Friday, February 14, 2014

what's that word for unknown gender? it starts with an a...? and Aralia californica #2

what's that word for unknown gender? it starts with an a...?






inflorescence best answer:

Answer by BrazilVolley
its androgenous


inflorescence

Aralia californica #2
inflorescence

Best viewed @ large size

Araliaceae - S.W. Oregon and moister areas of N. California
Elk Clover, California Aralia, California Spikenard
Shown: Habit of plant in midsummer; approx. 2 m in height and 3 m across; growing beneath canopy of Coast Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens)

"Aralia californica, known by the common name elk clover though not actually a clover, is a large herb in the family Araliaceae, the only member of that family native to California and southwestern Oregon. It is also called California Aralia and California Spikenard.

"It is a deciduous herbaceous perennial plant growing to a height of 2-3 m on stems which are thick but not woody. The stems bear large green pinnate or bipinnate leaves 1-2 m long and 1 m broad, the leaflets 15-30 cm long and 7-15 cm broad. The greenish white flowers are produced in large compound umbels 30-45 cm diameter at the stem apex; each flower is 2-3 mm diameter, and matures to small (3-5 mm) dark purple or black fruit, each berry containing 3-5 seeds.

"It is distributed throughout western and central California and into Oregon. It is more common in cooler, moister areas in northern California, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area." (Wikipedia)

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Photographed in San Francisco Botanical Garden - San Francisco, California



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