NorthernComfort
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Yes definately a somniferum of the paeony variety.
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Some sort of relative of woodrose. HBWR variation perhaps?
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Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
NorthernComfort replied to reshroomED's topic in Ethnobotany
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What sort of plant is that?! Can't say I've ever seen one like it. Nice pics! Thanks for sharing.
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I thought iboga seed required scarification in order to germ?
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ID help......
NorthernComfort replied to NorthernComfort's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
The Gymnocalycium spp. has flowered. The flower is only open in the daytime and is a red/pinkish flower. Really beautiful! I'll post some pics up soon. Also has 4 other 'buds' forming....more flowers to come! -
ID help......
NorthernComfort replied to NorthernComfort's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
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You have his full name and address? Get his phone number (white pages online)....call him up and see what the problem is, threaten legal action. If you used a credit card and or paypal then you should be able to report the fraud to them and they will get the ball rolling with the legal action. Good luck! (all else fails, you could always recruit a Stateside member to find the guy ;) )
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ID help......
NorthernComfort replied to NorthernComfort's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
Yea, the Astrophytum lookin one has tiny little spines. -
Greetings. I picked up these cacti from a local garden center. Only the one was labeled and I'd like to verify that one and then ID the other two. Unknown #1 ...... This one looks familiar to me, but I'll be damned if I can recall even the specie name. Unknown #2 ...... I thought this one was an Ariocarpous when I saw it but now I'm not so sure.... And then there is this one. Label states Trichocereus grandifloris 'Hybrid'.......... What do you guys think?
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A little more info on Salvia sclarea: Part used: Herb Constituents: -Volatile oil, about 0.1%, consisting mainly of linalyl acetate, with linalool, B-pinene, B-myrcene, phellandrene....... -Diterpene alcohols manool and sclareol Medical Use: Antispasmodic, balsamic. Usually used in digestive disorders and for kidney diseases. The oil has been reported to be anticonvulsant in animals and to potentiate the effects of some hypnotics. The mucilage of the seeds as well as a decoction of the herb has been used in ophthalmic preparations. REF: page 78: Potter's Cyclopedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations; R.C. Wren; 1998.
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cross data-base reference site for plants.
NorthernComfort replied to friendly's topic in Ethnobotany
Wow! Great site.....thanks for pointing it out -
Ya know what blows my mind? Obviously, Poppy is illegal in the states. All parts of it, save for the seeds. Yet, dry pods are sold by the boatload on the very open market?! So OK.....the pods come from somewhere, right? So large truckloads of explicitly illegal pods are being imported into the states with NO problems?! Also, live plants. I've seen them for sale at a couple big chain garden centers (altough I bet they die off once removed from their pot)........ Seen many a garden with them growing also....... Only ever read about maybe 2 people being busted (dry pods) and these people were already under scrutiny and caught with other illicit things (pills, dope, etc).........
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Interesting that they use Canavalia...... Any idea what part of the plant is used? I've grown this vine in the past and could never get it to flower.......the leaves were smoked(tasty!) with little effects noticed. Think I still have some of the large buckeye-like seeds laying about........bay beans they are called, if I recall properly...
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Fascinating! :D Think the seeds will be viable? I didnt even think caapi could self polinate....... (oops, just realized you had two seperate plants flower........ were they from cuttings or did you go from seed?)