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Guess what this is 44

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KatG

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2013, 06:25:35 PM »
Is it that parasitic plant that looks like an orchid?
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2013, 06:53:28 PM »
Absolutely not!
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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2013, 01:04:56 AM »
A fern?
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jmw

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2013, 08:29:12 AM »
A portion of a male flower from the Cupressaceae or Pinaceae ?
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2013, 02:25:32 PM »
Sorry, it is neither from a fern, nor anything from the Cupressaceae/Pinaceae.
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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2013, 08:12:48 PM »
Lichen?
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2013, 08:18:56 PM »
Wrong answer, sorry. I had no idea it was this difficult.
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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #22 on: April 20, 2013, 01:22:48 AM »
Asteraceae (Compositae) flower?
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pamela

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #23 on: April 20, 2013, 08:38:58 AM »
Is it a fungus?
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #24 on: April 20, 2013, 04:37:12 PM »
It's not anything from Asteraceae or a fungus.
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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2013, 05:58:58 PM »
Oak gall?
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #26 on: April 21, 2013, 06:44:37 PM »
It's not a gall, and not oak
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Alice

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #27 on: April 21, 2013, 09:26:38 PM »
Slime mold?
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JTh

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« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2013, 07:03:37 PM »
Really? No!
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simonmark

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Re: Guess what this is 44
« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2013, 12:11:56 AM »
Erysimum in bud ? (much magnified ?)  :P
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