tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post9129075508928214094..comments2024-03-28T18:39:59.184-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Answer: What kind of flower is it? Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-42610269182858227322013-02-26T21:25:25.273-08:002013-02-26T21:25:25.273-08:00How exciting!
what email address should I use to...How exciting! <br /><br />what email address should I use to contact you? or is that a search project all on its own? ;)<br /><br />khilbelinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195844261107478414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-70566195250429687152013-02-21T22:38:29.309-08:002013-02-21T22:38:29.309-08:00The stem's always a stem, but it's not alw...The stem's always a stem, but it's not always easy to identify without a lot of experience with plant body plans. People are frequently surprised that potatoes are stems, for instance! The petiole is part of the leaf, so the thing to look for is that only a leaf blade is attached to the petiole, not more stems and leaves. This does get hard to determine in the case of some compound leaves, but on something like a maple leaf it's really obvious: the leaf blade is connected to a stem-like part that falls off the tree at the same time and is one piece with the rest of the leaf.<br /><br />One important thing to know is that any time you have a leaf attached to a stem, you have a bud above the leaf. The thing that grows out of the bud is a stem, always. So I think what we see in the photo you posted above, to the right of that red ellipse, is a leaf and a stem that has grown out of the bud above it, and another leaf on that stem. I don't see definite petioles in any of your photos. You're right that it's a bit of a judgment call sometimes, but the leaf blades I see go right down to the stems ("clasping"), and that's supposed to be an <i>officinalis</i> trait according to Jepson. <br /><br />On the other hand, the <i>arvensis</i> entry says the leaves become sessile distally, which would be up by the flowers where we're looking. I realize you called this solved already, but examining the leaves way down at the base would help make a definite ID. If the blade goes away before the leaf connects to the stem, that would support your <i>arvensis</i> hypothesis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-83135576912914015982013-02-19T22:13:42.061-08:002013-02-19T22:13:42.061-08:00Kylee -- I agree that the one I've labeled in ...Kylee -- I agree that the one I've labeled in the picture is a stem, but the other leaves are attached by petioles, no? (When does a stem stop being a stem?) Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-46829148496475663762013-02-19T16:51:14.354-08:002013-02-19T16:51:14.354-08:00The previous post's photo of the flower held i...The previous post's photo of the flower held in a hand shows that the leaves are sessile. What you're calling petioles in this post are stems. The flower (in the daisy family, what we commonly call a "flower" is the whole inflorescence) is also erect in all your images. I think you've got <i>C. officinalis</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-53461161490023637052013-02-14T11:00:17.359-08:002013-02-14T11:00:17.359-08:00Thanks Dan and congrats to the winners. I must adm...Thanks Dan and congrats to the winners. I must admit that I should have clarified the color of the flower. I thought it was yellow but I also thought it could border on orange and I should have asked. Lesson learned, know the facts first.Rosemary Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291661159622665464noreply@blogger.com