I saw this plant while out walking yesterday, in the Highlands of Scotland. It was in a wooded dark, wet area, it was growing flat along the ground spreading out in an uneven pattern, dark greenish grey on top and the underneath of the leaves were white with fleshy spines which seemed to attach it to the mossy ground beneath.
It might not be native as it was in an old overgrown Victorian estate and they introduced many non-native species to their gardens. I have never seen anything like it before and without a name it is proving difficult to searh for it online!!!!
2007-02-18 00:33:09 · 9 answers · asked by debz p 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Yes, I think nursegirl is on the right track! Try this website to see if these type of plants look like what you have seen. They are non-flowering plants related to the mosses, but many tend to grow out as a flat "thallus", like a leaf green on the top and often white on the bottom with "rhizoids" which have the function of roots - collecting water and nutrients. Another plant that does this (for part of its life cycle) is the fern (in any of its variations). The spores of ferns grow into a flat thallus like this, but usually smaller than the liverworts. "Liverwort", by the way, is descriptive - it means a plant ("wort") that looks kind of like a liver (the squishy uncooked organ in most animals).
2007-02-19 05:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by ghart27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what type of plants, a general plant id book can have lots of great pictures but not a lot of info on the plants needs. Your best bet is to stop in a book shop and browse through a few of the books on plant id. A lot of times you'll find great books on the bargain tables. Plus finding a book that you'll understand is key, some plant books give way to much detail when all you really want to know is how much light and water. My favorite book is Sunset Western Garden Book(around $25), it has a lot of helpful info for the first time gardener, you can find it on Amazon or in some Home Depots. If not that one, The Complete Garden Flower Book by Murdock Books(around $35) is great. Plus it makes a nice coffee table book. Anyway, good luck in the garden!!
2016-03-29 01:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess would be a wild rose of some sort.
2007-02-18 03:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something Strange...
2007-02-18 00:38:05 · answer #4 · answered by robinmsa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some kind of lichen maybe?
2007-02-18 09:48:15 · answer #5 · answered by A1973 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be confused with a tomato plant well thats my escuse anyway
2007-02-18 00:37:06 · answer #6 · answered by lee b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
could it possibly be a type of liverwort?
2007-02-18 14:00:13 · answer #7 · answered by Bio-student Again(aka nursegirl) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Grass???
2007-02-18 00:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by Neill 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that would be Fairy flowers
2007-02-18 00:39:06 · answer #9 · answered by koleary388 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