Something... but not red, and not berry... :)

"The Red Berry Test" was unfortunately laughably easy for the great UBC contributors... :( But here is a new stumper!!! I hope this one will be more difficult... mu-ha-ha-ha! :) Or not... :(
(Photo by András Mészáros...:)

 

A leaf stem gall caused by Pemphigus sp.?

 

Nooo... it's a normal, beautiful, healthy plant...

 

Is it the flower bud from a bulbous plant?

 

No. It's not a bulbous plant... :)

 

Is that a secretion from the plant, or is the wet gleam from rain, etc. ?

 

Hm... no, the "secretion" is not from the plant... :)

 

Leaf stalk of Eichhornia crassipes?

 

A sticky spadix from something? With flies stuck to it? Help me out here, I'm flailing.

Ralph

 

Hm... no... but not a bad idea!!! OK, half point... :)

 

No, it's not a spadix... :)

 

Polygonaceae?

 

No...

 

The flower bud of a waterlily, taken under water.Praps????

 

I think it could be some sort of fruit, just starts to grow, maybe some sort of vegetable in early stage, like summer squash (Cucurbita sp.). Am I right? Kozel jarok az igazsaghoz? :)

 

That's the swollen part of the petiole of Trapa natans, commonly called "water chestnut".

 

torokkaroly

Your reference to "fruit" is interesting as crazyjohny, in his thread asking for help in identifying an unusual fruit he found on the shores of Lake Ontario, gave an accurate and succinct description of the unusual fruiting body of this aquatic plant, and some nice pictures.

 

Jé, szia! Hát, sajnos nem annyira közel... kb. mint én a Te múltkori növényedhez... :)

Hm... no, but a great idea!!! Really... just like my brilliant "Polygonum" idea was... for your "Francoa" plant... :)))

 

YES!!! It's the "leaf-airbag" :) of Trapa natans... It's a protected plant here, but I know that in other countries it could be an invasive weed...