Brujaja's May Weird Plant Feud [Closed]

[Dolores Reborn]

50 entrants or Sunday by 5:00 pm...



*Do not read the thread before you post your answers!!!!! All things in the fullness of time.

*Post your answers like this: PLEASE!!!!!

1. answer
2. answer
3. answer

Nature believes in tidiness in limited circumstances.

*You get more points for answers that match other peoples' answers. Symbiosis and all that.

*May is a lovely time of year. Have fun!! Resist bloom suppressant!!


1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
7. Name an edible flower.
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
9. Name a poisonous plant.
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.

[aruvqan]

1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
dandelion
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
cork oak
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
sweet briar
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
artichoke
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
teff
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
grapes
7. Name an edible flower.
marigold
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
cardamom [elateria cardamomum
9. Name a poisonous plant.
rhubarb
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.
tie between butternut and yellow crookneck

[Dolores Reborn]

1. asparagus
2. willow
3. bougainvillea
4. cactus
5. Oats
6. grapevine
7. pansy
8. Coriander
9. Poison ivy
10. Zucchini

[Dolores Reborn]

1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
dandelion
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
cork oak
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
sweet briar
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
artichoke
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
teff
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
grapes
7. Name an edible flower.
marigold
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
cardamom [elateria cardamomum
9. Name a poisonous plant.
rhubarb
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.
tie between butternut and yellow crookneck

<sigh>

Go back and read the instructions regarding formatting of answers, and apologize to me...

[Monstera deliciosa]

1. Dandelion
2. Cinnamon
3. Cactus
4. Poinsettia
5. Corn
6. Grapevines.
7. Nasturtiums
8. Coriander
9. Foxglove
10. Zucchini

[Harmonious Discord]

1. Dandelion
2. Willow
3. Blackberry
4. Zinnia
5. Corn
6. Virginia Creeper
7. Nasturtium
8. Peppercorn
9. Castor Bean
10. Buttercup

[brujaja]

1. dandelion
2. willow
3. blackberry
4. pointsettia
5. rye
6. passion vine
7. nasturtium
8. cardamom
9. hemlock
10. butternut!

[twickster]

1. Chicory
2. Birch
3. Pyracantha (aka firethorn)
4. Poinsettia
5. Oats
6. Grape
7. Nasturtium
8. Pepper
9. Foxglove
10. Acorn squash

[brujaja]

Dolores, asparagus grows wild where you live? I'm there!

[sinjin]

1. Onion
2. Willow
3. Osage orange
4. Antherium?
5. Oats
6. Trumpet vine
7. Orchid
8. Fennel
9. Poinsettia
10. Acorn

[fisha]

1. Dandelion
2.Birch
3.Barberry bush
4.Bouganvilla (sp?)
5. rye
6.honeysuckle
7.Dandelion
8. Anise
9. Foxglove
10. Butternut

[Harmonious Discord]

<sigh>

Go back and read the instructions regarding formatting of answers, and apologize to me...

To be fair the format and rules are not 100% clear. A person that hasn't played this before may not understand, especially since you tell them not to look at the posts before answering. Be nice, and just penalize the shit out of them. :D

[chaoticbear]

50 entrants or Sunday by 5:00 pm...




1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
7. Name an edible flower.
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
9. Name a poisonous plant.
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.

1. Dandelions
2. Willow
3. Roses don't have thorns, they're prickles, but blackberries
4. Lilies
5. Barley
6. Pumpkins
7. Dandelions (again)
8. Cumin
9. Poison ivy
10. Butternut!

[Twoflower]

50 entrants or Sunday by 5:00 pm...




1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
7. Name an edible flower.
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
9. Name a poisonous plant.
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.


1. chamomile
2. cinnamon
3. blackberry
4. dogwood
5. corn
6. vetch
7. nasturtium
8. nutmeg
9. nightshade
10. acorn

[Rachael Rage]

1. Dandelion
2. Birch
3. Cactus
4. Poinsettia
5. Barley
6. Fern
7. Zucchini flower
8. Anise
9. Hemlock?
10. Acorn

[Oregon sunshine]

1. plantain
2. cinnamon
3. hawthorn
4. poinsettia
5. quinoa
6. wisteria
7. nasturtium
8. cumin
9. poison hemlock
10. butternut

[Dolores Reborn]

To be fair the format and rules are not 100% clear. A person that hasn't played this before may not understand, especially since you tell them not to look at the posts before answering. Be nice, and just penalize the shit out of them. :D

It looks clear to me, but I may be biased...

No penalties. But I still get to give them a hard time!

[Dolores Reborn]

Dolores, asparagus grows wild where you live? I'm there!

Well, my mom used to grow it every year. She must have planted it at one point, but she could never get rid of it after that...

