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Old 12-09-2007, 02:27 AM posted to sci.bio.botany
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Default What Flower is this?

On Sep 7, 4:42 pm, "P. van Rijckevorsel" wrote:
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Hi People, can someone please tell me the name of this flower? I have
uploaded it on my sitewww.rent-a-cloud.comunder 'Greencards' It's at
the beginning, yellow and named 'Wildflower' Visitors to my site ask
me for identification. I would be grateful for your help. I found this
flower on bushes north of Sydney, Australia. I do not know if it is an
Australian native. (My site is NOT commercial. It is my hobby for
videoclips and greeting cards of nature, free for personal use).
Thanks for your help - Klaus


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Australia has a very large and unique flora, so I cannot help you. It looks
like a papilionoid flower to me (so in the general vicinity ofhttp://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/23495andhttp://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/photo/3713), but there are very many
species in that group, and very many have yellow flowers.
PvR


Many thanks for your help. It has been tentatively identified as Aotus
genistoides - the photos seem to be the closest match.
Very kind of you.
Greetings - Klaus