Tall, Thin-Leaved Forb?
blakrab Centex
5 years ago
These plants with thin narrow leaves were over a foot tall. They were found growing in a roadside field. What might they be?
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Long thin green leaves, about a foot tall
Comments (1)Trifoliate leaves resemble Coreopsis lanceolata....See MoreToothy-Leaved Forb With Egg-Shaped Seeds?
Comments (7)ditch weed is a real thing.. i though he was joking again ... go figure ... more than i though i would ever know about the escape of feral hemp producing plants .. double go figure .... https://wayofleaf.com/education/what-is-ditch-weed ken...See MoreSingle-Stemmed Forb With Cupped Leaves?
Comments (2)I agree. The clasping leaves and the one emerging bud I can see point to Triodanis , possibly T. perfoliata....See MoreZipper Leaves & Thin Seed Pods?
Comments (2)Cardamine pensylvanica. The leaflets of C. pensylvanica and C. hirsuta are extremely variable. I'm saying pensylvanica because there are only a few basal leaves after flowering, while C. hirsuta has many basal leaves when flowering. The photo isn't clear enough to check for pubescence which C. hirsuta would have. The other most common Cardamine species in your area would be the non native Asian species Cardamine occulta, which has fleshy almost succulent stems....See More
jekeesl (south-central Arkansas)
5 years agoOkay, I think that I have a better guess. Consider Iva angustifolia. I included three photos for comparison. The first two show early August plants in Arkansas, and the 3rd shows the mature inflorescence in late August.
blakrab Centex thanked jekeesl (south-central Arkansas)blakrab Centex
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