A friend of mine found this in Mission, BC and took it home. Neither of us have been able to figure out what it is. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks for any help :)
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) came to mind immediately, and a quick check of Google Images seems to confirm that. I usually identify it by the interesting flowers.
Hmm. Not sure what it is. However,it doesn't look right for Asarum canadense which has plain edges to the leaves, (entire) and leaf stalks which are very hairy. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...b:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&tbs=isch:1
Petasites was my first inclination as well, but I was unsure about the newly emergent leaves in comparison to adult leaves. Maybe to add a bit of additional information -- where was the plant found (especially, what type of environment?)
I second Petasites; I'm looking at the same emergent leaves in a patch of Petasites japonicus outside my window.
I remember being told that petasites indicated a former Japanese home or settlement. I remember hearing that the stalks are edible but they taste like soap! Once planted, petasites spreads and is difficult to eradicate.
Not to be a wet blanket here...but I hope that this plant was not dug up and removed from an area in which it should have remained growing...?
Don't worry! The plant is tenacious and difficult to get rid of. I'm trying to in one corner of my garden so I know.
I am glad that the plant will likely be OK. However, my post concerned not the health of the plant, but another issue: digging up plants from state parks or other areas. Where was this plant found?
Sounds like an invasive plant that should be got rid of from the wild but your right no one should remove plants from the wild and at least have some knowledge of what your removing first.
The blue flowered Vinca is another indication of what were formerly, pre 1940s, farms and homes in the area. Now the main residential areas are built on those previous farms. Some of the trees they planted, of Japanese origin, are quite interesting.
