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Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall ganglyplant
Anyone ever had an infestation of acres of these yellow plants?
http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393168.jpg They seem to be taking over my otherwise barren dry hillsides: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393169.jpg The plant has a strange-looking stalk: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393210.jpg And very low-lying leaves: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393207.jpg The climate is San Francisco bay area, very dry, poor Franciscan sediment soil, and lots and lots and lots of sunlight. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:17:35 PM UTC-6, Danny D. wrote:
Anyone ever had an infestation of acres of these yellow plants? http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393168.jpg They seem to be taking over my otherwise barren dry hillsides: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393169.jpg The plant has a strange-looking stalk: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393210.jpg And very low-lying leaves: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393207.jpg The climate is San Francisco bay area, very dry, poor Franciscan sediment soil, and lots and lots and lots of sunlight. Could be Dalmatian Toadflax. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/23/13 1:17 PM, Danny D. wrote:
Anyone ever had an infestation of acres of these yellow plants? http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393168.jpg They seem to be taking over my otherwise barren dry hillsides: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393169.jpg The plant has a strange-looking stalk: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393210.jpg And very low-lying leaves: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393207.jpg The climate is San Francisco bay area, very dry, poor Franciscan sediment soil, and lots and lots and lots of sunlight. It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 6/23/13 1:17 PM, Danny D. wrote: Anyone ever had an infestation of acres of these yellow plants? http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393168.jpg They seem to be taking over my otherwise barren dry hillsides: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393169.jpg The plant has a strange-looking stalk: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393210.jpg And very low-lying leaves: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393207.jpg The climate is San Francisco bay area, very dry, poor Franciscan sediment soil, and lots and lots and lots of sunlight. It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. You better watch out for deranged wild ketchup plants too! o_O TDD |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
.... It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. Not at all like what we know of as wild mustard, anyways... -- |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:32:24 -0500, dpb wrote:
On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote: ... It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. Not at all like what we know of as wild mustard, anyways... _Poke Salad_ Seems there was a song about "Poke Salad Annie". http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1643,150172-233192,00.html You have to be taught how to select parts of the plant; otherwise it can poison you? |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:29:53 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote: You better watch out for deranged wild ketchup plants too! o_O TDD Watch out for the Sheep Eating plant. Flesh-Eating Plant Blooms In Britain http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/flesh-eating-plant-blooms-in-britain-sheep-beware-video/?shared=email&msg=fail |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/23/2013 7:29 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:
On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote: On 6/23/13 1:17 PM, Danny D. wrote: Anyone ever had an infestation of acres of these yellow plants? http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393168.jpg They seem to be taking over my otherwise barren dry hillsides: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393169.jpg The plant has a strange-looking stalk: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393210.jpg And very low-lying leaves: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13393207.jpg The climate is San Francisco bay area, very dry, poor Franciscan sediment soil, and lots and lots and lots of sunlight. It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. You better watch out for deranged wild ketchup plants too! o_O TDD http://tigerboi90.deviantart.com/art...otted-92913372 |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:32:24 -0500, dpb wrote: On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote: ... It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. Not at all like what we know of as wild mustard, anyways... _Poke Salad_ Seems there was a song about "Poke Salad Annie". http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-tqwu...%3D-tqwujhUBZg http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1643,150172-233192,00.html You have to be taught how to select parts of the plant; otherwise it can poison you? |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/23/2013 7:11 PM, Oren wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:29:53 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: You better watch out for deranged wild ketchup plants too! o_O TDD Watch out for the Sheep Eating plant. Flesh-Eating Plant Blooms In Britain http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/flesh-eating-plant-blooms-in-britain-sheep-beware-video/?shared=email&msg=fail I came across another video from your link that made me laugh. A girl get her butt eaten by a motorcycle. OMG, it made me laugh because I've been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and the young gal should be glad that all she got was a red ass. ^_^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezJyLR-r-4 TDD |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:08:04 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote: Seems there was a song about "Poke Salad Annie". http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-tqwu...%3D-tqwujhUBZg Hmm,your Mobile link doesn't work for me. The "m" in the link makes it hang up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw&list=PL72987409015267E5 We called it "poke" vs "polk". like a poke sack |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:52:15 -0500, The Daring Dufas
