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Can you Identify this plant?

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  • 01-04-2012 9:26pm
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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Can anyone give me a name for this plant??
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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,202 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    AlwaysRight wrote: »
    Can anyone give me a name for this plant??
    (Picture Attached)
    Not seeing any picture, try again :)

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AlwaysRight


    ScienceNerd wrote: »
    Not seeing any picture, try again :)

    Done! :)


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    gozunda
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    It is a plant of the genus Gunnera

    cant quite tell variety from picture

    but this may be of help

    LINK


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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AlwaysRight


    gozunda wrote: »
    It is a plant of the genus Gunnera

    cant quite tell variety from picture

    but this may be of help

    LINK

    Thank you, I had stumbled onto that alright but I can't seem to find what species it is.

    How about this one? :P


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    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    AlwaysRight wrote: »
    Thank you, I had stumbled onto that alright but I can't seem to find what species it is.

    How about this one? :P

    Common name - Arum

    Think its possibly Calla palustris / Bog Arum (is that water around the base of the plant?) or closely related species

    Out of interest are you undertaking an assignment?


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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AlwaysRight


    gozunda wrote: »
    Common name - Arum

    Think its possibly Calla palustris / Bog Arum (is that water around the base of the plant?) or closely related species

    Out of interest are you undertaking an assignment?

    Thank you. - Yep that's water. A small stream.
    Yes I am. Had to take pictures and identify. Typical of me to take pictures of plants that aren't common...they just looked much nicer! :)


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    byhookorbycrook
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    First one looks like "giant rhubarb" and the 2nd one is known as Lords and ladies

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnera_manicata


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum


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    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    AlwaysRight wrote: »
    Thank you. - Yep that's water. A small stream.
    Yes I am. Had to take pictures and identify. Typical of me to take pictures of plants that aren't common...they just looked much nicer! :)

    Any more? I agree about the uncommon ones...you cant get some very good plant identification books that are handy to throw into a bag when out and about.

    The Gunnera btw is an introduced species in Ireland originally found in large gardens / Landed Estates - it has escaped and is becoming a bit of a nuisance in some bogland areas in the west of Ireland etc

    Arum (the wild variety) is a native plant but can be poisonous if I remember correctly. Very pretty though...


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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AlwaysRight


    gozunda wrote: »
    Any more?

    Well if you are looking for work then I suppose!

    These two should be a bit easier but I am unsure of them.


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    byhookorbycrook
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    1st one looks like some kind of rhodedendron?


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    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    AlwaysRight wrote: »
    Well if you are looking for work then I suppose!

    These two should be a bit easier but I am unsure of them.

    The first one is Rhododendron (azalea)
    Possibly the Diamant Group Red-flowered Syn. R. 'White Diamond'

    LINK

    The Second one belongs to the Genus Erica (Spring flowering Heather) if I am not mistaken

    It can be difficult to indentify the species without knowing plant height, shape of plant etc (there are over 800 sp of Ericas outthere!)

    I am presuming these were taken in a large garden somewhere?


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    AlwaysRight
    Registered Users Posts: 88 ✭✭AlwaysRight


    I went and got an opinion from someone that struck me to be a absolute genius at this! All information was off the top of his head, then backed up by books!

    If there is any confusion with headings that is my fault, I put info into order as best as I could after speaking with him.

    1st Post
    Family: Gunneraceae
    Genus: Gunnera
    Species: G. manicata
    Common Name: Wild Rhubarb
    Origin: S. Brazil and Columbia

    2nd Post
    Family: Araceae
    Genus: Lysichiton
    Species: L. americanus
    Common Name: American Skunk Cabbage

    3rd Post 1st Picture
    Family: Ericaceae
    Genus: Rhododenron
    Species: Azalea
    Variety: Amoena
    Common Name: Japanese Azalea

    3rd Post 2nd Picture
    Family: Ericaceae
    Genus: Erica
    Species: E. aborea
    Common Name: Tree Heath
    Origins: Southern Europe, North and East Africa
    Introduced: 1658


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