Rattle -pod or nut Grevilea??

[spiders]

Recentally in Northern Australia I was shown a plant called a rattle pod or rattle nut Grevilea (excuse the spelling) that has a narcotic effect.

I can obtain seeds of this plant if anyone is interested.

[Torsten]

would love some please. do you also know the area it is native to (so we cna work out what species it is at some stage)??

[Ed Dunkel]

If you find out the species name I might be interested as well.

E D

[Guest reville]

Sure ill chip in.

So what took u to northern Australia BM? find any interesting Fungi on your travels?

[Guest reville]

double up

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[Gwydion]

If you can find out the name, count me in too.

i.e. What Ed sed.

[G Dawg]

I'd be interested too. Whats it grow like?

Does it look like your average grevillea.

[spiders]

Well to be honest i may find it easier to get seeds of this plant than to find out its tax. name. It was called a Rattlepod Grevilea on a small sign near Uluru. My girlfriend thinks that this may not be right however.

It is traditionally burnt - seedpods and leaves and then added to snuff for chewing.

NT was great Reville! Ive got some stories about it.

Ill have seeds of these and Bush tomatoes in about three weeks hopefully.

[spiders]

Grevillea stenobotrya

[Ed Dunkel]

Pictures of G. stenobotrya:

E D

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[spiders]

i dont remember having flowers like that, but it looks just like it otherwise. It had seedpods that looked somewhat like a circle with little hooks on the side

[This message has been edited by bluemeanie (edited 04 October 2002).]