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can anyone i.d. this plant?
i've never seen this plant before and was wondering if anyone else could id it?
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John M
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several candidates
It would be helpful if you told where on the peninsula you found it as well as how tall it is. How big were others like it in the area? 4 feet tall, 2
feet? or...What time of year was the photograph taken? As the fruit changes color on lots of plants.
Boojum in the background? Central desert maybe? Plum tree or coffeeberry maybe.
John
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near catavina, it was the only one i saw, it was about 3' tall and wide, foto taken this monday.
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Marijuana !!!
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So far my best guess is Torote Colorado, Bursera microphylla. Did its main trunk look fat and all, something like an elephant tree? I'll
ponder this a bit more...
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Don Alley
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A tarote.
We dug one up for a Christmas tree last year, and planted it in a pot. Eventually it lost its leaves but kept the berries. Now it's outside with new
leaves, and the berries are gone. Looks like it will be in fine shape for this coming Christmas.
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Did its main trunk look fat and all, something like an elephant tree
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now that you mention it, yes!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
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So far my best guess is Torote Colorado, Bursera microphylla. Did its main trunk look fat and all, something like an elephant tree? I'll
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Bet you're right. From my compadre in the Botany Department at the CIBNOR (guy who spends a lot of his time classifying peninsular plants):
"Si, como no, es el famoso torote rojo, o torote simplemente y su nombre cientifico es Bursera microphylla, muy comun en
toda la peninsula."
Saludos-- Larry |
I wonder why it's "the famous red torote"????
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by Don Alley
A tarote. |
"Torote", tarado. 
--Larry |
So do I get the Bruce Leech award for speeling? 
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You folks are so cool, and smart as well. (That's somewhat because I agree with the i.d. of the plant)
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since there are knowledgable botanists on this thread, and it's mine, can i hijack it by asking if anyone has heard of a "guatamote" ? photo possibly?
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Guatamote= mule fat =baccharis
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities....
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By the way I think I've got about half an acre of the stuff on some property in the rancho san diego area if you need some. I think certain species
was used for making arrows.
Lero
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