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Old 05-04-2003, 06:35 AM
Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish
 
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In article ehrebeniuk-6E5920.21061401012003@news, Chookie wrote:
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Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish wrote:
These are real native proteas sourced from local seed.


There are no native proteas.


You'll have to tell that to Volume 5(?) of the flora of Australia
then. There are no native Proteaceae in the genus Protea in Australia, but
Australia has the most diverse collection of plants in the family
Proteaceae of all the contintents. One of the proteaceae even makes
it into the emblem of one of the states.


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