Consider, for example, the desert tobacco seedling, Nicotiana obtusifolia, that appeared in my garden earlier this year
I learned to distinguish them from how the leaves are attached to the stem, yep
They get confused all the time even by sophisticated seed sellers. Thanks for sharing this post :)
You're welcome!
I was shown by a botanist on a plant walk during a super bloom in Death Valley a few years back. He got out his book and keyed it out on the spot, and pointed out the leaf difference. It's stuck in my head ever since.
I learned to distinguish them from how the leaves are attached to the stem, yep
They get confused all the time even by sophisticated seed sellers. Thanks for sharing this post :)
You're welcome!
I was shown by a botanist on a plant walk during a super bloom in Death Valley a few years back. He got out his book and keyed it out on the spot, and pointed out the leaf difference. It's stuck in my head ever since.