Name that plant
Details:
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Date Photo Taken
01 / 20 / 2015
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Season Photo Was Taken
Winter
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Region Photo Was Taken
Southwest
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City
Dallas
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State
Texas
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Posted by
vix
Notes:
Hello all, I noticed recently a beautiful, soft, airy plant growing in random sections of my front yard. In the past, I have seen one of my mother-in-law’s dogs eating this plant. I’ve been curious as to what it is, because it’s spreading and I find it pretty. What kind of weed or plant is it? It’s only several inches high. Up close, I get a very brief scent but not long enough to determine what type of scent it is. It’s pleasant however. My first thought is Cilantro, but not sure.
Comments
Ella Leaf Lover says:
The color, height and tripinnate leaf structure lead me towards a desert fern. Something in the Cheilanthes family. Not sure which one, but they are common in Texas. This is a great guide: http://www.mineralarts.com/ferns/DesertFernsGuide.html
January 26th, 2015 at 2:41am
vix Registered says:
I will! I have been researching common weeds found in my area and visual guides to herbs. Nothing has come close to what this is. I am very intrigued by it. I find it beautiful and the occasional scent from it is almost like a pine-lemon type scent. It’s soft and airy feeling and just today, I noticed that it’s growing in patches in front of and all across a row of bushes we have. Birds commonly frequent those bushes, so I’m wondering if they brought whatever this is to my yard. Fascinated!
January 24th, 2015 at 10:14pm
Melanie Unregistered says:
Wow, I’m stumped (no pun intended)…please post an update when you find out…Very interesting!
January 22nd, 2015 at 3:20pm