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Hibiscus trionum
This spindly wildflower formed these vein-covered pods after pollination. When the pods matured, they were full of small, flat, black seeds.
It appeared to be an opportunistic plant. It was growing around a construction site on disturbed ground.
So Mike, now you edit your spotting and add the common name (which is great!) and the Latin name. Isn't this fun?! To see exceptional spottings by others, go to "organisms" at the top of the page, and then click "favorites" and you'll see amazing pictures.
We may have a winner! See http://voices.gardenweb.com/garden_voice..., about 40% down the page. The comment about the brevity of the blossom matches what I saw from this plant.
Michael, I just googled " wild hibiscus ohio" and found his picture amongst heaps of others
Your pic #2 shows unopened flowers as in the flickr pictures. The seed pods are usually elongated with rounded seeds inside. The pods usually have about 5 locules or sections - a characteristic of Malvaceae family to which Hibiscus belong. Did the flower have a long pistil ?
Interesting! That looks a lot closer. The stamen pattern is a lot bushier in that Flickr shot. It would be interesting to know where the picture was taken.
Hmm... maybe, though! The seeds are shaped right, that kind of uneven round, flat seed.
Thought it looked like a wild hibiscus - have a look at this Michael
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7618245@N03...
sorry can't find a name for it...
ValB.Salares, thanks for the input. Just from a quick Google/Wikipedia, I doubt it. The leaves that you can see in these photos show the complex shape, compared to the spade-like shape I saw on Wikipedia.
And not in these pictures is the mature seed pod itself. There was no fruit. The pod dried to a husk with probably five chambers full of the seeds. I saved a couple pods, and if I find them, I'll post pictures.
Mike, Google image Physalis of Solanaceae as ValB.Salares suggests, and see what you think.
Maybe they will. They'd have to be way more into this than I am- this entry is already at least 11 screens deep from the front page, and I wouldn't have clicked even that far if I didn't know I had something buried down in there.
The picture is not that clear but I believe it is of the genus Physalis of Solanaceae...
Welcome to Project Noah, MichaelStockelman! It's so great to see you here. I'm sorry I can't identify that for you but someone will I'm sure.
Spotted on Jul 23, 2009
Submitted on May 23, 2012
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