Posted by Jerry Greer on February 5, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Hey Guys! I've been going through all of my publications trying to identify this plant. So, I thought I'd tak a chance and see if anyone would know here. Thanks!
Posted by Jerry Greer on February 5, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Here's a second photo. BTW, these were shot with my G9!
Posted by Matthew Cromer on February 5, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Really neat plant and pictures, Jerry.
Unfortunately I have no idea what it is. Sorry.
Posted by Eric Peterson on February 5, 2008 at 1:08 PM
I looked through a couple of my ID books and couldn't find anything, sorry. Maybe one of the flora people would know?
Posted by John Zinn on February 5, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Jerry, it looks like a relative/variation of Pachysandra, a domesticated, perrenially green ground cover plant. I can't say that it is exactly, because there do not apear to be any teeth at the ends of the leaves. Also, the way the new leaves are folded doesn't appear correct. But it may get you started in terms of doing a search.
John
Posted by Bill Stice on February 7, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Jerry, I don't recognize it as anything I've seen before either. John's guess as a variation of Pachysandra sounds plausible. Pachysandra is in the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) so it might help to look there as well.
Posted by Lori Kincaid on February 9, 2008 at 8:47 AM
I'm stumped on this one, Jerry. Wish I could help you.
Lori
Posted by Mike Poe on February 10, 2008 at 2:39 AM
Check out a moss identification book. Appears to belong to the genus Rhodobryum. One example is a moss that goes by the common name Ontario Rose Moss. Also check out this link I found showing another example.
Looks to be in the same genus. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/Bryophytes/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=RHOROS
Discussion
7 repliesUnfortunately I have no idea what it is.
John
Lori
Looks to be in the same genus. http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/Bryophytes/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=RHOROS