Guess what this is 24

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John

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Guess what this is 24
« on: January 01, 2012, 12:02:30 PM »
The others are nearly finished so here's another.
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Alisdair

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Re: Guess what this is 24
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 01:47:04 PM »
Broad bean?
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John

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Re: Guess what this is 24
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 03:08:36 PM »
Nope.
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Melvyn

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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 04:09:40 PM »
Cerinthe major?

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John

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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2012, 06:06:46 PM »
Another nope.
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« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2012, 10:48:02 AM »
Euphorbia sp.?
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John

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« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2012, 10:59:29 AM »
Jorun, I wonder why you say Euphorbia. But no.
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Daisy

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« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2012, 03:00:22 PM »
Sedum?
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John

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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2012, 08:44:00 PM »
No, sorry Daisy.
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Re: Guess what this is 24
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2012, 10:59:50 AM »
Capparis?
but presumably not C. spinosa (caper), as that would be too easy!
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John

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« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2012, 11:10:29 AM »
No, no, no, no.
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 24
« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2012, 01:11:52 PM »
Another wild guess: Aethionema?
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Melvyn

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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2012, 07:26:15 PM »
Lathyrus?

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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2012, 09:11:53 PM »
No and no, but I will say two of the guesses so far are getting closer!
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2012, 09:54:30 PM »
Coronilla scorpioides?
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