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Parasitic plant growing on trees and unknown flowers

perennialfan273

14 years ago

Okay, this is about two photos that I saw on flickr. Again, these photos are not mine. I'm merely posting a link to a photo. The second one is a little bit blurry, and I apologize, but I didn't take it. I can assume based on the photo tags that the second one was taken in oregon. The first one I have no idea.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/4542706240/in/set-2927/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/3744465383/in/set-2927/

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Comments (6)

lycopus
14 years ago
Don't know about the second one but the first one looks like redbud flowers rather than a parasite. It is not uncommon for flowers to be produced on large branches or the main trunk of the tree.
Carrie B
14 years ago
The first one looks like a flowering redbud tree, Cercis canadensis.
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Koelreuteria elegans (golden rain tree) looks like a good match. I had looked at that earlier but the leaf shape and branch formation of the adult I was comparing it to did not seem to match; the sapling stage photos I'm finding do seem to resemble it well. Now that I know what the parent tree looks like, I'll try to find the parent tree. We do get a range of seed dispersing wildlife, though, so it may not be anything within a short distance. It may be something a few doors down landscaped into someone's yard that I've never noticed or something a mile away. It doesn't read like something I want growing as close as it is to the screened enclosure and brick wall that it's adjacent, too, so... it may not matter what it is, it's likely coming down... now the only questions is do I replant it considering it's likely invasive, etc.
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hortster
14 years ago
Two comments: the first picture - I have seen Cercis flower along the main trunk and major branches like this, especially when the plant has been stressed the previous season. I have both C. canadensis and C. reniformis and they both do this.
Secondly, the fuzzy picture looks similar to a Liatris species as the flowers are just beginning to extend themselves. If the photos are current, kind of early for Liatris, however.
hortster

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perennialfan273
Original Author
14 years ago
I'm sorry, but I know for a fact that the second photo IS NOT liatris. Liatris has purple flowers and these ones are pink.
brody
14 years ago
If the 2nd pic was taken in Oregon it could be Spiraea douglasii, a common plant in the PNW. The color's about right but difficult to tell for sure from that picture.
TulsaRose
14 years ago
Extreme macro shots of flowers make positive ID's very difficult. However, I would agree with Hortster that the second shot looks like Liatris...perhaps Liatris spicata which is available in pink and a white variety. Not all Liatris are purple!

Rosie

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