In article , Jeff The Drunk wrote:
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:31:10 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

In article , Jeff The Drunk
wrote:
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:02:33 -0700, LM wrote:

Can you identify this tree found in northern California?
http://img687.imageshack.us/g/whattreeisthis111.jpg/

These are branches and flowers pulled off of the tree earlier today.

I think it might be a mulbury or hibiscus but can't seem to find the
exact species since nither has those 5 stalks inside of the yellow
flower and it isn't red anywhere.

Does this plant look familiar to you?

Looks vaguely like a Tulip Poplar or "Tulip Tree" except for the number
of stamen in the flower.

No, it doesn't.
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/...ulip_tree2.jpg

The leaves are the wrong size.
The leaves are the wrong shape.
The flower is the wrong size.
The flower is the wrong shape.
The flower is the wrong color.
The whole plant is the wrong size.
The whole plant is the wrong shape.

I said vaguely looks like and it does "vaguely look like a tulip tree.

No, it doesn't. To begin with, that's a shrub, and a tulip poplar is a tree.
OK, they are both plants, and they have flowers. But that's about as close as
the resemblance gets.

Well that is unless you think that picture is the 'only' species of
a tulip tree. If that's the case you're a ****ing imbecile.

There *is* only one species of tulip poplar. Only a "****ing imbecile" would
fail to know that. And only a "****ing imbecile" would think that the OP's
photo bears any resemblance at all to one. But you've already shown yourself
to be a ****ing imbecile, so I shouldn't be surprised.