Velvety, long, lanceolate, near-parallel-veined leaves in dense clusters in the Plant ID forum

Apr 15, 2018 11:10 AM CST

Thread OP

Western Riverside County, Cali

Found in disturbed urbanized area:
Approximately 30 cm (~1') tall herbaceous plant.
Its has striped/lined stems and dense clusters of long, velvety, lanceolate leaves, with entire margins.

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islander

Apr 15, 2018 1:27 PM CST

Salt Spring Island, BC (Zone 8b)

Any flowers?

He who plants a garden plants happiness.

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bio

Apr 16, 2018 1:59 PM CST

Thread OP

Western Riverside County, Cali

islander said:Any flowers?

No sign of any flowers (yet); just more and more velvety leaves ...

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stone

Apr 16, 2018 2:26 PM CST

Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)

Awfully pretty, I want to say tibouchina or sesame... But I'm having trouble exactly matching your plant on google images.

Please visit my garden!

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lauribob

Apr 16, 2018 3:18 PM CST

Name: Lauri
N Central Wash. - the dry side (Zone 5b)

It kind of reminds me of some kind of wild lupine. Similar to Silky Lupine?

Silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus)
Uploaded by lauribob

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bio

Apr 16, 2018 5:05 PM CST

Thread OP

Western Riverside County, Cali

stone said:Awfully pretty, I want to say tibouchina or sesame... But I'm having trouble exactly matching your plant on google images.

Thanks Stone !
The sprouting leaf clustering of sesame looks indeed quite similar, but doesn't have the near-parallel leaf-venation.

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bio

Oct 21, 2018 3:43 PM CST

Thread OP

Western Riverside County, Cali

lauribob said:It kind of reminds me of some kind of wild lupine. Similar to Silky Lupine?
Silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus)
Uploaded by lauribob

It does indeed have a Lupine look, but the leaves are not palmate ...

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DaisyI

Oct 21, 2018 10:53 PM CST

Name: Daisy I
Reno, Nv (Zone 6b)
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Did it ever bloom?

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