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Couldn't find this searching the backlog; any botany loving tropers around?


Rules:
  • Similar to other "Guess the ____" games on the forum, one player thinks of a plant, gives a clue, then answers questions to narrow down what it might be until a player guesses correctly, then starts a new round with a new plant
  • Guidelines for choosing plants:
    • Must be a real plant that exists or existed on planet Earth (extinct and extant species are both allowed)
    • Please choose a specific species rather than an entire genus
    • Anything under the taxonomic Kingdom of Plantae is allowed (this includes, but is not limited to: moss, trees, ferns, succulents, vines, weeds, grass, flowers, etc)
    • Animalia and Fungi are separate taxonomic Kingdoms, and therefore not allowed (there is also an active Guess the Animal game already; if someone else wants to make Guess the Mushroom, go for it)
    • For the sake of simplicity, all species of photosynthetic macroalgae are allowed (some are generally considered plants, some aren't, but I don't feel like sorting through them all)
    • Lichens are considered Fungi, and therefore not allowed
  • Three questions per post are allowed, though they should be logical follow-ups of each other (only one GUESS per post, though)
  • When announcing a winner, please include the number of the round, the common name of the plant (if there is one), and the scientific name.

    Rounds 1- 50 
  • Round 1: Blue Mountains Ash (Eucalyptus oreades)
  • Round 2: Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
  • Round 3: Common Onion (Allium cepa)
  • Round 4: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
  • Round 5: Junipers (Genus Juniperus) specific species of Juniperus will be counted as different to this
  • Round 6: Burrawang Cycad (Macrozamia communis)
  • Round 7: Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)
  • Round 8: Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
  • Round 9: Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
  • Round 10: Pineapple (Ananas comosus)
  • Round 11: Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  • Round 12: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
  • Round 13: Squirting Cucumber (Ecballium elaterium)
  • Round 14: White Angel Trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens)
  • Round 15: Slender Palm Lily (Cordyline Stricta)
  • Round 16: Buttercup (Ranunculus acris)
  • Round 17: Avocado (Persea americana)
  • Round 18: Bolivian Water Lily (Victoria boliviana)
  • Round 19: Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus)
  • Round 20: Cacao Tree (Theobroma cacao)
  • Round 21: Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
  • Round 22: Red Spider Lily (Lycoris radiata)
  • Round 23: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
  • Round 24: Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Round 25: Aardvark Cucumber (Cucumis humifructus)
  • Round 26: European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
  • Round 27: Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
  • Round 28: Carrot (Daucus carota)
  • Round 29: Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
  • Round 30: Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
  • Round 31: Ivy (Hedera helix)
  • Round 32: Rose (Rosa rubiginosa)
  • Round 33: Banana (Musa acuminata)
  • Round 34: Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)
  • Round 35: Wild Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
  • Round 36: Crabapple (Malus dolgo)
  • Round 37: Common Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
  • Round 38: Peach (Prunus persica)
  • Round 39: Corn (Zea mays)
  • Round 40: Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
  • Round 41: Corpse Flower (Rafflesia arnoldii)
  • Round 42: Japanese Cherry Blossom (Prunus serrulata)
  • Round 43: California False Hellebore (Veratrum californicum)
  • Round 44: Charming Centaury (Zeltnera venusta)
  • Round 45: Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
  • Round 46: Coca (Erythroxylum coca)
  • Round 47: Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor)
  • Round 48: Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  • Round 49: Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)
  • Round 50: (Raphia farinifera)

    Rounds 51+ 
  • Round 51: Round 51: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
  • Round 52: Orange (Citrus Ă— sinensis)
  • Round 53: Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • Round 54: Anemones (Genus Anemone)
  • Round 55: Yellow Mustard (Sinapis alba)
  • Round 56: Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)

Edited by ginsengaddict on Oct 7th 2025 at 9:45:36 PM

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#1326: May 27th 2025 at 7:44:11 PM

[tdown]

Round 51

  • What’s bigger than a redwood?
  • In Salicoideae.
    • Genus starts with N-T.
  • From the west US.
    • Found in California, but the most famous specimen is from Utah.
  • Extant.

Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on May 28th 2025 at 7:15:05 AM

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Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#1331: May 28th 2025 at 6:45:07 PM

Genus starts with A–M?

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#1334: May 28th 2025 at 8:59:49 PM

Finally.

Round 51: Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0545_28.jpeg

An 80,000-year-old aspen colony in Utah named Pando (pictured) has 47,000 trees sprouting from a single root system & weighs roughly 6,600 tons (6,000 tonnes).

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#1335: May 29th 2025 at 1:07:42 AM

Round 52:

  • Is, or was, famous online.
    • Eudicot.
    • Famous due to funny images and/or videos, started in the 2000s.
    • Fruit or vegetable.
    • Rosid.
    • Not Allium ampeloprasum or Vitis vinifera.

Edited by Lymantria on May 29th 2025 at 1:19:51 PM

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#1338: May 29th 2025 at 1:22:43 AM

Due to a meme (funny image/vid) ?

Edited by LucasdaKool on May 29th 2025 at 3:23:00 PM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#1341: May 29th 2025 at 2:54:31 AM

A fruit/vegetable?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#1342: May 29th 2025 at 3:04:14 AM

Meme began in the 2000s?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#1344: May 29th 2025 at 3:38:31 AM

Allium ampeloprasum?

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Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#1345: May 29th 2025 at 5:35:06 AM

No, try thinking in a different direction…

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The Undercover Troper
#1346: May 29th 2025 at 8:02:54 AM

Vitis vinifera?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend

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