Cistanche???

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:50 pm

This plant flowers in March, but I had to go home, before it completely opend. It is about 25 cm high and the stem 10 to 12 cm
in diameter. If it is a plant, which lives from others, it should live from Lavathera arborea.

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:49 pm

I think it is a very young Orobanche pubescens!

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:37 am

Genus -wise I also agree, maybe to young to comment on the species.

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:13 pm

The idea "Cistanche" came fron the relationship of the diameters
of stem and head. And the 3 Orobanche, I found till now, are smaller in all directions.
That O. pubescens in internet has the same colour, but they dont
speak about the measures.

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:04 pm

Stems of O. pubescens are 15-50cm high. Many Orobanche that are reported in Malta reaches 40-60cm height according to Haslam's book. So lengthwise Orobanche is possible

Regards the diameter (12mm) some Orobanche have swollem stem bases. Many Orobanche usually have stems of maximum diameter of 8-10mm except Orobanche crenata (12mm)

Hope it helps

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:09 pm

MWP wrote: Genus -wise I also agree, maybe to young to comment on the species.
Hey- I am to young to comment on the species??

Greenhorn: to hairy for O. crenata and other ones, to big for O. ramosa ssp muteli and other ones,- I still stay on my first impression, but I have never seen young Cistanche in the wild....

IL-PINE · Post by **IL-PINE** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:27 pm

Cistanche? What the hell is Cistanche?

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:39 pm

Hey- I am to young to comment on the species??

Jackpot!!

I meant the flower is too young not myself!

message should have read: Flower is too young so that I can commit myself and suggest the specied name.

My life is always in a rush (thanks to this site I invented, now starting looking as a curse) so I write too much quickly

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:43 pm

You find a Photo from Cistanche phelypaea in the book from
Schönfelder und several in the internet, but I dont know, if it
is allowed, to copy one for IL-PINE.

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:17 am

MWP: I thought you meant me:lol:
greenhorn- we do not need to consult the WWW, I have a pretty large collection

Pinus or pineapple(?): here they are

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:37 pm

Hi, Jackpot, You should burn a CD or better DVD from Your
collection and sell it!!! I am the first to order it!!!

Post by **MWP admin** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:42 pm

He is going to sell them in a book featuring 500+ plants in Malta. One order of for jackpot's book through my web forum - you owe me a nice discount jack form my order!

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:45 pm

This book and the other one about the ornamentals is still ordered
at Bookworm in Rabat. Sorry, no commission for You!

IL-PINE · Post by **IL-PINE** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:48 pm

I will buy it eventually after release as I did with his previous book. Hope we will meet when you come back to Malta, sir Jackpot

Post by **MWP admin** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:13 am

Greenhorn, do you live in Malta or Germany?

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:00 am

The most of the time in Germany ( I have to feed no dog but cats );
on Gozo we are ca 4 month all over the year.

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:40 pm

hups... I missed this topic for several days...
Pine: I will buy it eventually after release as I
did with his previous book (sorry about my limited English: what did you mean). Hope we will meet when you come back to
Malta, sir Jackpot (I know that you hope this because you wish to get the beer for quiz 9)

Greenhorn: it will be spring (both of them). For the field guide I will distribute soon flyers over here!

IL-PINE · Post by **IL-PINE** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:37 pm

I mean I will buy the book when it will come out jackpot. Thanks for the beer

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:00 pm