16-07-2020, 01:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 16-07-2020, 02:06 PM by -JKP-.
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Linda, if you look at the second plant (the bottom row f95r ), you will notice that it has berries or fat seedheads at the top and the leaves are odd-pinnate.
In contrast, the nettle plant does not have berries or fat seedheads at the top, it has dangling tassels, delicate ones, at the leaf nodes, and the leaves are not odd-pinnate, they are elliptical attached directly to the stalk in singles.
My suggestion:
Actaea (baneberry, also called Herb Christopher) is a pretty good match for VMS You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . It has long tassels of berries that stand up above the leaves and it has odd-pinnate leaves:
In contrast, the nettle plant does not have berries or fat seedheads at the top, it has dangling tassels, delicate ones, at the leaf nodes, and the leaves are not odd-pinnate, they are elliptical attached directly to the stalk in singles.
- The nettle seed shapes, size, and position don't match the VMS drawing.
- The nettle leaf arrangement doesn't match the VMS drawing.
My suggestion:
Actaea (baneberry, also called Herb Christopher) is a pretty good match for VMS You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . It has long tassels of berries that stand up above the leaves and it has odd-pinnate leaves: