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Thursday, July 15, 2010

what is this?

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We saw many of these beautiful flowers in Vermont on our recent vacation and couldn't figure out what it is. Looks like a wild rose or a berry bramble maybe, but with five lobed, maple-like leaves. I'm hoping someone can ID it for me. Thanks in advance!
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8 comments:

  1. BarbaraSJuly 15, 2010 1:30 PM

    Albutilon?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abutilon_indicum_flower.JPG

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  2. icebearJuly 15, 2010 1:53 PM

    looks a bit like a cinquefoil.... do they come in that color?

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  3. meemsnycJuly 15, 2010 1:55 PM

    That is pretty! Not sure what kind of flower it is.

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  4. MarianneJuly 15, 2010 2:09 PM

    Looks like Thimbleberry (Rubus odoratus) to me:
    http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ruod

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  5. Carys of the 13 and a half catsJuly 15, 2010 2:38 PM

    i agree with marianne, it looks a lot like a thimbleberry to me.

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  6. kathyJuly 15, 2010 4:02 PM

    Great. Thanks!

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  7. EmilyJuly 16, 2010 9:21 AM

    It's called Purple flowering raspberry also, though the fruit which comes in August/September is supposedly bland tasting.

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  8. MatronJuly 16, 2010 1:31 PM

    Those leaves definitely look like some sort of berry. If you bruise them and sniff do they have a scent?

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