1
306 |
|
 |
|
2
221 |
|
 |
[[]]http://www.plantinfo.co.za/index.php?category=&plant
=603&tpl=plantdetails[[]] |
|
 |
|
3
810 |
|
 |
|
blue elderberry can grow as tall as 20 feet but usually only growing to 9. this plant has jagged leaves and this plant was widely used by southern California native americans in a multitude of ways they made flutes, bows, pipes, out of the easy to work with and hollow wood. the berries can make pies, jellies, jams, wines but are toxic if not cooked properly. [[]]http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SANIC5[[]] |
|
|
|
4
710 |
|
 |
|
This plant is small tree or shrub usually around waist to shoulder hight but can grow as tall 25 feet, with small gray/green leaves with waxy like coating. a very unique characteristic of this plant is its deep red bark (that some rodents cant get enough of), it is a beautiful plant thats bark has a wonderful smooth feeling. some native american tribes used this plant as a dried snack, and the cut the apical meristem of this plant along with the fruit and flower and made a nice tea like dr |
|
|
|
5
634 |
|
 |
|
6
1537 |
|
 |
https://twitter.com/hardingmm/status/247731550601494528/phot
o/1 |
|
|
|
7
940 |
|
 |
[[]]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=213055288823638&a
mp;set=a.200519510077216.40558.100003575046947&type=1&am
p;theater[[]]
[[]]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=213061905489643&a
mp;set=a.200519510077216.40558.100003575046947&type=1&am
p;theater[[]] |
|
|
|
8
1312 |
|
 |
|
Small woody plant with dark green oval leaves and racemes of little purple flowers. |
|
|
|
9
919 |
|
 |
|
Cape Broom is a woody perennial shrub and a legume. The species is native to the Mediterranean region, and is considered an invasive plant in most places where it has been introduced. Its reproductive vigour and preference for Mediterranean climates make it a very successful species in California and the Pacific Northwest, where it is considered a severe noxious weed, covering over 40,000 hectares. It is even more widespread in Australia, where it covers 600,000 hectares and is also considered |
|
|
|
10
656 |
|
 |
|
11
646 |
|
 |
|
Could be Ribes viscosissimum, Sticky Currant The fruit is an edible blue-black berry a centimeter long or longer. |
|
|
|
12
912 |
|
 |
|
13
748 |
|
 |
|
Bush w spear shaped leaves, purple stems with several branches and long blooming flowers that are a mixture of oranges and reds. Sometimes pods are seen on the branches. |
|
|
|
14
718 |
|
 |
|
15
662 |
|
 |
|
Bush w clumps of orange flowers vs the pics from here and google which show individual flowers. Resembles the Ca fuschia. 4 possibly 5 petals |
|
|
|
16
822 |
|
 |
|
Blue flowers, sometimes a cluster, sometimes around a center. |
|
|
|
17
579 |
|
 |
|
Tall stalks are purplish with many branches and flowers are often a combo of reds, oranges and purples. Today I noticed pods on one of the branches. |
|
|
|
18
926 |
|
 |
|
Evergreen, resembles pink pearl..not sure as googling that lists it as native Australia, etc.. |
|
|
|
19
621 |
|
 |
|
20
1072 |
|
 |
|
Was used as a pepper substitute. Indians used small amounts for headaches. Many parts of the plant are toxic. Foraging this plant should be avoided. Irritant glycoside (Protoanemonin) |
|
|
|
21
949 |
|
 |
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8z9j8ksEMWM/T8zmR2xqolI/A
AAAAAAAAL4/pbSBKFRth54/s762/IMG_20120603_173514_268.jpg |
|
|
|
22
1018 |
|
 |
|
23
664 |
|
 |
|
The Heath Banksia is an attractive shrub with bright orange/red flowers. It is a good bird attracting plant especially the nectar eating types. In summer when the flowers are dripping with nectar you can smell the almost sickeningly sweet scent a mile away. The nectar can be sucked from the flowers or flowers can be dunked in water to produce a sweet drink. Dead Banksia flowers are to some Australian kids what pine cones are to children in other parts of the world. Children love collecting the |
|
|
|
24
1084 |
|
 |
|
25
1137 |
|
 |
|
26
1786 |
|
 |
|
27
1514 |
|
 |
|
28
982 |
|
 |
|
29
1496 |
|
 |
|
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_banksiae |
|
|
|
30
754 |
|
 |
|
