What is it.(red berries)

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  1. redstar

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    Anyone want to guess what plant name is the red berries belong to.

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  2. riverside

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    could it be pepperberry? I'm guessing after a google search on red berry clusters (and alleviating all the easy answers lol), so I'm probably wrong :( I'm going against it being a redcurrant because of the clusters, but the leaves suggest otherwise..... ahhh I dont know :scratch:
     
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    :scratch: Not sure if you have this over there redstar, but it looks like Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus)
     
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    The leaves have nothing to do with the plant that produced the red berries. And I would hope you would have this type of plant in your woods and cultured for shade garden.
    Try again.
     
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    Does that suggest you know what this plant is already then? :wink:
     
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    Oh yes, I do know the plant. Just wondering if any of you did.
     
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    so essentially we're playing guessing games here then? what's the point of that in the identification area? that's not what this section was set up for is it? :scratch:
     
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    Ok, if you all feel that way, this shall end then.
     
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    :scratch: So is it the Viburnum as I said redstar...???????
     
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    No its not.

    It is:

    Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
    Jack in the Pulpit is also known as Indian Turnip.

    Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 65cm in height (25inches).
    Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only. Usually two but sometimes one. Each leaf is divided into three almost equal parts.
    Flowers: The flowers are irregular in shape and are up to 8cm long (3 inches). They are green with purple or brown stripes sometimes brownish. Blooms first appear in mid spring and continue into late spring. The spathe (pulpit) is most often green streaked with purplish. The spadix (jack) is covered with tiny male and female flowers.
    Fruit: A cluster of bright red shiny berries.
    Habitat: Rich moist woods.
     
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    Riverside-Just so you know for the future, it`s called fun.


    Don`t be so serious.
     
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    I very much have a sense of humour thank you very much but this is one of the serious sections of the forum is it not? perhaps either posting in 'the muppet show' section or better wording in the OP wouldnt have gone amiss :)
     
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    Thank you Claire. I toyed with other sentences but went with the more passive approach.
    I had thought simple curiousness would have ruled.
     
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    Interesting plant Redstar and I learnt something new, so Ok by me.
     
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    I think it`s Arum italicum.:thumb::D
     
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