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by HC Weber » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:03 pm
2 ornamentals and 1 wild plant- Good luck!
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by MWP admin » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:48 pm
The Wild one is Catananche lutea (Asteraceae / garigue habitat), the other I leave it in the ornamental specialists

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by IL-PINE » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:56 pm
yes looks like Catananche, I was impressed by this species when I saw it in the wild.
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by jackpot » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:07 am
wow, yes I confirm these two Maltese experts!
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by MWP admin » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:15 pm
I try a bit of logistics:
Is the Ornamental 1 an Amaranth?
Is the fruit a Rosaceae ?
( Probably planet Pluto

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by jackpot » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:48 am
He MWP: yes, the Amaranthaceae is correct- very good! The whole pic will you find in a few weeks (Sierra company).
No, Rosaceae is wrong. My hint: number the dry flowers

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by jackpot » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:44 am
at least the family of 936?
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by MWP admin » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:36 pm
I fire a guess on Rubiaceae (very unlikely - just from the fruit shape/size). I did not understand why the count of the dry fruit is a hint (which I counted 5)
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by jackpot » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:02 am
not Rubiaceae.
I count 3 (on the left) dry flowers which never will produce fruits- tyüical for the family

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by MWP admin » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:20 pm
hmmm... The hint reminded me immediately of Oxalis, but the Oxalis I know have an elongated poricidal capsule ?
So maybe an Ipomoea (which seldom make fruit)??
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by MWP admin » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:29 am
Jackpot, I think this quiz is game over and you should tell us

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by jackpot » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:29 am
0936 is Euphorbia tirucalli, grown for ornament at many public and private sites.
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by MWP admin » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:37 am
I would never identified it (but I am not alone) !
