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What Is This?
« on: Dec 15th, 2007, 1:52pm » |
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This was one of my first pics I took with my new digital camera. We were catching a breather while biking a year ago last spring and I looked down and saw the soil pushed up with this plant coming out of the ground.
I took a close-up pic of it and was shocked by how it looked on the computer. I forgot I had it and thought I would share it with you. I think it looks kinda creepy!!! 
I know what it is now, can anyone else identify it?
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 1:58pm » |
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an acorn ?¿?
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 1:58pm » |
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A trillium? I only say that because you were riding in an area where I'd expect to find them.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:08pm » |
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A snow drop ?
(don't even know if you get them there but thats what it looks like to me )
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:11pm » |
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Ike no. Never heard of a snow drop!  I will google that one.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:14pm » |
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I believe it's a fern. Seen a billion of them loking for mushrooms (morals folks, sorry).
The Mike that has spent way to much time in the woods.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #7 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:16pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 2:14pm, M.R. wrote:I believe it's a fern. Seen a billion of them loking for mushrooms (morals folks, sorry).
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It is a fern, but what kind? 
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #8 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:19pm » |
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Penis of Leprechaun? 
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #9 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:24pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 2:16pm, barry_sword wrote:
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cinnamon stick fern
Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea
I have one growing in my front yard.
with warm regards,
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #10 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:31pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 2:19pm, Jonny wrote:| Penis of Leprechaun? |
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ROTFLMAO!!! 
Could be, but I don't think it is called that!
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #11 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:37pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 2:24pm, artonio7 wrote:
cinnamon stick fern
Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea
I have one growing in my front yard.
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Tony, this fern probably has quite a few different names, we call it something else here in Canada.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #12 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:56pm » |
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Well, lets see, can't be hard, there's only a couple to choose from.
wood fern
umbrella fern
tree fern
tongue fern
ten-day fern
sword fern
strap fern
staghorn fern
spider fern
silver fern
shuttlecock fern
shield fern
serpent fern
sensitive fern
scented fern
scaly fern
scale fern
ribbon fern
rasp fern
rabbit's-foot fern
prince-of-wales fern
potato fern
pine fern
ostrich fern
oleander fern
oak fern
northern oak fern
new york fern
mountain fern
massachusetts fern
marsh fern
maidenhair fern
lip fern
limestone fern
leatherleaf fern
leather fern
lady fern
lace fern
king fern
jersey fern
indian button fern
holly fern
hay-scented fern
hart's-tongue fern
hard fern
hand fern
grass fern
grape fern
gold fern
golden fern
film fern
felt fern
fan fern
evergreen wood fern
dagger fern
curly grass fern
crepe fern
crape fern
climbing fern
climbing bird's nest fern
Christmas fern
chain fern
canker fern
button fern
buckler fern
bristle fern
boulder fern
bladder fern
bird's nest fern
beech fern
bear's paw fern
bead fern
basket fern
bamboo fern
aquatic fern
annual fern
adder's tongue fern
I'll go with Christmas fern.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #13 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:58pm » |
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Maiden-hair or Christmas fern. ?
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #14 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 2:58pm » |
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Kevin, none of the above! Sorry.
I have to go pick up Angie from work, be back in half an hour.
Linda, sorry I did not see your answer quick enough, but not what we call it, sorry!
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #15 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:01pm » |
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Well . . . right now it's a DORMANT fern.
I'm used to the ferns that produce fiddleheads when they sprout. This one doesn't look too fiddleheady to me.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #16 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:03pm » |
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Ok then, wild guess time.
It moved that huge chunk of dirt!
Hulk fern
It's shaped like a question mark.
Riddler fern
or maybe Green Lantern fern
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #18 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:29pm » |
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Then here's more to add.
red fern
deer fern
ball fern
male fern
rasp fern
seed fern
wall fern
sago fern
ditch fern
glade fern
snake fern
sweet fern
whisk fern
berry fern
giant fern
glory fern
holly fern
royal fern
water fern
boston fern
clover fern
coffee fern
kidney fern
meadow fern
winter fern
annual fern
brittle fern
elkhorn fern
fragile fern
walking fern
bulblet fern
creeping fern
floating fern
hartford fern
goldie's fern
snuffbox fern
soft tree fern
flowering fern
hairy lip fern
wooly lip fern
asparagus fern
killarney fern
black tree fern
long beech fern
smooth lip fern
california fern
flower-cup fern
fiddlehead fern
cow-tongue fern
broad beech fern
soft shield fern
rattlesnake fern
alpine lady fern
interrupted fern
alabama lin fern
venus' hair fern
bird's foot fern
leather leaf fern
hair's foot fern
narrow beech fern
resurrction fern
toothed sword fern
braun's holly fern
fragrant wood fern
mountain male fern
florida strap fern
marginal wood fern
skeleton fork fern
western holly fern
american wall fern
carolina pond fern
broad buckler fern
fragrant cliff fern
prickly shield fern
southern beech fern
leathery grape fern
northern holly fern
virginia chain fern
mountain bladder fern
common staghorn fern
southwestern lip fern
giant scrambling fern
american parsley fern
european parsley fern
farley maidenhair fern
bermuda maidenhair fern
brittle maidenhair fern
daisy-leaved grape fern
five-fingered maidenhair fern
canary island hare's foot fern
I'll say northern holly fern
oh, never mind. I was typing.
wait, fiddlehead is in there. wsheeeeew
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #19 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:36pm » |
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Kevin - way too much time on your hands, son - go play in the snow or somethin'!!!
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #20 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:42pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 3:01pm, Mosaicwench wrote:| This one doesn't look too fiddleheady to me. |
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Unless it's too young or a northern variety, but no it don't.
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« Reply #21 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 3:55pm » |
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Reminds me of Little Shop of Horrors......"Feed Me!!!!"
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #22 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 4:42pm » |
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I must have been away from school that day we learned about ferns because I had no idea what it was but everyone one I showed the pic to said "that is a Fiddlehead"
There are billions of these around. I have been told that they are very good fried up in butter. I said before I can not eat something that still has a head on it and this fern sure looks like it has a devilish head, that is what makes it creepy to me.
This fern was about 4 inches tall when I took that pic, just used Macro only.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #23 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 4:46pm » |
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on Dec 15th, 2007, 3:23pm, barry_sword wrote:
I thought I nailed it with DORMANT!!
Ya know that this is what the head of a VIOLIN is modeled after right . . .Fiddle . . violin . . . . whatever.
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Re: What Is This?
« Reply #24 on: Dec 15th, 2007, 6:13pm » |
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Fiddlehead is not actually a variety of fern, it just describes the look of the sprout of most any fern.
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I see now what Mosaic was saying. Doh!
on Dec 15th, 2007, 1:52pm, barry_sword wrote:| while biking a year ago last spring and I looked down and saw |
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sprout time
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