Cannabis look-alike threads, MERGED for your enjoyment!

[hititup]

so i was walkin through these broken down train tracks that are secluded. i saw a pretty large feild of what looked like weed. the leaves looked exactly like weed, smelled like it to. But it was very low to the ground and the stem was viny. it didnt have any flowers growing with it. Is this weed?

I live in massachusetts, outskirts of boston

ill try to get photos of it, the leaves on it arent completely skinny either, and as i was walking i saw a guy there pulling out some by the roots so...

heres a picture

I know it belongs to someone but if it is weed i want to work out a deal with them and get some plants or seeds.

what does it look like

it smells like it too, and when i rub it up and down the stem i get a yellow powdery resin on my fingers

anyone know if this is weed or if its something else what is it

[StickyfingahZ]

Try smoke um..........You never know until you try,lol

This is what we call Manioke,its Tapioca..Looks like weed from far away I think.
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p139/shudupntrain/Image028.jpg

[TheMetal1]

I was in a field of growing strawberries today and they didn't look like that. I'm no expert, but I'm going to go with (drumroll)...........

Japanese Maple?

Says they have been known to grow around Halifax, MA. Don't know where that is in relation to you. Here is a pic of the different leaf structures. :thumbsup:

[Orzy]

Japanese maple is a tree.

Topic creator, whatever it is it isn't cannabis. Don't smoke it.

[TheMetal1]

but it doesn't become a tree overnight. ;) I said I was no expert. :jointsmile: I had just seen a picture of one the other day and remember it had a similar leaf pattern.

But oh yeah... like Orzy said DON'T smoke it.

You + That Plant + :jointsmile: = :(

[painretreat]

Leaf structure pix real cool! Kind of makes u wonder if this is being grown on purpose in a secluded spot or just a weed. Something sounds odd to me! But, I do agree, don't smoke it! Pluck a leaf and flower and take to a nursery! They ought to know and now I am pretty curious! It looks pretty. If it is some obscure new breed mj that would be wild--in the middle of no-where! Some one is perfecting our weeds!

[TheMetal1]

Wet blankets or not... this is a Cannabis related website. Striving to be a responsible and reliable source for quality information to aid in the medical use of marijuana. To encourage another member to smoke a mystery plant is not only irresponsible, but potentially dangerous. Of course, there had to be a "first" person to walk up on a field of lovely cannabis and reap the fruits of its' creation. Luckily, in the age of technology that we find ourselves in, we don't have to guess as to what plants are safe for consumption. It is not a risk that I would suggest anyone take, especially since the majority of the members on this site are already dealing with deteriorating health problems. Lastly, as I said before, this is a Cannabis related website, and I do believe it states in the the site rules that there will be NO encouragement of use or discussion about other substances. So, until it can be confirmed 100% that it is, in fact, a cannabis plant... I think we all owe it to our fellow friend and member to advise him to NOT SMOKE IT!!! Sorry to be the one of the "wet blankets," but I personally feel that it is time to take the cannabis culture into an age of intelligence, respect, and responsibility. Otherwise, we are fighting the fight for nothing.

Stay :D and Keep :jointsmile:

[vcrewgambit]

Alright, chillax. Didn't mean to offend.

Don't smoke the mystery plant. Maybe you can take it to a botanist or a plant nursery to find out what it is?

[Revanche21]

Yea, def not marijuana, also doesn't look like wild strawberries nor does it look like the Japanese maple tree. I worked at a Botanical garden for community service once and it doesn't look like any of those mentioned above.

[TheMetal1]

no offense at all. I'm fairly new to this site too, so I had no part in creating any of the rules that they have in place. I'm just trying to help display the type of message that they have intended, to make sure the canncom stays here for a VERY long time. Sites like these are shut down far too often when things get out of hand, and the mods probably have a hard enough job without jumping into every forum to remind people that there actually are certain things that they don't want on this site. Again, not at all personal. :thumbsup: We're ALL friends here.
Stay :D and Keep :jointsmile:

[smokestoomuch]

no offense at all. I'm fairly new to this site too, so I had no part in creating any of the rules that they have in place. I'm just trying to help display the type of message that they have intended, to make sure the canncom stays here for a VERY long time. Sites like these are shut down far too often when things get out of hand, and the mods probably have a hard enough job without jumping into every forum to remind people that there actually are certain things that they don't want on this site. Again, not at all personal. :thumbsup: We're ALL friends here.
Stay :D and Keep :jointsmile:


RESPECT :thumbsup:



okay guess the plant...........


Definately NOT mary jane!

I'd say either maple,

cleome leaves turn that way too

also check out false aralia it grows wild in America maybe this is it


dont know for sure but what i do know is that plant should NOT be smoked.


