June 17th, 2007, 08:34 PM
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Can anyone identify this plant?
I took this pic of a plant I saw when I was in South Africa. No-one there knew what it was and I have been unable to see anything like it in my searches of the web. Can anyone here tell me what it is please?
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June 17th, 2007, 10:28 PM
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Re: Can anyone identify this plant?
I've seen this asked about before, it's an Asclepiad (milkweed or milkweed relation) of some sort.
June 17th, 2007, 11:18 PM
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Re: Can anyone identify this plant?
Thanks for the prompt response - I'll try searching for examples of those. I found the pod very unusual, and have not seen examples of it on any of the sites I have seen so far.
June 17th, 2007, 11:54 PM
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Re: Can anyone identify this plant?
Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn. Asclepias physocarpa ). The genus Gomphocarpus is African while Asclepias is essentially American.
June 18th, 2007, 04:15 AM
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Gomphocarpus physocarpus (syn. Asclepias physocarpa ). The genus Gomphocarpus is African while Asclepias is essentially American.
Many thanks Tony - That seems to be it. I hadn't seen anything like it before.
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