Grass, Weeds and Forbs-Picture I.D.

[Baymule]

I love this thread... I hate that so many of the bad guys yall identify are in my yards & pastures..

I hate that ALL of them are in MY pastures!! LOL

 

[Baymule]

I disagreed with Apple plant I D and found this.

Poorjoe // Mizzou WeedID

Weed ID Guide, Weed Science Program

weedid.missouri.edu

My sheep LOVE this stuff! It is a cool weather plant here. It disappears in hot weather.

 

[SageHill]

Well hemlock & queen Anne's lace look very much alike...from afar. Check this out as queen Anne is ok.

Poison Hemlock vs. Queen Anne’s Lace: How to Tell the Difference

Queen Anne’s Lace and poison hemlock look similar, making identification tricky. This article helps you identify the plants based on key differences.

www.thespruce.com

Thx!! I thought they looked a lot alike and was wondering if they were the same. Of course I didn't ask Google, just wondered. Now I know!

 

[Baymule]

Plant ID calls this Ground Cherry and Tomatillos. Member of the nightshade family it is a toxic plant. I’ve always called them Chinese Lantern and an undesirable weed.

 

[Baymule]

SOME are edible. Well that tells me nothing. Not going to eat one to find out.

 

[Mini Horses]

Those Chinese lanterns don't have the fruit in them like the tomatillos they resemble. I have them and fortunately, nothing is eating them!

 

[SageHill]

Well, Ms Siri (aka The Girlfriend) is flat out wrong - those definitely are Chinese Lanterns. Tomatillos that certainly is not! Tomatillos are in a husk and about the size of a small tomato and make great salsa! There's also a thing called a Golden Berry (I forget what else it's called) that tastes sort of like a raspberry without all the seeds. I've grown both - but I bought the plants at a nursery.

 

[SageHill]

Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata -
my first check on this plant the ap said it was common knot grass. Such is not the case, it is spurge, a type of euphorbia (most or all euphorbias have milky sap that is an irritant. ~some research is being done using it as a cure for various skin cancers (UC IPM - Univ. Cal Integrated Pest Management). Also from UCIPM it is poisonous and can kill sheep <GASP> - when consuming as little as .62% of their body weight. It also attracts ants - which I have seen in the garden. Good news - it's easy to pull up. Bad news - sheep seem to like it.

 

[SageHill]

Thorn-Apple, Jimsonweed Devil's Trumpet, Moon Flower - Datura stramonium - vespertine
Highly poisonous and belongs to the nightshade family. A known hallucinogenic, reportedly used by American Indians.
Good news - sheep stay away, and it stinks

 

[SageHill]

Castor Bean, castor oil - Ricinus communis
This is in the euphorbiaceae family -- spurge family. The seeds are highly poisonous - ricin bad news.
More bad news - a quick web search has growing and care guides for this monster! It has a huge spike of pretty flowers, each with big seeds.