Help with ID?

Jun 28, 2004 5 Replies
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Karen Fletcher

Karen The Garden Gate "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." ^and cats -- Cicero =================================================================== On the Web since 1994 Forbes Best of Web 2002

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Can anyone help me out on these volunteers? Noxious weeds or diamonds in the rough? I'm located in the Portland OR area.



Two pictures of this one:

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is some sort of shrub. The "leaf" encircling the stem might help with ID.
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or tree-to-be?
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is about knee high. No flowers yet.
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any ideas.



Karen


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-- Karen

The Garden Gate

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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." ^and cats -- Cicero =================================================================== On the Web since 1994 Forbes Best of Web 2002

Karen

I think you are correct on the Horseweed. Appears to be a native ground cover, so I guess it can stay. Thanks so much for your help on that mystery.

Karen

#1 Euphorbia lathyrus, the so-called "Gopher Purge". Keep it.

#2 Choke cherry, Prunus virginiana. Yank it out!

#3 Weedy Apiaceae. Yank it out.

#4 Erigeron canadensis (syn. Conyza canadensis). Yank it out.

On second thought, because of the paired leaves, #3 might be Sambucus canadensis, the Elderberry. You might want to keep it to see what develops.

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