Name that plant - the game

markqz 7/14/2021, 1:41 pm

I'm curious how many people recognize this plant? I don't think it's commonly grown ... but maybe not? And no, I don't mean the strawberry or the volunteer marigold ;-)

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Anyone else have plants they'd like to stump everyone with?

terrijo 7/14/2021, 2:48 pm

Sweet Potato?

markqz 7/14/2021, 4:53 pm

terrijo wrote:Sweet Potato?

It certainly looks similar -- but it's not!

terrijo 7/14/2021, 5:03 pm

Jicama, cassava some other root starchy critter

**Scorpio Rising** 7/14/2021, 5:10 pm

Malabar spinach?

markqz 7/14/2021, 7:36 pm

Not spinach. Not Jicama nor cassava.

terrijo 7/14/2021, 7:57 pm

markqz wrote:Not spinach. Not Jicama nor cassava.

MECHA-MECK, THE WILD SWEET POTATO VINE — IPOMOEA PANDURATA

Haha now cheating with google searches!

markqz 7/14/2021, 10:57 pm

terrijo wrote:
markqz wrote:Not spinach. Not Jicama nor cassava.

MECHA-MECK, THE WILD SWEET POTATO VINE — IPOMOEA PANDURATA

Haha now cheating with google searches!

Sorry. I know it looks a lot like potato vine. But it's not even distantly related.

Mary Lee 7/15/2021, 8:19 am

Ok, so I cheated and tried using my plant identifier app on your picture. The app identified it as a sweet potato. But you said that it is not. Hmmmm. Is it some crazy sort of bean?

markqz 7/15/2021, 9:53 am

Mary Lee wrote:Hmmmm. Is it some crazy sort of bean?

Not a bean nor, AFAIK, any member of the legume family.

Although less common in the U.S., it is popular in parts of Europe and China, where more than 600,000 tonnes of its output are produced every year.

**Scorpio Rising** 7/16/2021, 10:06 pm

markqz 7/16/2021, 10:49 pm

One last clue: It's seed hulls are often used to stuff furniture and specialty pillows/cushions.

markqz 7/17/2021, 3:21 pm

Here's one that should be easier. You'll certainly know what type of plant it is, but what is the actual name?

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markqz 7/22/2021, 1:05 pm

markqz wrote:
terrijo wrote:Sweet Potato?
It certainly looks similar -- but it's not!

Here you can see the flowers. Not at all like sweet potato.

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Guess I should do a reveal tomorrow -- the tension is so thick you could cut it with a napkin. Wink

yolos 7/22/2021, 5:40 pm

Leaves in the last photo look like buckwheat.

markqz 7/22/2021, 6:03 pm

yolos wrote:Leaves in the last photo look like buckwheat.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Name that plant - the game 3170584802

The first photo was the Rose Red Soba buckwheat. The 2nd was just plain old white buckwheat. I guess there's some variation in leaves between the sub-types.

Another day, another buckwheat.

**Scorpio Rising** 7/23/2021, 12:14 am

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