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Maggi Young

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Unknown "tumbleweed" from Namibia
« on: August 10, 2015, 11:13:26 AM »
 From Diane Whitehead.....

"Hello Maggi

Could you please post this so I can get it identified?  No one here even knows what the flowers looked like

It is about 50 to 60 cm across with hundreds of seedcases.  I had hoped it might be a nerine but there are too many stems.

Diane"




 I think it may be a Boophone seedhead?
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Re: Unknown "tumbleweed" from Namibia
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2015, 11:52:09 AM »
Looks a lot like the seed head on Crossyne flava which was once considered in the genus Boophone, so your guess might be correct,
cheers
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Re: Unknown "tumbleweed" from Namibia
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2015, 10:52:31 PM »
Maggi's guesses are ALWAYS correct. :)
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Re: Unknown "tumbleweed" from Namibia
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2015, 10:32:09 AM »
Thank  you  Lesley, if  only that were true!  ;D ;D
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