The leaf at this link blew onto our porch today. Can anyone identify it?
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What's this odd leaf? ? ?
Jul 31, 2007
5 Replies
Looks like a type of Linden
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Charlie
In message , Charlie@?.?.invalid writes
Correct, but technically it's not a leaf, but a partial infructescence. The leaf-like component is a bract.
Many thanks. If I plant it, will it grow into a tree?
It's a fruit and subtending bract from a Tilia -- linden or lime or basswood are common names.
Kay
In message , Ray writes
Possibly. In Britain the commoner limes (lindens) (Tilia cordata, Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia x vulgaris) rarely produce viable seed. I don't know what the case is with those taxa in your locality, or with other taxa, such as Tilia americana, in your locality.
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