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Sunday - August 08, 2010
From: Tamaqua, PA
Region: Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Plant Identification
Title: Plant identification from Tamaqua PA
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
I live in PA, have a plant growing in my geranium planter, was told it was a moonflower, but it is not a vine. The flower is a white trumpet, six star, with purple in the middle. leaves look like tree leaves and the thick stem is a furry reddish brown. I thought it was a sacred datura, looks like the picture, but that is a five star trumpet. I have a picture if need be. thank youANSWER:
We love identifying native plants for folks! Do you have a picture of a plant found growing in the wild somewhere in North America and you would like to know its name? Send us an email following the instructions below. Please do not send pictures of house plants, office plants, garden plants, plants seen on your vacation to Costa Rica or other clearly non-native species. For identification of non-native plants you might consider visiting the UBC Botanical Gardens Forums website.- Tell us where and when you found the plant and describe the site where it occurred.
- If possible, take several high-resolution images including details of leaves, stems, flowers, fruit, and the overall plant.
- Save images in JPEG format. Do not reduce the resolution of your images. High-resolution images are much easier for us to work with.
- Send email with images attached to [email protected]. Please enter Plant ID Request on the subject line of your email.
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