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by MWP admin » Thu May 24, 2007 12:16 pm
Pic 1: Is it a Caryophyllaceae ?
Pic 2: No faintest idea (any Closeups of the flower)
Pic 3: Is it related to Sanguisorba minor ?
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by IL-PINE » Thu May 24, 2007 1:00 pm
1) Polygonum/Persicaria sp
2) Fasciculation or what is it called (read in the Profs Book)
3) Mirabilis jalapa?
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Any good ones?
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by jackpot » Thu May 24, 2007 1:24 pm
he Piny- GREAT!
1) Persicaria lapathifolia ssp. lanigera
2) Fasciculation is correct, and from what?
3) Mirabilis jalapa is unfortunately wrong!
MWP:
Pic 3: Is it related to Sanguisorba minor ? Yes, Sir, very good, Sir!
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by MWP admin » Thu May 24, 2007 1:48 pm
Samolus then

I remeber it from Weber's book! (but is it really Samolus with violet flowers?)
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by jackpot » Thu May 24, 2007 2:15 pm
not Samolus

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by MWP admin » Thu May 24, 2007 3:11 pm
haha ! what a cool smiley!
I dont know pic 2, but following pine's comment about fasciculation, i remebered that Weber's mentions this malformation for Samolus valerandii... (and Amaranthus and Sanguisorba).
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by RB » Thu May 24, 2007 5:35 pm
Fasciation.
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by jackpot » Thu May 24, 2007 6:10 pm
MWP: you are right, he did (possibly he did not find this plant in time), and RB:

you are also right!
Btw: The plant is very well known from both of you

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by MWP admin » Thu May 24, 2007 8:37 pm
When JP says that we know the plant (but I dont reckognize it) I get a bit

I looked closely to the photo and the stacks of linear leaves guided me to Lythrum, probably the larger flower one, that is
Lythrum junceum.
PS: I dont even know that I have these smileys!!
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by jackpot » Fri May 25, 2007 8:15 am
needless to say that I love your collection and I

that you hold this page!!
He, ok, you are right!
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by IL-PINE » Fri May 25, 2007 8:44 am
cute stout plant. probably eats a lot of burgers, pastizzi, pizza etc etc

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by jackpot » Mon May 28, 2007 9:21 am
hello: pic 3 ist still unanswered

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by MWP admin » Mon May 28, 2007 10:15 am
Sanguisorba minor subsp. muricata ?? To say the truth it looks somehow different, so must be some other subsp.?
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by jackpot » Tue May 29, 2007 8:23 am
sorry,
related means not the same species, just a member of the same family!

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by MWP admin » Tue May 29, 2007 2:10 pm
A rosacea then, hmmm... difficult
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by jackpot » Wed May 30, 2007 11:01 am
yes I know, this is the problem with the close-up views...
hint: the plant may hurt you

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by MWP admin » Wed May 30, 2007 6:40 pm
Seems to have spines... I would say Rosa canina wit ha big

since it is very rare but I recall it was mentioned to be encountered at Gozo.
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by MWP admin » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:30 am
Ok, then it should be Sacropoterium spinosa which is in flower now or very soon right?
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