We’re in San Antonio, Texas. It has a very strong smell, and my foster dog was going nuts trying to dig/rip it up from the ground. Bonus for said dog in the background!
Zoiks. Almost every time I see green leaves and purple stems there’s some kind of poison involved. Like the jimson weed I found in my garden – so pretty.
AI image recognition says some type of Lamb’s Quarters… but the flowers don’t seem to look like it to me…. Leaves don’t seem to look right either, but maybe it’s a bit dehydrated…
My first thought was lantana, and that would explain the strong smell. Especially if the smell is sharp and herby and a little pleasant. But the closeups ups don’t match. Especially what might be a flower head? Made me think some sort of sida. But those don’t usually smell!
Glittering-League-42
Looks like a mint
heartytent
The hairy stems and leaves make me think some kind of mallow. Maybe a globe mallow? It’s hard to see the flowers in your picture so I’m not sure of the shape.
Texas is home to many different mallows so my advice would be to look at a list of those native (and even some introduced that do well in the area) mallows and compare.
Edit: just noticed a seed pod in one of your photos. I’m fairly certain that’s a mallow of some kind. Better leaf and flower photos are necessary for species ID.
Not harmful to the dog BTW and quite useful medicinally.
LordlySquire
Strong smell and location makes me think texas sage
This doesn’t look quite right, but I feel like it’s close enough to suggest it to you, just in case.
If this is, damiana turnera diffusa, I am extremely jealous! I have paid $50/each for twigs of this that took me absolutely forever to find!
It is a medicinal herb tbat is native to south Texas and has an herby scent. The leaves and flowers look similar to me, although also a little different.
If it is damiana, I would definitely re-plant it!!!
andromeda-strain81
Three-lobed false mallow
Euphoric_Mama_206
It looks like a Hibiscus plant. Flowers are edible
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What is it?
Zoiks. Almost every time I see green leaves and purple stems there’s some kind of poison involved. Like the jimson weed I found in my garden – so pretty.
Some kind of Sida, fanpetals.
https://preview.redd.it/pttb2pmmgllf1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70edc68b1e4ee8e75678701ef28234d84b6daf90
I don’t know why she thinks her dog was going nuts. It looks 100% normal. Nothing crazy happening at all.
Sida rhombifolia,
Cuban Jute
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SIRH
I hope you replanted that, put it in a flowerpot.
Dognip.
it is *Abutilon indicum.*
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_indicum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutilon_indicum)
AI image recognition says some type of Lamb’s Quarters… but the flowers don’t seem to look like it to me…. Leaves don’t seem to look right either, but maybe it’s a bit dehydrated…
Dog Nip.
Puppy upper.
https://preview.redd.it/k9jqksutrllf1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7ee5809b638e752747b63dd7de47ac9b4978d7f
White horehound
Dogwood, he probably likes the Bark….haaaaa
My first thought was lantana, and that would explain the strong smell. Especially if the smell is sharp and herby and a little pleasant. But the closeups ups don’t match. Especially what might be a flower head? Made me think some sort of sida. But those don’t usually smell!
Looks like a mint
The hairy stems and leaves make me think some kind of mallow. Maybe a globe mallow? It’s hard to see the flowers in your picture so I’m not sure of the shape.
Texas is home to many different mallows so my advice would be to look at a list of those native (and even some introduced that do well in the area) mallows and compare.
Edit: just noticed a seed pod in one of your photos. I’m fairly certain that’s a mallow of some kind. Better leaf and flower photos are necessary for species ID.
Not harmful to the dog BTW and quite useful medicinally.
Strong smell and location makes me think texas sage
three lobed false mallow it’s not toxic
Your dogs face is everything lmao
I think it looks like a baby ninebark shrub.
Dog Wood
If its lantana, they can be poisonous.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnera_diffusa
This doesn’t look quite right, but I feel like it’s close enough to suggest it to you, just in case.
If this is, damiana turnera diffusa, I am extremely jealous! I have paid $50/each for twigs of this that took me absolutely forever to find!
It is a medicinal herb tbat is native to south Texas and has an herby scent. The leaves and flowers look similar to me, although also a little different.
If it is damiana, I would definitely re-plant it!!!
Three-lobed false mallow
It looks like a Hibiscus plant. Flowers are edible
Dog nip