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Friday, July 5, 2013

What's With This Plant?

I've been posting pictures of these flowers for my last few posts, but it's not the flower that I'm actually focused on today. It's the stems that sit behind the flower on the plant. Stems, is that the right word for these? I'm not sure, but that's the best I can come up with, with my lack of knowledge of plants.

These stems are long and green with light colored tips. You may need to click on the picture to see them better. I don't know why, but I find them extremely interesting. There's just something about the way they look. It almost looks as if they were cut off, and that there should have been something more there, but I don't think that's the case here.

I've just never seen anything quite like this. Maybe my brain is just weird or something, but I really do find this feature of the plant interesting. I can't quite put it into words why I do, but I thought I'd share the picture with you to see what you think about it. Okay, talk to you later.
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16 comments:

  1. BunnyKissdJuly 5, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    That's another member of the Brassicaceae family, musk mustard! The long thin stem-things are actually the seedpods, which will grow little "peas" in the them as the summer progresses.

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 7, 2013 at 1:40 AM

      Being seed pods makes them even more interesting than before. Thanks for the information. Now I really have something to think about when I look at them. :)

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  2. SparkleJuly 5, 2013 at 1:48 PM

    I'm glad somebody had the answer for you, Ratty - all I know about plants is that they are fun to chew on!

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 7, 2013 at 1:51 AM

      That's almost all I know about plants too. Yes, some of them are fun to chew on for me too.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 5, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    Yep! Diana beat me too it! You're not crazy! :-)

    Nanina

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 7, 2013 at 1:52 AM

      I knew those stems were interesting. I just didn't know how interesting until now.

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  4. ZielonaMilaJuly 6, 2013 at 4:49 AM

    I do not know too much about the plants, but thanks to your stories it acquires new information, nice picture :) Regards

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 7, 2013 at 1:52 AM

      Now we both know a little more about these plants.

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  5. rainfield61July 6, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Seedpods, there are more than one stories in each of the pod.

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 7, 2013 at 1:53 AM

      And it's always so much fun to learn those stories.

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  6. Tanya.July 7, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    It was a great photo Ratty, I don't need to tell you any info though as it's already been done!!

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 12, 2013 at 12:58 AM

      The extra info on this plant makes it even more interesting than I even believed at first, don't you think?

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  7. RNSANEJuly 8, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    I know almost nothing about plants, Ratty. The stems are interesting, with the segments. I'm glad someone came to the rescue.

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 12, 2013 at 12:59 AM

      Yeah, it's always fun to find out an answer to a good little mystery.

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  8. SharkbytesJuly 11, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    She beat me to it. The four petals and those long upward curving seed stalks always say Brassicaceae

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    1. Rick (Ratty)July 12, 2013 at 1:00 AM

      I wish I possessed even a quarter of the knowledge of plants that I find here in the comments.

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