Can anyone please help me identity this Kentucky plant?
A friend texted me these pictures today from Kentucky and wanted to know if I knew what this plant was. The berries look like rose hips or mini hawthorn. He said it stands about about 2' tall, is...
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Looks like honeysuckle of some kind.
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Buckbrush aka "Coralberry" (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus)- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SYORhttp://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/syor.htmlNot edible, but the runners were used by the Cherokee...
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Looks like buckbrush aka "Coralberry" (Symphoricarpos...
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That looks like some type of dogwood.
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Interesting... I am thinking Buckbrush is related to our Alaska Soapberry (Shepherdia Canadensis)... Looks very similar, and from what I have found so far it seems to have the same uses. The crushed...
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Not sure I'd experiment with it (from http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Symphsp.htm). Even if it's only mildly toxic, the side effects are unpleasant and I can't see taking a risk....
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