I have to buy it now. :(

[delphica]

1. Dandelion
2. Willow
3. Cactus
4. Poinsettia
5. Rye
6. Wisteria
7. Violet
8. Mustard seed
9. Nightshade
10. Butternut

[Silver Tyger]

1. Dandelions
2. Cinnamon
3. Bougainvillea
4. Poinsettia
5. Corn
6. Morning glory
7. Mustard
8. Pepper
9. Poison Oak
10. Is cucumber a squash?

[brujaja]

Go, butternut!! Woot! I am so impressed with how well-informed we all are about plants.

[brujaja]

Excellent question, Silver Tyger Girl! I started to answer you "no"; then I realized that, since squash are "cucurbita", "cucumber" might indeed live in their house.

So I went to Wiki and found the following:

"Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita native to the New World, also called marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker.

Species:
C. maxima - hubbard squash, buttercup squash
C. mixta - cushaw squash
C. moschata - butternut squash
C. pepo - most pumpkins, acorn squash,
summer squash, zucchini"

So, no, they're not squashes technically, but they certainly live next door. :cool:

[ToeJam]

1. Dandelions ?
2. Cinnamon
3. Cactus
4. Tulip
5. Rye ?
6. Grape vines
7. Roses
8. Allspice
9. Belladonna aka "Nightshade"
10. Butternut

[Ace309]

1. Dandelion
2. Birch
3. Cactus
4. Artichoke
5. Barley
6. Morning glory
7. Dandelion
8. Coriander
9. Nightshade
10. Butternut

[garygnu]

1. Blackberry
2. Yew
3. Blackberry
4. Uh, every flower's petals are modified leaves... :confused:
5. Corn
6. Kudzu
7. Orchid
8. Sesame Seed
9. Poison Ivy
10. Yellow Squash

[Purgatory Creek]

1. Dandelion
2. Birch
3. Raspberry
4. Poinsettia
5. Oats
6. Morning glory
7. Nasturtium
8. Mustard
9. Nightshade
10. Acorn

Nice choice! All spring-y and stuff!

[brujaja]

garygnu: Well, you're right. What I was thinking was those plants where the "blossoms" are very obviously the same exact leaves as the rest of the plant, minus the chlorophyll so that they are red -- like bougainvilla, pointsettia etc. I could certainly have worded it better.





Or, I can claim that it was a "trick question". Yes, that's it! A trick question! :D

[tarragon918]

1. dandelion (heh, you can eat the greens)
2. Birch
3. cactus
4. poinsettia
5. oat
6. morning glory
7. squash blossoms
8. mustard
9. foxglove
10. butternut

[freckafree]

1. Dandelion
2. Willow
3. Blackberry/raspberry
4. Poinsettia
5. Corn
6. Pea
7. Violet
8. Pepper
9. Poison ivy
10.Summer squash

[Dolores Reborn]

Time is up! Only 20 players, I'm afraid.

I'd let it go longer, but I have to make dinner, wash dishes, and watch Desperate Housewives...

BRB...

[Dolores Reborn]

The answers:

I gave Harmonious Discord a break due to brainfart - I'm sure he didn't mean to say "buttercup" squash. I also combined yellow and summer squash into the same answer, even though all summer squashes are not yellow squashes...

Count of Answer
Answer Total
1. asparagus 1
1. Blackberry 1
1. chamomile 1
1. Chicory 1
1. dandelion 14
1. Onion 1
1. plantain 1
2. Birch 6
2. Cinnamon 5
2. cork oak 1
2. willow 7
2. Yew 1
3. Barberry bush 1
3. Blackberry 6 tie
3. bougainvillea 2
3. Cactus 6 tie
3. hawthorn 1
3. Osage orange 1
3. Pyracantha (aka firethorn) 1
3. Raspberry 1
3. sweet briar 1
4. Antherium 1
4. artichoke 2
4. Bougainvillea 1
4. cactus 1
4. dogwood 1
4. Lilies 1
4. pass 1
4. Poinsettia 10
4. Tulip 1
4. Zinnia 1
5. Barley 3
5. Corn 6
5. Oats 5
5. quinoa 1
5. rye 4
5. teff 1
6. Fern 1
6. grapevine 5
6. honeysuckle 1
6. Kudzu 1
6. Morning glory 4
6. passion vine 1
6. Pea 1
6. Pumpkins 1
6. Trumpet vine 1
6. vetch 1
6. Virginia Creeper 1
6. wisteria 2
7. Dandelion 3
7. marigold 1
7. Mustard 1
7. Nasturtium 7
7. Orchid 2
7. pansy 1
7. Roses 1
7. squash blossoms 1
7. Violet 2
7. Zucchini flower 1
8. Allspice 1
8. Anise 2
8. cardamom 2
8. Coriander 3 tie
8. Cumin 2
8. Fennel 1
8. Mustard 3 tie
8. nutmeg 1
8. Pepper 4
8. Sesame Seed 1
9. Castor Bean 1
9. Foxglove 4
9. hemlock 2
9. nightshade 5
9. Poinsettia 1
9. poison hemlock 1
9. Poison ivy 4
9. Poison Oak 1
9. rhubarb 1
10. Acorn 5
10. butternut 10
10. cucumber 1
10. Yellow (summer) Squash 2
10. Zucchini 2
(blank)
Grand Total 200

[Dolores Reborn]

And the winner is... Delphica! Congratulations! And a very close-to-first 3-way tie for 2nd.

