How To Identify Elderflower

Your biggest teardrops are likely to be one of two kinds. This is how daffodils reproduce. A hint with hyacinths: sometimes the outer layers give you a clue about the bloom color--and sometimes they don't.

Juniper berries can be used for a variety of things, including survival food in the forest, creating gin spirits and as a delectable addition to edgy cuisine. Juniper's sap is very sticky and thick, with an aroma similar to that of the berries.

Other plants may resemble the cannabis plant somewhat, but these plants will lack the same scent.Look for buds or flowers on the cannabis plant. The first leaves -- called cotyledons -- lack the serrated edges and have an oval shape.

The width of a grapevine leaf is about the same as its length.The margins of all grapevine leaves are toothed. It is not uncommon to find deep- and shallow-lobed leaves on the same vine.

The bark of this nut tree has an outer layer that separates from the inner bark in long strips. The nuts will split open to their base when they ripen. The beech tree grows to 100 feet tall and has roots that often begin above the ground and extend outwards...

Raspberries are the hardiest of cane berries and are a well-known type of bramble berry. Unlike blackberries, dewberries and other types of bramble berries, picked ripe raspberries do not contain the core.

Trees that produce large, smooth apples that are pinkish on one side and fade to green on the other, and keep their leaves into the winter, are producing Pink Ladies. Deep red, glossy apples with broad shoulders are likely Red Delicious.

Greenbrier is a type of evergreen vine with thorny margins on the leaves.Use your accumulated information to determine the variety of vine you have. Some plants prefer full-sun locations, while others thrive in partial or full shade.Examine how the vine...

However, that tell-tale heart-shape is always present.Next, these vines will have tendrils that help the plant climb higher and higher toward the sun. Tendrils do not have any leaves, flowers or fruits attached to them.

They generally have dark green leaves and are fountain-like in shape with colorful bracts.Neoregelias usually have broad, mostly-flat leaves and are often grown for their multi-colored foliage, which tends to be banded or striped.

When cut open, the inner layer of rind is spongy and white. Each calyx -- the green part that holds each flower -- has five points on it. Orange trees are evergreen, so they normally always have leaves present.: The immature branches are angled and twisted,...

The weakened tree is more prone to being attacked by fungi. White rot fungus primarily attacks the glue of the tree that binds wood fibers. Daedalea quercina and Cerrena unicolor produce both annual and perennial fruit with a series of maze-like pores.Sap...

Some Native American tribes use sweet grass in prayer and ceremonies after braiding, drying, and smoldering the long leaves, which they believe attracts positive energy and spirits.

These lines can be anywhere from 1/16 inch to an inch.Observe the color. If your fingernail leaves a mark, it is softwood. Mahogany is considered a part of the Swietenia genus of trees: Swietenia mahagoni, Swietenia humilis and Swietenia macrophylla.

Stouter spines are present on the branches and trunk, which are sometimes branched, but they're not as large as honey locust spines. Growing from 40 to 80 feet tall, the trunk and larger branches bear stout, branched thorns up to 20 inches long that can...

The spines are long and fine. An edible chestnut will have a shiny brown color, a flat bottom and a point on the top. When edible chestnuts are boiled the nuts have a similar texture to potatoes, with a sweet nutty flavor.

These tiny star-shaped flowers vary in color from yellow-green to purple. Leaf shape is very similar to celery leaves, with three to five lobed and tooth-edged leaflets. True yellow root, Xanthorhiza simplicissima, should not be confused with goldenseal,...

Clematis virginiana, for example, has compound leaves that have three to five elliptical leaflets with toothy edges.Measure the size of the clematis foliage and note its texture. Clematis leaves grow opposite each other on the stem.Look at the shape of...

This means they only grow from the bottom of the plant, not the crown or anywhere further up. Ginger plants prefer woodland areas and tend to grow in the shade and do well in warm, moist areas such as forests and heavy woodland.

As you might imagine, the wood and bark on red oaks are also darker than they are on white oaks.Once you know whether a tree is a red or white oak, you can at least know a little bit more about its growth cycle.

The juniper tree is an evergreen and has soft needles instead of leaves. Juniper trees leak a sticky, resinous sap from the trunk and along the branches. The berries are very strong with cedar smell.Inspect the branches and trunk for sap.

After you have dug up what you hope is a true bulb, look at the general outer appearance. Several true bulbs will a paper-like covering, which some call a "tunic." Onions, daffodils, and hyacinths have such a tunic; but not all true bulbs do.

When very ripe, they can almost appear as smooth blackberries. Blueberry bushes need constant water and they have shallow root systems, so they need open sunshine where it has access to water.Search in areas where animals flock for food, since blueberry...

Spearmint does better with heat and can even thrive in USDA hardiness zone 11.If the mint growing in your backyard has soft, rounded leaves, it might be). Instead, you can use ornamental mints to fill in empty sections of a garden with texture and bright...

It's important to examine the undersides of the leaves as this is usually where the mildew starts growing.Look at the plant leaves and stem for evidence of a white, powder-like substance on the shrub.

Crabapple leaves have broad bases, serrated edges and come to a point at the tip. Older plums have gray bark with deep vertical ridges and peeling strips. Russian olive leaves are long, narrow, light green above, gray underneath, and covered with silvery...

Many people find bean leaves irritating to the touch. Pumpkin, squash and watermelon leaves resemble cucumber and cantaloupe leaves in shape, but are much larger -- 8 to 10 inches across.Inspect the plant for flowers and fruit.