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May 18, 2012
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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The easiest way to identify a plant near someone's house is for the homeowner to come
out and tell you what was planted! There are a couple of interesting things about this
plant:
- This plant looks very similar to the edible plant, Dame’s Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis). Dame’s Rocket flowers are flatter (the petals
are much less curved down) and there is much more separation between the flower
petals. Dame’s Rocket leaves are longer and lanceolate (especially the lower leaves)
to narrowly-oval while Annual Honesty leaves tend to be more triangular or heart-shaped.
For comparison, see the following page for
local
pictures of Dame’s Rocket.
- The seed pods have the appearance of large, translucent silver coins.
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