wrote: On 6/23/2013 7:11 PM, Oren wrote: On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:29:53 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: You better watch out for deranged wild ketchup plants too! o_O TDD Watch out for the Sheep Eating plant. Flesh-Eating Plant Blooms In Britain http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/flesh-eating-plant-blooms-in-britain-sheep-beware-video/?shared=email&msg=fail I came across another video from your link that made me laugh. A girl get her butt eaten by a motorcycle. OMG, it made me laugh because I've been seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and the young gal should be glad that all she got was a red ass. ^_^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezJyLR-r-4 TDD She got goosed... |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
Oren wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:08:04 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: Seems there was a song about "Poke Salad Annie". http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-tqwu...%3D-tqwujhUBZg Hmm,your Mobile link doesn't work for me. The "m" in the link makes it hang up? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw&list=PL72987409015267E5 We called it "poke" vs "polk". like a poke sack And on my mobile device the link you posted returns a message that says "The content owner has not made this video available on mobile" I guess we're pretty much even. ;-) |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:15:27 -0400, Home Guy wrote:
Wild mustard. I just got home and saw those pictures of the 4-petaled mustard plants in the San Francisco bay area. Those pictures are much more lush than mine - but I'll try to snap a closeup of the flower in the morning and compare. I'll report back what I find in comparison to the net on the "wild mustard". BTW, if it is wild mustard, might I be able to make mustard out of it? (I'll check - but I figured I'd ask also.) |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:01:07 -0700, David E. Ross wrote:
Wild mustard is found extensively in California This description seems apropos: http://www.pennilessparenting.com/20...aged-food.html Clearly there are yellow flowers atop a stem. I'll look in the morning to see if they're in groups of 4 petals. And, I'll look closer to see if they're not veined. I didn't see any broccoli-like florets; but the leaves did radiate in a rosette. Apparently I can cook and eat the leaves, and I can make a mustard spread out of the flower petals. According to this article, it was brought to the Americas in the 1700s: http://www.eattheweeds.com/cutting-t...ica-sinapis-2/ Apparently all parts of the plant are edible. This article points out that the hairs on the stem make it "wild mustard": http://en.heilkraeuter.net/herbs/wild-mustard.htm I'll look for 4 long stamens and 2 short stamens and 1 pistil on the flowers: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/...cts/03-043.htm |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On 6/23/13 10:17 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 21:15:27 -0400, Home Guy wrote: Wild mustard. I just got home and saw those pictures of the 4-petaled mustard plants in the San Francisco bay area. Those pictures are much more lush than mine - but I'll try to snap a closeup of the flower in the morning and compare. I'll report back what I find in comparison to the net on the "wild mustard". BTW, if it is wild mustard, might I be able to make mustard out of it? (I'll check - but I figured I'd ask also.) The condiment is made from ground or crushed mustard seeds. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
Oren wrote:
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:32:24 -0500, dpb wrote: On 6/23/2013 6:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote: ... It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. Not at all like what we know of as wild mustard, anyways... _Poke Salad_ Seems there was a song about "Poke Salad Annie". http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1643,150172-233192,00.html You have to be taught how to select parts of the plant; otherwise it can poison you? I'm pretty sure that plant isn't poke salad. Have you ever eaten it cooked? My grandma used to cook it for us all the time and taught me how. You pull the leaves off the plant .. medium to smaller leaves are more tender, and then you boil them like you would spinach leaves 'til they are tender. After that you drain the boiled leaves and squeeze all the water out of the leaves you can get to come out of them. Next you add some oil to a frying pan, and break up the boiled leaves into the hot grease. Break 2 or 3 fresh eggs over the poke in the hot grease and stir fry the eggs with the poke. Add a bit of salt to taste while it's cooking. MMMMMMMmmm!! -- Natural Girl //(**)\\ |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:01:44 -0500, "Natural - Smoking Gun - Girl"
wrote: I'm pretty sure that plant isn't poke salad. Have you ever eaten it cooked? My grandma used to cook it for us all the time and taught me how. You pull the leaves off the plant .. medium to smaller leaves are more tender, and then you boil them like you would spinach leaves 'til they are tender. After that you drain the boiled leaves and squeeze all the water out of the leaves you can get to come out of them. Next you add some oil to a frying pan, and break up the boiled leaves into the hot grease. Break 2 or 3 fresh eggs over the poke in the hot grease and stir fry the eggs with the poke. Add a bit of salt to taste while it's cooking. MMMMMMMmmm!! we meet again (g) I'm posting from AHR Never recall eating poke salad. I'm a collard, mustard green and turnip green person. I can only imagine that ancestors may have gathered poke salad, cooked and ate it. My grandfather grew greens in his garden. Tender leaves are the best. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:45:06 -0700, Oren wrote:
Never recall eating poke salad. I'm a collard, mustard green and turnip green person. I couldn't find any seeds ... but I ate a dozen of the florets (flower petals and all), which tasted surprisingly much like broccoli ... http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402704.jpg If I never post ever again, please report *this* to the police! http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402706.jpg |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:56:17 -0700, David E. Ross wrote:
The condiment is made from ground or crushed mustard seeds. Thanks for the assistance. I didn't know what the seeds looked like, but I could easily see the green central florets, unveined yellow flower petals and what looks like six stamens (four tall, and two short) surrounding the one pistil as men surround a pretty lady at a bar: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402712.jpg I couldn't locate the mustard seed pods. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402717.jpg Where should I be looking for them? |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:01:07 -0700, David E. Ross wrote:
It looks like mustard to me. Wild mustard is found extensively in California, turning the hills near my house bright yellow in the spring. Hi David, I think you're right (at least I hope you are, as I tasted a few florets today, and they tasted much like broccoli). http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402725.jpg I just can't seem to find the mustard seeds though ... :( |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 00:50:53 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:45:06 -0700, Oren wrote: Never recall eating poke salad. I'm a collard, mustard green and turnip green person. I couldn't find any seeds ... but I ate a dozen of the florets (flower petals and all), which tasted surprisingly much like broccoli ... http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402704.jpg If I never post ever again, please report *this* to the police! http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402706.jpg Does California allow you to eat flowers? I mean, they may cause cancer. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall ganglyplant
On Monday, June 24, 2013 7:01:50 PM UTC-6, Danny D. wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 07:56:17 -0700, David E. Ross wrote: The condiment is made from ground or crushed mustard seeds. Thanks for the assistance. I didn't know what the seeds looked like, but I could easily see the green central florets, unveined yellow flower petals and what looks like six stamens (four tall, and two short) surrounding the one pistil as men surround a pretty lady at a bar: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402712.jpg I couldn't locate the mustard seed pods. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13402717.jpg Where should I be looking for them? The pods develop from the flowers. The pods contain the seeds and they go from green to black as the ripen. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tall gangly plant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 01:06:31 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: I just can't seem to find the mustard seeds though ... :( This can of dry powder is what I use to make hot mustard for egg rolls. It will clean the nasal passages, like hot horseradish... http://produits.bienmanger.com/11281-0w0h0_Colman_English_Mustard_Powder_Colman.jpg Just a little water and spoon is needed to mix it up. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:41:49 -0700, Oren wrote:
Does California allow you to eat flowers? Oh oh .... mustard weeds may be protected ... oh my God! BTW, I hope I'm allowed to "take" *this* California animal I just caught in the house moments ago, while reaching for a level to hang a mirror for the wife: http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403281.jpg I need better spider-catching tools than this plastic container: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403290.jpg Now she is destined for transportation into my ravine, along with all the other spiders, snakes, and mustard-gas flowers: http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403282.jpg |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:25:06 -0700, Oren wrote:
This can of dry powder is what I use to make hot mustard for egg rolls. It will clean the nasal passages, like hot horseradish... Indeed. Check out the front row of the wife's spice shelf: http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403308.jpg She grows the red-hot stuff herself, because she can't get 'em hot enough at the store ... |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:05:01 -0700, Roy wrote:
The pods develop from the flowers. The pods contain the seeds and they go from green to black as the ripen. Hmmm... I was thinking these things were the actual seed pods: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403320.jpg Can someone confirm whether these are the actual seed pods? http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403321.jpg |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
In article , Danny D. wrote: I need better spider-catching tools than this plastic container: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403290.jpg I got one of these years ago: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=44895 I just used it again a few days ago. I generally close the bottom part manually, slowly, so as not to squish the spider as would probably happen if I let gravity close it. Patty |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
