Identify this plant

[NannyPatty]

I have this growing in my garden. I thought maybe it was polk sallet until someone here said that it wasn't. I guess it's edible, I didn't die snd haven't eaten it again. The 1 and 3 pictures are the plant that I need to know the ID. The 2nd is polk sallet.

 

[NannyPatty]

The plant in question has sawtooth leaves, but the polk sallet has smoothe leaves.

 

[Patchouli]

Looks too much like deadly nightshade for me.

 

[Peanut]

The second photo by the water hose is poke. 1&3 I'm not sure of. It's not in the night shade family which includes potatoes. Take another photo and hold a playing card or a coin next to the leaves so I can get an idea of the size.

and take the photo from the side of the plant, not top down...

 

[NannyPatty]

I’ll do that in a bit when I get back from town.

 

[NannyPatty]

Ok, here goes.. the leaf is of the back side. I can’t get the front to upload. If you need it, I’ll get a pic on this tablet.

 

[Peanut]

I'm pretty sure it's in the boneset genus of plants (200 or so species). It reminds me of them. It might be White Snakeroot - Eupatorium rugosum. I've never seen white snakeroot around here, only a couple of species of black snakeroot.

To be sure you'll have to wait until it blooms. If its blooms look like this....
ct-botanical-society.org

 

[NannyPatty]

I think it does have blooms like that. I’ll make when it does and post. That’s actually one of things that made me realize that it wasn’t poke.
Is it good for anything or just a weed?

 

[Peanut]

It's toxic, don't eat it.

 

[NannyPatty]

Ok, I did a brief look up. If it is snake root, then I’m a miracle! Or, maybe I didn’t get enough!

 

[Patchouli]

I'm glad I was wrong, but hope it scared everyone into making sure you know what you're eating in the wild.

 

[Peanut]

Please... don't eat any wild plant until you are absolutely sure of what it is. There are more than a few wild plants that taste good... but 20 years later your liver stops working. Please, don't eat any wild plant until you know everything about it. Please...

 

[TMT Tactical]

@Peanut Very good advice for us (me) novices.

 

[NannyPatty]

I will never do it again for sure!! That has been two years ago. I may have even pulled those leaves out, but I really don’t remember. I’m sticking to the wild fruits that I know what are (for sure!!)

 

[camo2460]

Peanut I could be wrong but the Plant in Question looks a little like Germander, (Teucrium canadense L).

 

[Hooch]

square stem?? or round ?? almost looks like a plant that is part of the mint family but tastes like absolute crap..gotta remember the name...hum....

often you can look in your state university botantical website to look up native plants..it can be a process if its a non native plant your trying to id but that might help..

 

[Peanut]

Ok, here goes.. the leaf is of the back side. I can’t get the front to upload. If you need it, I’ll get a pic on this tablet.View attachment 6877View attachment 6875 View attachment 6875

Do you have a photo of the blooms yet? I'm still betting on boneset.

 

[NannyPatty]

Do you have a photo of the blooms yet? I'm still betting on boneset.

I’m sorry, I forgot all about taking a picture of it in bloom. It DID have blooms just like your picture though. I left it alone. It’s everywhere here.

 

[Flight]

My professional opinion as a truck driver is it's a green plant of some sort. Does that help?

 

[NannyPatty]

My professional opinion as a truck driver is it's a green plant of some sort. Does that help?

Hello! Lol you sound like me!

 

[NannyPatty]

We were traveling in Colorado up in the Toltec mountains. I saw this plant and was wondering if anyone can put a name on it?

 

[Patchouli]

It looks like mullein (pronounced mull' in), but without closer ID of the leaves I'm not certain. If you could feel the leaves and see that they are kind of thick, soft, pliable, furry and any flowers on the stalk are small and yellow, that's mullein.
I'm looking for some around here. I'm almost out of what I salvaged from my plant. I use it in tea. Some say it's good for the lungs, I use it as a lymphatic cleanser.

 

[NannyPatty]

We were on the train so I couldn't get out to see close up. This area is in drought conditions. The locals say it has yellow flowers. From what I could see, the leaves looked fuzzy.

 

[Peanut]

Looks like mullein to me. Soaking the little yellow blooms in olive oil makes great drops for ear ache little kids get. Tincture made from the roots is a great medicine for incontinence with new mothers and the elderly. I got some from a friend and gave it to an elderly family member... works like a charm. The leaves as a poultice will speed the healing of broken bones.

 

[joel]

Yes I agree it looks like Mullein.

 

[Flight]

Yes I agree it looks like Mullein.

Omg I was right. A green plant.

 

[NannyPatty]

My SIL has this growing in her veggie garden. Can someone tell me what it is?

 

[Patchouli]

Bird's nest fungus, isn't it cool looking!? So tiny. I took a photo of one last week.
https://goo.gl/images/MTTkH5

 

[Patchouli]

I think the little wheat color looking balls around it are more that haven't opened yet. My photo is very similar to yours. Some puff balls opened up and they are really weird looking too.

 

[NannyPatty]

Does anyone know what this flower is? It was in a prayer garden that I visited today.