Keep toking, keep smiling, keep burning :rastasmoke:

plant a seed, save a nation

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[stinkyattic]

That's STILL not weed. Please only one thread per topic. I've merged these.

[checkin80]

just found these plants in with some tall grass and weeds, looks a lot like mj too me but don't know for sure...

[stinkyattic]

Okay. Since I am tired of following you around merging your threads... check your user cp. No more of this.

[marijuanaisgood]

So i was walking down by some field late at night with my sister and my dog and i found this plant with big green leaves on it and it had buds sticking out the middle and top of it at first i thought i stumbled across sum herb because it was dark and u can hardley see but it just turned out to be sum plant that looks like it it even has the sam leaf pattern....any suggestions of what it might be?? sorry for the crappy pics cheap camera:wtf:



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[stinkyattic]

A List of plants that look like Marijuana - Marijuana Growing (http://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/11475-list-plants-look-like-marijuana.html)
I thought this was a cool post, but skimming through, I didn't see yours.

[Storm Crow]

I could be wrong, but that looks rather like something out of my childhood! The leaves are really big? Right? Used to play in a "forest" of them!

Sure looks like Castor Beans. Quite poisonous! See what you think. You got the plant- I'm working from a photo.

Castor Bean Plant (http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmar99.htm)

Always KNOW what a wild plant is BEFORE you eat or smoke it! Another example of this is comfrey and foxglove. Early in the spring they can look VERY similar- only one is an effective healing herb for burns and wounds; and the other can be a deadly poison or a powerful heart medicine depending how you use it!

- Granny:hippy:

[Amon1amarth]

HAHA yes he fails indeed but i would think it is from a distance.

Okay I know exactly what it is by my house theres a field and those plants are there these buds grow out of them like marijuana but its like spike balls the size of a gum ball so its just a weed but not the weed your looking for :sorry1::S3:

[marijuanaisgood]

hey thanks for the info yup i think u found what it is, i touched it once on the bud and my finger started to sting a little(i get alergic to things real easy) and i started to get sum hives on my arms but they went away after like 20-30 mins:D

[CrmForUreCoffe]

Hey I found about 21 plants near my house on the out skirts on the woods. They diff have the leave of a Mj plant and are flowering now with yellow flowers. can anyone tell me if this is the real deal or just part of the family. Also if it is when do U cut it down and dry it? Don't know much about the whole growing processes just know how to smoke. :) These pics are from a couple of weeks ago.

[stinkyattic]

Not MJ. Not even part of the family. Strawberries and hops are closer relatives.
I'm merging this with a few other threads so we can have the mystery plant pics all in the same place.

[stinkyattic]

Hititup's plant is Hops, humulus lupulus, cannabis' first cousin. The yellow powder is the resin Lupulin, which is actually an ingredient in insomnia medications.

DO NOT -PLEASE- tell other members to smoke unknown plants!!!

[stinkyattic]

Here's the plants that have true compound leaves arranged similarly to cannabis.

[stinkyattic]

Here's some other mimics

[stinkyattic]

Manioc (tapioca) thanks to Stickyfingahz

[NaughtyDreadz]

Manioc (tapioca) thanks to Stickyfingahz

hmmm anyone ever tried deep fried manioc roots??? man.. I think I'd step over my (hypothetical) girlfriend for some of that shit....

golden on the outside.. white on the inside.. crispy and tender and salty... blows french (ahem FREEDOM) fries out of the water...

[stinkyattic]

lol@ Freedom Fries.. what a bizarre moment in American history THAT was. I like my fries French. Most of us don't need any extra 'freedom' in our guts... :wtf: I'll have a glass of prune juice for that thx... eww. Reminds me of the Olestra fad.

Never tried manioc root. I just might have to scoot across town to the world market and pick some up. Is it prepped exactly like FF? (cut and twice-fried?) Or is there a secret? I'm on a fried rutabaga kick ever since a place opened in town that has essentially a Yankee tapas bar menu- simple finger food, cheap, featuring lots of root vegetables and coarse breads. Yum yum.

On this list, that makes 2 delicious plants that happen to resemble pot! Cool.

[Mr.GoodMorning02]

so what does fried rutabaga taste like? and where can you usually find manioc roots for cooking?

[painretreat]

so i was walkin through these broken down train tracks that are secluded. i saw a pretty large feild of what looked like weed. the leaves looked exactly like weed, smelled like it to. But it was very low to the ground and the stem was viny. it didnt have any flowers growing with it. Is this weed?