Oren wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:01:44 -0500, "Natural - Smoking Gun - Girl" wrote: I'm pretty sure that plant isn't poke salad. Have you ever eaten it cooked? My grandma used to cook it for us all the time and taught me how. You pull the leaves off the plant .. medium to smaller leaves are more tender, and then you boil them like you would spinach leaves 'til they are tender. After that you drain the boiled leaves and squeeze all the water out of the leaves you can get to come out of them. Next you add some oil to a frying pan, and break up the boiled leaves into the hot grease. Break 2 or 3 fresh eggs over the poke in the hot grease and stir fry the eggs with the poke. Add a bit of salt to taste while it's cooking. MMMMMMMmmm!! we meet again (g) I'm posting from AHR Never recall eating poke salad. I'm a collard, mustard green and turnip green person. I can only imagine that ancestors may have gathered poke salad, cooked and ate it. My grandfather grew greens in his garden. Tender leaves are the best. That doesn't look anything like pokeweed. It does look kind of like a noxious weed called "garlic mustard", except that has white flowers. Might be Indian mustard, or wild turnip, or wild rapeseed: http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/WREP/WREP0143.pdf Bob |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:32:22 +0000, Patty Winter wrote:
I got one of these years ago: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=44895 That thing is ingenious! |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/24/2013 11:32 PM, Patty Winter wrote:
In article , Danny D. wrote: I need better spider-catching tools than this plastic container: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403290.jpg I got one of these years ago: http://www.leevalley.com/US/garden/page.aspx?p=44895 I just used it again a few days ago. I generally close the bottom part manually, slowly, so as not to squish the spider as would probably happen if I let gravity close it. Patty Cool, you can release the innocent little spider outdoors away from your house or take it at least a mile away so it can't find its way back to your home. ^_^ TDD |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
Danny D. said:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:05:01 -0700, Roy wrote: The pods develop from the flowers. The pods contain the seeds and they go from green to black as the ripen. Hmmm... I was thinking these things were the actual seed pods: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403320.jpg Can someone confirm whether these are the actual seed pods? http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403321.jpg Yes, those are the pods. Right now they are immature. They will grow, ripen, and begin to dry and split open. You want to gather them (for seed) just before the pods open. Young pods can be harvested and eaten. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "Yes, swooping is bad." email valid but not regularly monitored |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:01:21 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:05:01 -0700, Roy wrote: The pods develop from the flowers. The pods contain the seeds and they go from green to black as the ripen. Hmmm... I was thinking these things were the actual seed pods: http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403320.jpg Your arrow is pointing towards an immature silique, the fruit of the plant... that is a maturing ovary (aka gynoecium). If you cut one in half crosswise, you'll see two chambers, each with seeds. I still can't tell which of many possibilities your particular members of the mustard family are (there are a lot of them in California!), but it is indeed a member of the mustard family, now mostly called the Brassicaceae, but Cruciferae is the older classical name for this family. Typically four separate sepals, four separate petals, six stamens (often two short and four long) and a two-chambered ovary. http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/silique1.gif Usually edible, though some are not. Some species pick up lead and other heavy metals from the soil (remember all the years of leaded gasoline), which can render them toxic. As always, identify a plant properly before feasting on it. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:17:50 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote:
Cool, you can release the innocent little spider outdoors away from your house or take it at least a mile away so it can't find its way back to your home. ^_^ The only problem I've had with the glass jars is that the last big fat (or so I had thought) black widow spider suddenly had babies! Hundreds of 'em. Next time, I'm not keeping her in the jar for more than a day or two before I relocate her. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410035.jpg |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 07:39:09 -0400, Pat Kiewicz wrote:
Can someone confirm whether these are the actual seed pods? http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13403321.jpg Yes, those are the pods. Thanks. Wow. There are lots and lots of seed pods on just one plant! No wonder they seem to be taking over my "wasteland". Note: The descriptions say wild mustard takes over wasteland; I wonder how the mustard 'knows' that it's wasteland? |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:42:03 +0000, Kay Lancaster wrote:
