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Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/13 07:22 Hi, I am having the hardest time identifying a plant that I found in the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve in Buenos Aires. It has a red/pink, six-pointed, star-shaped bloom.

Post edited by: daneygirl212, at: 2008/01/13 06:24

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Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/13 13:42 Hello Daneygirl212, welcome to the forum

After searching the internet I can understand completely why you are having a difficult time finding it, since I also cannot find anything about it.

I will keep on looking



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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/13 22:28 Hmmm, that's sorta spooky -
I swear that I posted to this earlier today . . .
but it seems to have disappeared . . . GULP!

Well, okay, let me try it again.

Welcome Daneygirl212,

I think the flowers in your photo are the pistillate (female) flowers of
Ricinus communis ("Castor Bean")
the visible foliage also confirms this ID.
The staminate (male) flowers of the same plant
are white-ish and kinda "poofy" looking.

There is a site HERE with some photos and information
including info about the extreme toxicity of Ricinus.


Post edited by: zuzu, at: 2008/01/13 21:29



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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/13 23:39 Wow! that was a quick response. Also, the link was very interesting. Thank you so much for your help!!

Danielle
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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/14 18:57 You're very welcome, Danielle glad I could help.



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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/15 15:05 Wow, zuzu, how did you find that? I am amazed. I was looking so hard for them on the internet



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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/15 19:19 zwaluw wrote:
Wow, zuzu, how did you find that? I am amazed. I was looking so hard for them on the internet I just got lucky on this one,
I've actually grown this plant, and recognized it on sight.

It's quite a handsome plant, and there is a variety with gorgeous red foliage -
but it's SO toxic that I just don't grow it any longer,
I know that wild animals should know better than to nibble poisonous plants,
but you never know . . . . . . especially with an introduced plant species.

I replaced it with a hardy red maple-leaf Hibiscus,
not quite as stately in scale,
but I still get some great red foliage and a tall summer screen from my neighbor's property.




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Re:Please identify unknown plant/flower - 2008/01/16 10:45 Ah Zuzu, that's why Pity they are that poisenous... But maple leaf Hibiscus are nice as well - at least, I think so



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