I live in massachusetts, outskirts of boston

ill try to get photos of it, the leaves on it arent completely skinny either, and as i was walking i saw a guy there pulling out some by the roots so...

heres a picture

I know it belongs to someone but if it is weed i want to work out a deal with them and get some plants or seeds.

what does it look like

it smells like it too, and when i rub it up and down the stem i get a yellow powdery resin on my fingers

anyone know if this is weed or if its something else what is it

hititup: My question is: Why didn't you just ask the guy you saw tending his plants, what they were? My guess is, someone said smoke it, because it isn't yours and you should leave other people's things alone! Smoke it and choke. It is not yours! I cannot understand why you did not talk to the person there! Instead, lurk behind a bush until he left?? I bet not too many would be happy to find their stuff missing. It obviously, was not abandoned or yours! Did the tendor happen to have a double barrel shot gun with him. If so, I'd stay away. If not, I think Storm Crow told it best! Do not smoke it! Be safe and grow your own!

Thanks Stinky for merging all these, I was getting pretty confused!:thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Rutabaga gets sweet and earthy when it's cooked, kind of like turnips but I think rutabaga tastes better.
I'd check ethnic markets for manioc root.

[Mr.GoodMorning02]

thanks...yeah i don't like turnips so much but that's only going off of how my ex Chinese gf's mom cooked it lol. and it's hard to find ethnic markets around here, eh edit > I think i'll try china town in philly next time i'm over there.

[gooback]

i also found somethin. plz tell me if this is a real marijuana plant or not
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/hippoman12353/002.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/hippoman12353/003.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/hippoman12353/006.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/hippoman12353/007.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o193/hippoman12353/008.jpg

[stinkyattic]

1. No
2. No
3. Yes
4. No
5. No

The others are cinquefoil. There's a picture of it earlier in this thread to compare.

[gooback]

you sure about all the no's because they were all in the same area, about a 3 ft radius.

[stinkyattic]

Yes, I'm sure.
But don't bother killing them if you don't feel like it, because cinquefoil pollen can not produce seeds in cannabis, lol!

[fikusroot]

So there is a plant growing in my yard that looks like cannabis but I'm not entirely sure. here are some pictures. The plant is pretty tall, like 6+ feet. Thanks a lot :thumbsup:

[fikusroot]

so is it cannabis or not?

[midlifecrisis]

I do hope your joking......

[stinkyattic]

Look at that flower formation. That's a monoecious plant. And it doesn't look like 'buds'. Not cannabis. Sorry.

[TheMetal1]

What about this? Is it weed? Can I smoke it?



Just playing... it is weird though. It was like one of the seeds started to grow inside the pepper. Either way, I could actually smoke it. ;)
Haha like in the way a chipotle is smoked. :jointsmile:

[PottyBear]

I'd check ethnic markets for manioc root.

Or check on the end of a Cassava plant if you live in South America or anywhere else they grow. :thumbsup:

[ctjccjc]

I found this plant and I pulled it and took it home. I would swear it's weed but am not sure. i hope so because there are about 20-30 more of them from 6 inches to 5 feet.
The pics are not the greatest so I will describe them the best I can.
The plants have 3 to five of the familiar looking leafs but the are not as close together as you might expect. The leaves are sorta clumping at the end of the green and purple stems with a small green bump in the center.
Any help will be appreciated.

[TheMetal1]

You found the rarest of strains...... :wtf:

Why, if you could take pictures, would you rip it out of the ground before you even knew what it was? That's like killing an animal and THEN figuring out if you can actually eat it.

I would bet an organ on it not being Cannabis. I would also bet an organ that you haven't read this thread:
http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-growing/84874-what-do-i-do-if-i-find-cannabis-plants-growing-wild.html

Seriously... just.... arghhh

[stinkyattic]

Nope. Not weed. And seriously man, if you find pot plants in the woods, leave them for the farmer... we put a lot of effort into caring for our babies, so let us reap the rewards at the end of the season. :(

[ctjccjc]

Nope. Not weed. And seriously man, if you find pot plants in the woods, leave them for the farmer... we put a lot of effort into caring for our babies, so let us reap the rewards at the end of the season. :(

Didn't find them in the woods. They are growing right next to a house against the basement.
If it's not weed , what is it?

[ctjccjc]

These plants look more like the real deal ( in person) then any thing is this thread.

[ctjccjc]

You found the rarest of strains...... :wtf:

Why, if you could take pictures, would you rip it out of the ground before you even knew what it was? That's like killing an animal and THEN figuring out if you can actually eat it.

I would bet an organ on it not being Cannabis. I would also bet an organ that you haven't read this thread:
http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-growing/84874-what-do-i-do-if-i-find-cannabis-plants-growing-wild.html

Seriously... just.... arghhh

Thanks for the sarcasm.

[ctjccjc]

I finally found a pic of the same plant that you can clearly see.
Maybe it will help others who thought they hit the jack pot.
I would still like to know what this is.
Thanks for the help.

