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I have these near the cabin. I should know what they are but can’t recall a name. I have seen them all my life.
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Try partridge pea. I’m not sure if that is the correct name, but it might get you started.
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This looks.like the locus tree we have here. But be careful if it is. There are two varieties. One is the black locus, it will have thorns on it when it gets bigger and the pods are editable. The other is not and does not have thorns. May be wrong though.aybe it will help.
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Please ignore the last post from me. I got it wrong. The black locus does not have thorns and is poisonous. It is the thorny or honey locust that have huge thorns but the pods are edible. Sorry for any mix up. I always get these backwards for some reason.
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My Mom called them touch me nots if that’s the one that closes when you touch it. I am not sure of the real name. I wonder if edible?
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It’s a mimosa. As a kid, we worried these plants to death.
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If the flowers are a purple ball, it is a mimosa, sensitive plant. If the flowers are yellow, it is a partridge pea. Both black and honey locust are trees. This looks like a small bush. It looks more like a partridge pea.
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I know it isn’t the touch me not. I used to love playing with those as a kid. Not a mimosa. We have those here too. I am thinking the Pea. Gonna check that out. It is a small bush.
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The PlantNet app shows it as Partridge pea.
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It is definitely the patridge pea. After looking it up, it grows in most eastern areas. Thanks everyone.
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Astragalus – Great herb.
‘There are certain energy-draining diseases that leave a victim’s body thoroughly exhausted, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, candidiasis, herpes simplex, mononucleosis and hypoglycaemia. A number of different measures, including dietary, herbal, nutritional and drug, are resorted to by those who are desperately seeking solutions to their problems. In Oriental medicine one herb stands out as extremely useful as a remedy for this physical weakness: Astragalus root. It has been employed by Chinese herbalists for ‘every sort of wasting or exhausting disease’. Astragalus root is regarded as a wonderful tonic for the ‘spleen and lung.”
I could be wrong…but I think this is Astragalus membranaceus. The pea family
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