy. You can easily find it at Amazon. Palms won't Grow Here and Other Myths by David A. Francko. David's work was researched in Miami, Ohio and is well documented.

    As for this plant, we are all still just guessing until we can see a photo.
     

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