Dec. 22, 2019
musk mallow, Malva moschata
Flower petals are mostly very delicate, and badly treated by the elements. This musk mallow had just survived a rain storm in pretty good shape. The downpour left it with a little more texture than we would usually see. Musk mallows are a sort of old fashioned flower, mostly grown for their beauty. The leaves, buds and even flowers were sometimes used as vegetables or in salads. I would leave then in the garden - not much flavor, and kind of a slippery texture. Musk mallows are now occasionally wild in CA, CT, DE, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, and QC. Hidden Lake Gardens, Lenawee Co MI, 8/10/11. Mallow family, Malvaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?