Cool Plants and Trees

[Mercedes Benzene]

the peyote cacti is pretty damn cool!

 

Is that the one that's used as a drug? =.=

[UncleAl]

The boojum tree, Fouquieria columnaris,

 

http://www.cactusweb.us/Boojum1.jpeg

http://www.sdnhm.org/research/botany/images/Boojum.jpg

http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_fouquier.html

 

"looks like a large, upside-down, albino carrot and forms forests in the southern half of Baja California."

[Mercedes Benzene]

Oooooo.

I like that one Unc.

[Tarantism]

yeah that looks like something from the mind of Dr. Seuss!

[Ganoderma]

"Is that the one that's used as a drug? =.="

 

yes it is one of the ones. along with others. teh difference with peyote is it has other alkaloids in it as well as mescaline making it a little different than other cacti. its interesting to note that apparently indians from as far as canada journeyed to souther US to collect this cacti (perhaps others). Other tribes ( i forge the names...) were known to run for days staright with the use of this plant. it definatly has soem history. from a botany point of veiw and an exploration point of veiw the book "One River" is a pretty fun read about teh more narcotic ethnogens and the work of Shultz.

 

i am suprised that bamboo has not been mentioned. if i were to guess, i would say it has to be among the top 10 ethnogens in human civilization.

[Jay-qu]

The White Mulberry tree, the fastest 'moving' plant. The flowers are able to shot pollen out at more than the speed of sound!

White Mulberry

[Ganoderma]

interesting. is "white mulberry" the same sp that are used, or were rather, to feed silkworms? the mulberry family is one interesting group of plants! so many uses.

[Racoon]

Bodhi tree :lol: (Ficus religiosa)

 

Under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment. The offspring of this original tree is still growing in Buddha Gaya, India

 

[Queso]

I love Banyan trees

 

http://psych.fullerton.edu/navarick/Banyan.jpg

[Mercedes Benzene]

I love the Taxodium Mucronatum!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbol_del_Tule

[Mercedes Benzene]

Oooo.... Another plant worth mentioning...

 

The Solanum mammosum.

Also called... the Nipple Plant.

Here's a picture:

[InfiniteNow]

I love the Taxodium Mucronatum!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbol_del_Tule

 

That thing must be ancient. How awesome was that!

 

 

Racoon,

Beautiful representation of the Bhodi tree. Another lovely pic. :lol:

[Mercedes Benzene]

Here's another plant that I love:

It's called "clitoria macrophylla".

I like it because of it's name, and its "appropriate" shape. :hihi:

Also, it's roots produce the drug clitoriacetal.

[Queso]

I love the way scientists are genetically enhancing Marijuana, these days.

 

Just look at this beautiful Cannabis plant:

 

http://www.highgrade-seeds.com/albums/album05/another_bud_shot_4wks.jpg

[Michaelangelica]

One of my favourites is Mandrake.

Mainly because of the terrible scream it makes when you pull it up.

 

It also makes a passable local anesthetic

[Racoon]

African Oil Palm-Elaesis guineesis.

 

The fruit of this tree yields valuable oils, used as food or is processed into margarine, soaps, and livestock foods.

:hihi:

 

[freeztar]

The sycamore fig is a pretty neat tree:

http://www.e-gnu.com/country_info/botswana/imagesbotswana/okavango_chobe_moremi/chobe/LinyantiSwamps_LinyantiTentedCamp.jpg

 

It has a special relationship with a wasp and literally creates a micro-ecosystem amongst it's branches.