tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8248426820837264282..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Discovering a wild spiky vinedanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-1240318637361926882020-02-02T10:30:44.896-08:002020-02-02T10:30:44.896-08:00Nice detective work! That skeletonized pod is real...Nice detective work! That skeletonized pod is really amazing. There was a wild cucumber vine, presumably Marah oreganus, near the road at my grandparents house. My cousins and I would throw the fruits down on the road to make them pop (kids, am I right?).Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31056129039315919462020-01-10T09:36:19.076-08:002020-01-10T09:36:19.076-08:00In Astoria we have Marah oregonus that comes up ev...In Astoria we have Marah oregonus that comes up every summer. It ranges through a Laurel hedge, and I'm not sure which is faster growing. Skylar of Tangly Cottage blog told me it is also called Man Underground (a name I love!) and from the look of the partial root I can see in my garden, the rest may be as huge as your other described species. MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-88627331789770930222020-01-10T07:05:48.085-08:002020-01-10T07:05:48.085-08:00Curious minds gotta know!Curious minds gotta know!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73972641284453190032020-01-10T07:05:24.991-08:002020-01-10T07:05:24.991-08:00Can you imagine? That's serious! Sea urchins a...Can you imagine? That's serious! Sea urchins are also a great description.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18697749353379750772020-01-10T07:04:41.005-08:002020-01-10T07:04:41.005-08:00Thanks, and yes, it's very cool!Thanks, and yes, it's very cool!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15291853315390617642020-01-10T07:04:12.586-08:002020-01-10T07:04:12.586-08:00Puffer fish...that's good!Puffer fish...that's good!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43648777900346817252020-01-10T07:03:43.057-08:002020-01-10T07:03:43.057-08:00Thanks!Thanks!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-19820858452990134292020-01-10T07:03:35.653-08:002020-01-10T07:03:35.653-08:00Porcupine Eggs, perfect!Porcupine Eggs, perfect!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-9401174329104134432020-01-09T18:52:06.935-08:002020-01-09T18:52:06.935-08:00Wow. You are one serious gal when it comes to plan...Wow. You are one serious gal when it comes to plant research.Linda Brazillhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12153483664551455962020-01-09T13:28:54.702-08:002020-01-09T13:28:54.702-08:00Clicked on the website to see the tuber. Wow! Su...Clicked on the website to see the tuber. Wow! Sure glad I don't have dig that out of the garden. The pods remind me of sea urchins. Very cool.luv2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883799040439283011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-6188610569214137812020-01-09T13:19:06.263-08:002020-01-09T13:19:06.263-08:00Very impressive detective work, Loree. The dried s...Very impressive detective work, Loree. The dried shell is a fine artifact for your collection!Eliza Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879335295393594236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27149278129137498052020-01-09T11:09:31.968-08:002020-01-09T11:09:31.968-08:00By the third picture I thought I was looking at th...By the third picture I thought I was looking at the rear end of a pufferfish, which made me wonder how in the world it got there! Crazy where my mind can go. The dried out pod is so artistic: the most perfect stage of the decay. Good for you for discovering the critter's hole... Miss Indiana Jones!chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40234727098395020892020-01-09T11:03:45.940-08:002020-01-09T11:03:45.940-08:00I would never have known what that was. Great sleu...I would never have known what that was. Great sleuthing.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-86248324719907560622020-01-09T09:58:47.163-08:002020-01-09T09:58:47.163-08:00Yes, definitely Marah macrocarpa. A fire follower....Yes, definitely Marah macrocarpa. A fire follower. Commonly grows best after a fire in open areas, but persistent all over. Our favorite nickname for them is Porcupine Eggs.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-50814513091885341502020-01-09T09:15:59.706-08:002020-01-09T09:15:59.706-08:00You know me well. I did! I actually took four of t...You know me well. I did! I actually took four of the pods in various states of decay back to the hotel with me, but when it was time to pack they'd all dried out. Only the grey one was small enough to slip in where I knew it wouldn't get crushed.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7034734031441737762020-01-09T09:14:31.806-08:002020-01-09T09:14:31.806-08:00Yikes, if you see fruit you'd better dispatch ...Yikes, if you see fruit you'd better dispatch them before it spreads.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-8510006312414782662020-01-09T09:12:44.639-08:002020-01-09T09:12:44.639-08:00Please tell me you saved that gray skeletonized on...Please tell me you saved that gray skeletonized one at least and brought it home! It's cool!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-70133030925469588182020-01-09T08:56:46.786-08:002020-01-09T08:56:46.786-08:00The vine looks like one that appears here each yea...The vine looks like one that appears here each year in a thicket at the boundary between our property and that of our neighbor on the south. I've never seen it produce fruit but now I'll watch out for it!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com