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What is this 52? NOW SOLVED

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John J

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What is this 52? NOW SOLVED
« on: October 08, 2013, 03:09:40 PM »
Yet another plant that I have recently discovered has undergone a name change from the one that I know it by. Obviously a daisy of some kind, but which one?
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Alice

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2013, 08:03:47 AM »
Senecio cineraria (Jacobaea maritima)?
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John J

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2013, 10:55:43 AM »
Sorry, no.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Alice

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2013, 06:52:41 PM »
Brachyglottis?
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John J

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2013, 07:31:05 PM »
Still no, I'm afraid, Alice. I think maybe we could have some fun with this one before giving away too many easy clues. Like many plants one of its common names places it entirely on the opposite side of the world to its point of origin.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)
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JTh

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2013, 08:08:36 PM »
Could it be Pallenis maritima (syn. Asteriscus maritimus), yellow sea aster?
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John J

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2013, 05:02:09 AM »
No, Jorun, but it's probably an equally good ground cover.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Alice

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2013, 07:06:09 AM »
Wedelia trilobata /Sphagneticola trilobata, Singapore daisy?
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John J

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2013, 11:08:16 AM »
Alice, you spoilsport! I had all sorts of clues lined up involving Sir Stamford Raffles and the fact that he was born in the Carribean, where this plant originates from, and he founded Singapore, one of its common names being as you rightly say Singapore daisy. I haven't been able to figure out the connection there I must admit. If anyone knows I'd love to be enlightened.
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Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

Alice

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Re: What is this 52?
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2013, 07:12:27 PM »
Oh dear, oh dear. You will have to get those little grey cells working again, John, to think up clues for your next quiz.
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