More mystery bulbs

Hannon othonna@gmail.com
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:38:16 PDT
Neil,
Your rounded shrub succulent on the first page of photos (2 pix) is Crassula
arborescens. The "Euphorbia" (3 pix) is one of the cholla-type Opuntia
species, a cactus that has somehow invaded South Africa. It is menacing
enough here, where it belongs, but how dreadful it has found its way over
there. They can be difficult to identify to species level.

Dylan Hannon

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 3:34 AM, Crawford Neil <Neil.Crawford@volvo.com>
wrote:

>
> Please go and have a look on our flickr site
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/22594688@N08/
> and help with ids if possible, we're really struggling with
> some of them. Succulents are very difficult, I know it's the
> wrong forum, but feel free to put a comment on any of our mysteries
> succulents
> on flickr. We also have a couple of bulbs that we're not sure of,
> we saw these on the Swartberg pass, and the Montagu pass in the
> Western cape ,
>
> This one we feel fairly confident of, but we'd love a confirmation.
> Tritoniopsis ramosa var.unguiculata
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/…
>
> And this one, we're not even sure it's a Watsonia, but it's the only
> one in our field guides that's close:
>
> Watsonia galpinii?
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2110/…
>
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/…
>
> http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3072/…
>
> The leaves were about 40cm and narrow, the plant was also about 40cm
> and it was flowering in February.
> Best regards, and thanks for any possible help.
> /Neil
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