Some interesting observations / Native plants can't identify

[Vorguen]

Hello everyone


I was going through my mother's garden and I found a bunch of extra plants in her pots that dawned on me she didn't really plant, it was very interesting to note and I was wondering what they were.

I was able to figure out some (One was an impatients I think they are called).


Here are some of them, they look quite interesting


This one has tiny little berries, I was wondering what it was. Its a vine on my mother's wall, this one is probably the only one not native and actually planted

[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00183-20110416-1659.jpg[/img]




This one is really beautiful, it grew in one of the pots

[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00181-20110416-1426.jpg[/img]



There is this one too, I couldn't identify

[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00180-20110416-1425.jpg[/img]

I think this one is the same one
[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00179-20110416-1425.jpg[/img]


Then there is this one, I have managed to identify though much research observation and brain power that the wild pink pijama legs are my wife's, but not the plants next to it lol

[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00182-20110416-1426.jpg[/img]



Then there is this, its always amazing how some plants manage to survive and make it, there is this exact scenario happening with an extremely healthy plant with over 10 flowers. Its crazy.

[img]https://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/Vorguen/IMG00178-20110416-1422.jpg[/img]




Anyway, what are everyone's thoughts? Anyone know what those plants are that I had trouble identifying?

Also, I live in the southernmost tip of Texas if that helps

[applestar]

2nd one looks like purslane -- an edible weed high in Omega-3 Leaves are somewhat mucilaginous and have a nutty kind of flavor. Be very sure of the ID before attempting to taste it.

5th one looks like a solanacea -- could it be ground cherry?

[lorax]

#1 looks like Virgina Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) - it has lovely red colouration in the fall. If you've got a brick wall on the house, try training it to grow upwards. It won't damage the brick, but it will keep your house cooler in the summertime.

#2 - I'm with Applestar. It looks like Purslane (Portulaca oloracea) to me too.

#3/4 - No clue.

#5 - Looks like Physalis to me as well; without seeing the fruit, though, I wouldn't hazard whether it's a ground cherry or a tomatillo.

#6 - So familiar, but I can't quite place it. Meh.

[Vorguen]

I looked up Purslane, it doesn't quite match with the one I have but... at the beach there are HUNDREDS of purslane groing straight out of the sand... it must be a very resilient plant to be able to make it in those conditions.


I should look into finding me some native Purslanes for my garden

[bangstrom]

The last one looks like a buttercup shrub, Potentilla fruticosa. If so, it should have five palmate leaves on a common pettiole.