it is indeed a member of the mustard family... 4 separate sepals, 4 separate petals, 6 stamens (often 2 short and 4 long) and a two-chambered ovary. http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/silique1.gif Thanks for the helpful identification. What I see clearly (and which matches the wild mustard ID) a - 4 unveined yellow petals (aka sepals) - 6 long things (aka stamens), 2 of which are shorter - One thing in the middle (aka pistil) http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410171.jpg And, now I recognize there a - Lots of seed pods (aka immature siliques) http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410166.jpg And: - Lobate leaves which radiate out of the ground: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410179.jpg Plus: - Hairy stems http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410169.jpg And, most unusual, that it "takes over (my) wasteland": http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410185.jpg One remaining question: Q: How does it know "my" yard is currently a wasteland? PS: The sprinkler system is partially broken; there's an electrical problem in some of the zones in that they don't work electrically but they work mechanically if I turn them on at the box in the ground. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/25/2013 3:53 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:17:50 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: Cool, you can release the innocent little spider outdoors away from your house or take it at least a mile away so it can't find its way back to your home. ^_^ The only problem I've had with the glass jars is that the last big fat (or so I had thought) black widow spider suddenly had babies! Hundreds of 'em. Next time, I'm not keeping her in the jar for more than a day or two before I relocate her. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410035.jpg You could always let her run for Congress. ^_^ TDD |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On 6/25/2013 1:53 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:17:50 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote: Cool, you can release the innocent little spider outdoors away from your house or take it at least a mile away so it can't find its way back to your home. ^_^ The only problem I've had with the glass jars is that the last big fat (or so I had thought) black widow spider suddenly had babies! Hundreds of 'em. Next time, I'm not keeping her in the jar for more than a day or two before I relocate her. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410035.jpg right now, i have a 2" scorpion in a jar on my office desk. creeps a lot of people out, though that keeps the traffic into my office down. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallganglyplant
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On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:25:37 +0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote: On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:42:03 +0000, Kay Lancaster wrote: it is indeed a member of the mustard family... 4 separate sepals, 4 separate petals, 6 stamens (often 2 short and 4 long) and a two-chambered ovary. http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/silique1.gif Thanks for the helpful identification. What I see clearly (and which matches the wild mustard ID) a - 4 unveined yellow petals (aka sepals) Turn the flower upside down and you'll find there are 4 green sepals, then the four yellow petals. - 6 long things (aka stamens), 2 of which are shorter - One thing in the middle (aka pistil) http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410171.jpg Yup. Also called the gynoecium. The end of the pistil is the stigma (where the pollen lands and germinates), then there's a constricted region just below that, the style (pollen tubes germinate on the stigma and grow down through the style, and eventually fertilize the ovules in the thicker, basal part, the ovary or gynoecium. And, now I recognize there a - Lots of seed pods (aka immature siliques) http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410166.jpg And: - Lobate leaves which radiate out of the ground: http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410179.jpg Plus: - Hairy stems http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410169.jpg And, most unusual, that it "takes over (my) wasteland": http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13410185.jpg Nah, not unusual at all. "Natura abhorret a vacuo" -- "Nature abhors a vacuum. You've got a whole lot of open ground there with bare soil. You've got 50 or 100 years worth of seeds sitting dormant in the soil, ready to grow as soon as they get their chance -- you're not supplying enough water for the plants you want to grow to grow well and fill in the soil, so weed seeds that can take the conditions that are on offer grow instead. "Canopy closure" -- growing enough plants to completely shade the soil -- is one of the major ways of controlling weeds (which are generally plants that do well in disturbed soils). In arid lands, there's not enough soil moisture to support a true canopy most of the time, so the spacing of plants is defined by how big an area they need to get enough moisture from the soil. I presume you normally grow a lawn in this area, probably something pretty unsuitable for the amount of natural rain in the area, like Kentucky bluegrass. It dies, and gives the weedy mustard a chance to grow. In other words, your soil is telling you to grow native plants, or at least plants adapted to the area, instead of ones adapted to England. Oh yes, one other gardening proverb to consider "One season's seeding is 5 season's weeding." Except that it's really more like "One season's seeding is 50+ years weeding. If you're interested, here's some background reading for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_seed_bank http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Histor...history+guides http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/weeds_intro.html Kay One remaining question: Q: How does it know "my" yard is currently a wasteland? PS: The sprinkler system is partially broken; there's an electrical problem in some of the zones in that they don't work electrically but they work mechanically if I turn them on at the box in the ground. |
Sudden infestation with this yellow flowered low-leaved tallgangly plant
On Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:39:00 -0500, The Daring Dufas wrote:
You could always let her run for Congress. Couldn't be too much worse than Pelosi or Boxer! :) |
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