Question: First time I've ever seen this curious yellow fruit here on the river bank. The plant must have been quite …
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First time I've ever seen this curious yellow fruit here on the river bank. The plant must have been quite tall when in flower and fully grown, but is now laying down amongst the other growth around it. The Ulverton River (Southern Quebec, Canada) floods abundantly in the spring and often brings new plants to our land, including things I'd rather not see! Thanks for your help in letting me know if this is rare for our latitude? Oh and where it could have come from...
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Dear GwynethGrant, you have photographed Triosteum aurantiacum (orange-fruited horse-gentian), a native member of the Caprifoliaceae. These plants are relatively rare in much of New England (I do not know the status in Quebec). Best wishes.
