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by jackpot » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:18 pm
any new ideas in 2007 about these 2 Malta specimen of ornamentals from e.g. Nationalpark (caz) and San Anton (magra)?
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by RB » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:46 pm
caz is some form of cypress/pine, I think the grey one that there is at ta qali, but do not know the name.
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by jackpot » Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:49 am
wow, very good RB- yes, it is Cupressus arizonica , which is frequent in Malta!
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by robcar » Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:55 pm
I have been to San Anton yesterday and have seen
C.arizonica but I saw nothing that looked like the other plant - sorry - no idea
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by jackpot » Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:48 pm
about 128 m or so away from C. arizonica-
better you do not look up but down
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by MWP admin » Sat Jan 27, 2007 5:59 pm
What are the red structures? If some sort of macro, then congratulations !!
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by jackpot » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:32 pm
seeds
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by jackpot » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:12 am
hint: fruit looks like a cone
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by jackpot » Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:33 am
another hint to pic "magra1241"
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by robcar » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:19 pm
still no idea
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by jackpot » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:57 am
I forgot to say that the new pic "magra1241" is the young stage of the mature one...
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by MWP admin » Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:41 pm
Casuarina spp.?
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by jackpot » Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:22 pm
no (the white background are petals!)-
greenhorn knows (latest) now what it is
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by jackpot » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:46 am
...but looks like that greenhorn don´t like to talk with me...
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by jackpot » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:31 am
it is a tree
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by jackpot » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:54 am
called:
Magnolia grandiflora
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by MWP admin » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:36 am
You posted some hard quizzes this time
Good to know the names - TNX
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by RB » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:33 am
Should have got this but for some reason did not think we had any here.
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by MWP admin » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:46 am
Most houses have it RB !
ref to Magnolia paint
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by RB » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:44 am
That would have been a good clue, possibly better than the horse-S**T clue on the other quiz
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by jackpot » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:15 pm
I only know the one from Anton, interesting to learn that there are more at private homes! thanks