[stinkyattic]

Dude, now I REALLY am irritated at you.
First, you went on someone's property (=TRESPASSING) to dig up a plant that you WRONGLY believe to be Cannabis, when in fact it is an ornamental called Astilbe, or Goats Beard. I have a collection of Astilbe growing in the shade garden in front of my home as well, and if I saw some punk kid digging them up, I'd take off one of my oh-so-fashionable garden Crocs and nerf-slap him into next week.

Grow the fuck up and stop stealing other peoples' shit, KID.

[ctjccjc]

Dude, now I REALLY am irritated at you.
First, you went on someone's property (=TRESPASSING) to dig up a plant that you WRONGLY believe to be Cannabis, when in fact it is an ornamental called Astilbe, or Goats Beard. I have a collection of Astilbe growing in the shade garden in front of my home as well, and if I saw some punk kid digging them up, I'd take off one of my oh-so-fashionable garden Crocs and nerf-slap him into next week.

Grow the fuck up and stop stealing other peoples' shit, KID.

You don't know what you are talking about kid.
First of all on weekends I do work for an old rich lady whose husband died 4 months ago, so I am not trespassing.
Second, they were everywhere. It looked to me like someone had been standing on the isolated side of the house smoking and threw the seeds behind the bushes and they were growing wild. The lady has a daycare center at her house so I knew there was no way they could have been planted there on purpose. It's a rich family with rich adult kids, I figured maybe during a visit they were hiding from mom.
Third I have Astilbe growing in my front yard and I can tell you thats not what it is. Never seen a 5 foot Astilbe.
You shouldn't get so worked up without knowing the facts.

[ctjccjc]

I have 4 Istibes growing on the north side of my house and just went to look. Not even close.

[stinkyattic]

Well if it was a 5 foot plant, maybe you should have said so. And if you had a right to be tromping around other peoples' yards, you might have mentioned that too. I'm not sure what the homeowner being rich or old has anything to do with it either, lol. You think elderly ladies don't grow pot?
The foliage IS very similar to astilbe. There is also another wild weed that grows in New England that can get quite tall with leaves like that.
But either way, it's NOT pot. It looks nothing like pot... Totally wrong leaf structure. You've actually seen a pot plant before, no?

[ctjccjc]

One other thing, I'm no kid.

[ctjccjc]

Well if it was a 5 foot plant, maybe you should have said so. And if you had a right to be tromping around other peoples' yards, you might have mentioned that too. I'm not sure what the homeowner being rich or old has anything to do with it either, lol. You think elderly ladies don't grow pot?
The foliage IS very similar to astilbe. There is also another wild weed that grows in New England that can get quite tall with leaves like that.
But either way, it's NOT pot. It looks nothing like pot... Totally wrong leaf structure. You've actually seen a pot plant before, no?

I did say it was a 5 foot plant. Please reread my original post.

[stinkyattic]

Well, that's great, but go back and re-read your posts... with no other information, they read EXACTLY like other posts we've all seen in the past, where kids find some random plant and then ask if it's safe to smoke, or take it from someone's back yard.
Since our members are largely medical card holders who depend on their plants for MEDICINE, we take theft of plants very very seriously.

[ctjccjc]

Well, that's great, but go back and re-read your posts... with no other information, they read EXACTLY like other posts we've all seen in the past, where kids find some random plant and then ask if it's safe to smoke, or take it from someone's back yard.
Since our members are largely medical card holders who depend on their plants for MEDICINE, we take theft of plants very very seriously.

OK. I agree with all that. Except the no info thing. I provided plenty of info.
Was just looking for info on what it was.
yes I have seen plants before and this looked so close to the real deal ( in person) I pulled a three footer, took it home and showed it to my wife. She said it wasn't, but also said she has never seen anything else like it. So I planted it and tried for 4 days to find out what it was.
Sorry I offended anyone.

[stinkyattic]

And I'm sorry I assumed you were a kid.
I highly recommend just saving your own seeds, like bag seeds to practice on. Growing from scratch is the best way to learn, even if it is too late in the year to do anything much this season.

[ctjccjc]

And I'm sorry I assumed you were a kid.
I highly recommend just saving your own seeds, like bag seeds to practice on. Growing from scratch is the best way to learn, even if it is too late in the year to do anything much this season.

Actually, Thanks to this fine site I am going to start a rubbermaid grow.

[SunnyD]

YAY TENSION RESOLUTION!!!

Happy faces and happy words!!!

[cheeseyblue]

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Found this plant and had to take a second look. The leaf structure is almost identical to weed, except the leaf does not split into five.

[imchucky666]

I was in a field of growing strawberries today and they didn't look like that. I'm no expert, but I'm going to go with (drumroll)...........

Japanese Maple?

Says they have been known to grow around Halifax, MA. Don't know where that is in relation to you. Here is a pic of the different leaf structures. :thumbsup:
Sorry, but I'm Japanese, and NEVER seen a Jap. Maple VINE.