Just For Fun can you identify

[Len B]

First this plant is definitely on the do not feed list. I brought some to the beach from the Maryland house back in 2006. They were growing and multiplying until I set up an outside enclosure for an Impressed tortoise I was raising several years ago. He ate them all and thrived growing nicely without harm. I was surprised and happy to see this coming up this year. It looks different when it gets big. Probably most fouram members have never seen one but may know the name.When it matures they produce red berries.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I haven't seen anything like that in my yard

 

[Len B]

I haven't seen anything like that in my yard

It's a more woodland shade growing plant. Wouldn't do as well in full sun.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

It might be Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). It would fit the look in the photo and your area. And your description of the berries. Even though it contains high levels of oxalate crystals, it might be possible your tortoise ate it without visible harm. But I can't be sure without seeing the flower.

 

[Len B]

It might be Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). It would fit the look in the photo and your area. And your description of the berries. Even though it contains high levels of oxalate crystals, it might be possible your tortoise ate it without visible harm. But I can't be sure without seeing the flower.

Impressive, Your correct. I love the woodland plants. But they don't do real well here at the beach. I have a small patch of mayapples and at one time I tried ferns but they didn't do good and slowly died off. My yard is more suitable for cactus growing.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Impressive, Your correct. I love the woodland plants. But they don't do real well here at the beach. I have a small patch of mayapples and at one time I tried ferns but they didn't do good and slowly died off. My yard is more suitable for cactus growing.

Arisaema triphyllum doesnät grow here in Finland, but many Arisaema plants are grown as decorational plants in gardens. I simply googled what Arisaema plants are native to Maryland and identified from there 😊

My childhood home was in a very wooded are with many woodland plants that were easy to get to thrive in our garden.

 

[RosemaryDW]

My phone identified it for me! And a good thing because I had no clue.

 

[Len B]

My phone identified it for me! And a good thing because I had no clue.

I posted about this plant a while back and I believe it was you that said it was a safe to feed plant. It will have small yellow blooms later.if safe to feed I'll offer it to Hermanns tortoises.

 

[RosemaryDW]

My phone says golden dead nettle.

A yellow dead nettle, how interesting.