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 × 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
ginsengaddict
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RWBYraikou888
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#154: Mar 11th 2025 at 9:45:00 PM
Round 4: Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Despite my name and the fact that I have a shell, I am not a nut. I am a legume, and I'm not born from a fruit. We're separated by our orders, with nuts being Fagales, and me being Fabales.
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
ginsengaddict
Lt (jg) T'lyn
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#155: Mar 12th 2025 at 3:38:18 AM
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
#156: Mar 12th 2025 at 3:56:46 AM
Oh wow... I didn't expect the answer to be so simple...
Round 5!
Your initial clue is: "I seem to have a trait from a clade that I'm not even part of."Added clues:
- I am not an angiosperm.
- I am a vascular plant.
- I am a seed plant.
- I am a conifer.
- I am likely not a pinid.
- I am not a pine (genus Pinus).
- I am in Cupressidae.
- I am not a redwood (Sequoioideae).
- The OP doesn't know if I shed my needles.
Edited by DeadlyEspresso on Mar 14th 2025 at 4:20:23 AM
I literally cannot make out with a television the fuck
ginsengaddict
Lt (jg) T'lyn
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#157: Mar 12th 2025 at 4:01:49 AM
Angiosperm? (ie: makes flowers)
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
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Lt (jg) T'lyn
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#159: Mar 12th 2025 at 9:35:06 AM
Ooooh, the first non-flowering plant of the game.
Very well, Tracheophyte?
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
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#167: Mar 12th 2025 at 11:18:22 AM
I'll ask the same question a bit differently: is it a Pine tree of some kind?
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
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#169: Mar 13th 2025 at 4:00:00 AM
I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
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Yes.
Round 4
Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Mar 11th 2025 at 10:17:57 AM
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.