1. delphica 315.00
2. KayElCee 310.00
2. brujaja 310.00
2. tarragon918 310.00
5. Purgatory Creek 295.00
6. Ace309 280.00
7. freckafree 275.00
8. Harmonious Discord 270.00
9. chaoticbear 245.00
9. RoOsh 245.00
11. Rachael Rage 240.00
12. twickster 230.00
12. Oregon sunshine 230.00
14. Silver Tyger Girl 225.00
15. fisha 215.00
16. Twoflower 170.00
17. aruvqan 165.00
18. Dolores Reborn 140.00
19. garygnu 100.00
20. sinjin 95.00

I sucked this round.

[Dolores Reborn]

Alpha:

Ace309 280.00
aruvqan 165.00
brujaja 310.00
chaoticbear 245.00
delphica 315.00
Dolores Reborn 140.00
fisha 215.00
freckafree 275.00
garygnu 100.00
Harmonious Discord 270.00
KayElCee 310.00
Oregon sunshine 230.00
Purgatory Creek 295.00
Rachael Rage 240.00
RoOsh 245.00
Silver Tyger Girl 225.00
sinjin 95.00
tarragon918 310.00
twickster 230.00
Twoflower 170.00

[chaoticbear]

That was fun. I've never played in one of these before.

[garygnu]

I'm penultimate! w00t!

Suggestion for next round''s theme: all trick questions.

[OtakuLoki]

Oh, rats! I'm too late. *sob*

[Oredigger77]

Bugger too late

[brujaja]

I just got in; had to go out right around the time this was done. (Murphy's Law.)

WOOOT!!! Tied for second! And the weird thing was, I was absolutely sure I would show poorly in this Feud because I thought my answers were weird...who knew that so many other people eat dandelion? Incidentally, they were brought to America as a vegetable by European settlers. If you want them off your lawn, start eating them...they will make themselves scarce.

Dolores Reborn: Thank you very much for scoring this one, once again! I am so grateful for your taking the trouble to help. And, I may be showing up in Houston next spring for asparagus!

Everybody, thank you also for playing. Some of my ignorance was fought thanks to you -- I had never heard of Virginia Creeper, and I never knew cucumber lived next door to squash! :D


P.S.: Otaku & Oredigger: Getcha next time!

[Saint Cad]

50 entrants or Sunday by 5:00 pm...




1. Name an edible plant that grows wild in the city.
2. Name a kind of tree bark used by humans.
3. Other than rose, name a plant with thorns.
4. Name a plant whose "flowers" are slightly modified leaves.
5. Other than wheat or rice, name a grain eaten by humans.
6. Other than ivy, name a plant with tendrils.
7. Name an edible flower.
8. Name a seed that is used as a spice.
9. Name a poisonous plant.
10. Name your favorite kind of squash.


1) clover
2) cinchona
3) acacia
4) poinsettia
5) oat
6) honeysuckle
7) nasturtium
8) allspice (great with beef)
9) castor tree (the beans)
10) yellow

[Tikki]

Never mind...

[El_Kabong]

1. Dandelion
2. Birch
3. Raspberry
4. Pointsettia
5. Oats
6. Philodendron
7. Rose
8. Cumin
9. Nightshade
10. Butternut

Well, you can probably tell I'm no plant expert...

[Dolores Reborn]

Damn - I forgot to notify the mods to mark this closed last night. Sorry!

[delphica]

Oh, cool! Weird plants is a good topic to win. I attribute my success to the fact that butternut is clearly the superior squash.

Thanks to Dolores and brujaja for organizing!

[twickster]

Clearly my bad showing was the result of an excess of expert knowlege... ;)

[Harmonious Discord]

Clearly my bad showing was the result of an excess of expert knowlege... ;)

Yeh, I tried to pick what other's might know about, not what I would choose. Choke cherry bark or slippery elm bark didn't get listed for a reason.

[brujaja]

Well see, I thought not too many folks would know about willow bark. I was thinking, man, shoulda said cinnamon.

I must say, butternut does make a darn fine pumpkin-type pie!

[Freudian Slit]

We can has new feud today? pwease?

[Dolores Reborn]

PM me your list! I'm fresh out of ideas...