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I couldn't wait to post the next one so you all would have something to do on Thursday. I don't know if this will be difficult or not, I'm not very good at choosing things (I would much rather be the "detective"!). Good luck!

p.s. I'm posting one for extra credit!

Please forgive if I've jumped the gun before Tracy's final answer on the orchid!
 

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I only have two possible general guesses, first a thistle of some sort, second a bromeliad...
 
Although the exact variety escapes me.....the second bloom is in the artichoke ( cardone sp ) family. That I am sure of.
 
I agree, the second looks like a type of artichoke although Ive never seen one quite like that before, and the first one looks to me a bit like a variety of phlox
 
Even with it not being a cultivated bloosom, the thorns, stems, help to identify this plant as being in the artichoke family.
 
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#2 thistle?
 
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Musk thistle or Nodding thistle (Carduus nutans).

When I was a kid, I used to have to go with my grandpa & brothers out to our big pasture along the river and cut musk thistles--root & all. I used to despise it because it seemed like we'd go on the hottest days and were chased by gigantic bumblebees all day long. (Picture an old-fashioned open-prarie that seemed to go on for miles, lots of brownish grasses and the occasional cow pie to dodge.)

This thistle in the bud stage is actually quite attractive, however it is considered a noxious weed and around here, landowners are bound by law to ensure that there are none on their property.

Thanks for playing! I don't feel like I'm a very good host, so I'll gladly pass the torch to whomever wants it--Franca? Tracy? Anyone?
 
AH HA !!!!! I knew it !!!!! Cardus is a member of the cardone family of plants.....which includes the artichoke.
 
RWK said:
AH HA !!!!! I knew it !!!!! Cardus is a member of the cardone family of plants.....which includes the artichoke.
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Yes, you were right too! I am lacking the education to connect all of this off the top of my head (it's been a long time since HS biology!) The musk thistle & artichoke are both in the asteraceae family.
 
Well, In my case, it helps to have had ornamental horticulture as a major of mine in both high school and college. Among the course of study was plant identification. We had to memorize over 200 outdoor plants and over 100 indoor plants by genus and species. Admittedly, I have forgotten some as I have gotten older, but that training and knowing what to look for has not withered with age.
 
Well, I found one for you all to take some guesses with.


 

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