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hunter1947
07-18-2010, 06:10 PM
The elk where eating these weeds ,can someone tell me what this is :confused:..

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/P7160151.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19790)

This one has not been nipped the elevation is 6000 feet..
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/P7160153.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=19791)
Darksith
07-18-2010, 06:55 PM
why are you calling it a weed? Its a plant.
BimmerBob
07-18-2010, 07:23 PM
why are you calling it a weed? Its a plant.

OK, what kind of plant is it? :mrgreen:
sparkymacker
07-18-2010, 07:27 PM
Wayne smoked some of it ..... he is pretty sure it is weed.:mrgreen:
ruger#1
07-18-2010, 07:43 PM
Wayne smoked some of it ..... he is pretty sure it is weed.:mrgreen:Nice going Wayne. Now everyone will be hunting in Cranbrook. And not for ELK.
bad arrow
07-18-2010, 07:55 PM
Wayne smoked some of it ..... he is pretty sure it is weed.:mrgreen:
Why? is Wayne wasted? lol at 6000ft it looks like a balsam tree:mrgreen:
arcadia
07-18-2010, 08:01 PM
It's Sitka Valarian. It will grow a lot bigger in the next month.
arcadia
07-18-2010, 08:04 PM
Here is a link. I like sitka valerian. It's a sign that you are way up high.

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/range/RangeID/Plants/ValeSitc.html
Big Lew
07-18-2010, 08:39 PM
The leaves suggest it is from the "milkweed family", possibly "asclepias speciosa"
arcadia
07-18-2010, 09:29 PM
The leaves suggest it is from the "milkweed family", possibly "asclepias speciosa"

Sorry Lew. I know this forb from hundreds of silviculture surveys.
Phreddy
07-18-2010, 09:36 PM
Definitly not laughing lettuce.
shallowH2O
07-18-2010, 09:42 PM
i agree with arcadia definetly sitka valerian. i also know it from hundreds of surveys
Big Lew
07-18-2010, 09:46 PM
Sorry Lew. I know this forb from hundreds of silviculture surveys.
I'm not an botanist, so I'll take your word on it. It's more likely "sitka valarian" would be growing up high in elk country than most milk weeds, but I did notice that your reference showed the leaves more pointed and sharp then the pictures posted, and the only other plant that came close was from the milkweed family.
hunter1947
07-19-2010, 03:14 PM
So what is this plant ,flower called there are lots of suggestions but I have to get it right or I will look like a fool if I get it wrong http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif..
Kody94
07-19-2010, 03:32 PM
So what is this plant ,flower called there are lots of suggestions but I have to get it right or I will look like a fool if I get it wrong http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif..

They guys above are correct...it's Sitka Valerian aka Valeriana sitchensis

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/range/RangeID/Plants/ValeSitc.html
hunter1947
07-20-2010, 04:21 AM
They guys above are correct...it's Sitka Valerian aka Valeriana sitchensis

http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/range/RangeID/Plants/ValeSitc.html

Thats a long word I will have to wright it down and keep it in my wallet so I don't forget :roll:.

Thanks to all that replied on this thread I do appreciate the information I added the link to my favorites http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif..