adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Aug 29, 2018 3:18:09 GMT -5
What an exotic garden you have!
Adrian
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Post by beefjello on Sept 6, 2018 20:36:09 GMT -5
You got the coolest plants Jean! Any stinky stapelia flowers opening yet? Thanks, Brian. Funny that you should ask about the stapelia, Brian. I have one plant out in the front yard that has a couple flowers in the process of opening. Maybe in another day or two. Our first stinky star of the season  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 12, 2018 13:40:38 GMT -5
beefjello -
Just now getting around to posting the pics, but I've got you beat by a couple days, Brian.
I didn't even see the buds until August 27, when they looked like this:
First one opened 9/2/18
Second one opened on 9/4. Remnants of first one shriveled on the right.
The flies just love the stinkiness! 
Those were the only two I've had this year  . Guess they didn't get enough water...
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 12, 2018 15:08:09 GMT -5
Another pic of the plant for ID - Photo taken 10/6/17 on prospecting trip to the Mojave. 
The area it was found, the sandy area. Saw maybe half a dozen of them. 
Still looking at ID sites
I didn't give up, I kept looking. Stubborn? Tenacious? You bet! I ran across a photo in a database that looked similar. I checked with my new friend at calscape.org (California Native Plant Society), and while I was close, he nailed it down for me! We looked through a lot of databases, the flowers on this plant are extremely variable.
It is a Phlox Heliotrope, aka Fragrant Heliotrope, Heliotropium convolvulaceum. It is in the Boraginaceae (Borage Family) and as are the morning glories. Woo-hoo! It's range includes the 29 Palms area.
Link to photo range and other info. It was found in the yellow area to the east of 29 Palms. So glad to be able to put a name to it!
Thanks to everyone that was looking for me!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2018 16:56:40 GMT -5
It is Phlox Heliotrope, aka Fragrant Heliotrope, Heliotropium convolvulaceum.Thanks for the update - nice to have a mystery solved! |
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pizzano
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Post by pizzano on Sept 12, 2018 17:13:20 GMT -5
Awesome.......your tenacity comes as no surprise to this follower...!........great find..!
Evidently, the Morning Glory Heliotrope is also a native of Barstow, CA..........calscape.org maps provide a good search.......not so much the calflora.org location suitability maps.
Curious, it's considered an herb......is that due to fragrance or medicinal application........like peyote.......lol.... |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 12, 2018 18:04:24 GMT -5
Thanks, Joe. I don't know if it has medicinal value is not. Maybe. I think they call it an herb because it had a woody stem? Not sure on that...
Now I have more research to do, see if morning glories have a medicinal purpose.
(It never ends, lol)
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 12, 2018 18:05:50 GMT -5
It is Phlox Heliotrope, aka Fragrant Heliotrope, Heliotropium convolvulaceum.Thanks for the update - nice to have a mystery solved! Thanks, r2d. That's just how I felt. Mystery solved, yay! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Sept 12, 2018 19:47:43 GMT -5
Thanks for letting us know the ID! I was still looking on occasion.  |
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Sept 13, 2018 14:42:36 GMT -5
Wow
I had no clue there was a Cali plant you didn't know what it was.
And there still isn't. You dmsorted it out. A Phlox! That rhymes with rox!
You go girl!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 13, 2018 14:59:48 GMT -5
Wow I had no clue there was a Cali plant you didn't know what it was. And there still isn't. You dmsorted it out. A Phlox! That rhymes with rox! You go girl! Thanks, Scott. It gets better - I have been immortalized!
No, it was already named, so not even remotely named after me, lol. But my contact at CNPS asked if he could put my photo in their database. I told him to go right ahead!
calscape.org/view.php?pl=70392&img=31127
ETA Re., plant IDs - Still have some more work to do. Someone else misidentified several of the plants in beefjello 's AZ thread. Got some fixin' to do...
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Post by Pat on Sept 13, 2018 15:02:56 GMT -5
That's wonderful!
I salute you and to anybody who can name all those plants from the top of their head, and can name dog vomit as well!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 13, 2018 15:04:58 GMT -5
That's wonderful! I salute you and to anybody who can name all those plants from the top of their head, and can name dog vomit as well! Thanks, Pat. But that is not a fair assessment. I DON'T know them all off the top of my head. Some plants, yes.
I know how to research, and also have my contacts!
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. Guess they didn't get enough water...
