Wild Plants

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by Shizuka, Aug 31, 2012.

  1. Shizuka

    Shizuka Member

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    Hi everyone! I found some plants in my house that I'm not sure what it is called.
    There're 3 pictures that I uploaded. The first one is a plant of height around 20cm, long and thin leaves, growing out from a gap on the cement floor. I don't know how the flower looks like before it wilts, but I found another plant beside it that has a same wilt flower but is white.

    The second and third pictures are from the same plant, crawling about in front of my house. It don't have any flowers and have slightly red stems. The stems have some furs or i don't really know what to call them on it. The leaves are all crumpled up and have a nice smell. I'm not quite sure if it's a type of mint..

    Thanks! :D

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  2. Sky blue

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    1. Ruellia sp.
    2.&3. Plectranthus sp.
     
  3. Andrey Zharkikh

    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    2,3 - I got similar one in my house. Mine is probably Pilea nummulariifolia, most popular around here. Wikipedia indicates that it is native to Caribean and S America. But I believe there is something similar in tropical Asia, too. Genus Pilea contains 600-700 species.
    This is what I got:
     

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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    In plant description, they are called "hairs". The leaves on your plant have sparse hairs, also.
     

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