I've been trying to identify this plant growing on the coast near Carmel in
California. Any ideas what it is?

http://www.paulweaver.com/calplant.jpg

Thanks
Paul

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It is probably Century Plant. I'm not sure of its scientific name. I think
it is in the agave family, but there may be several species to which the
common name refers. I've seen many of them growing in the SF bay area...

Paul wrote:

I've been trying to identify this plant growing on the coast near Carmel in
California. Any ideas what it is?

http://www.paulweaver.com/calplant.jpg

Thanks
Paul

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Colby Starker
Department of Biological Sciences
371 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-5020
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:07:46 GMT, "Cereoid+10+"
wrote:

That is not the flower spike. That is the foliage without the terminal
flower cluster.

Sedum rosea is a synonym of Rhodiola rosea.

http://ulmus.kee.hu/kelemenh/picszov/l93rhodi.htm

http://www.arcticartsales.com/rosenrod.html


Definitely not a Crassula (Tillaea). The Crassula species in that area are
diminuitive plants with very narrow paired leaves.


Thanks for the help. Think that the picture at
http://ulmus.kee.hu/kelemenh/picszov/l93rhodi.htm is quite a good
match, especially the growth at the lower right.
The red leaves on my specimen are because its a juvenile or due to
the climate perhaps?

That is not the flower spike. That is the foliage without the terminal
flower cluster.

Sedum rosea is a synonym of Rhodiola rosea.

http://ulmus.kee.hu/kelemenh/picszov/l93rhodi.htm

http://www.arcticartsales.com/rosenrod.html


Definitely not a Crassula (Tillaea). The Crassula species in that area are
diminuitive plants with very narrow paired leaves.


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On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 14:42:55 GMT, "Cereoid+10+"
wrote:

So where are the flowers?

Rhodiola rosea maybe?


That is the flower spire, reddish pink unless its the leaves are that
colour. Pretty sure its not R. rosea. Could be a crassula or stonecrop
of some sort.
It was just in the rocks poking up out of some moss and gravel. Been
through all the scottish mountain flora descriptions I can find but
can see nothing like it.

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Can anyone identify this plant
http://www.narwhal.pwp.blueyonder.co...e/Glencoe6.jpg
I found it growing on a scree and rock bed in Glencoe, Scotland and
have never been able to identify it.
The flower spire was about 4 inches high
Craig

Its Agave americana, the most widely cultivated species in the genus. There
was a show on Alcatraz and it is now found growing all over the island in
the Sans Francisco bay. It is also grown all around the Mediterranean,
southern Africa and Australia.


Colby Starker wrote in message
...
It is probably Century Plant. I'm not sure of its scientific name. I
think
it is in the agave family, but there may be several species to which the
common name refers. I've seen many of them growing in the SF bay
area...

Paul wrote:

I've been trying to identify this plant growing on the coast near Carmel
in
California. Any ideas what it is?

http://www.paulweaver.com/calplant.jpg

Thanks
Paul

--
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Colby Starker
Department of Biological Sciences
371 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-5020
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Thanks for everyone help.

Paul

"Colby Starker" wrote in message
...
It is probably Century Plant. I'm not sure of its scientific name. I
think
it is in the agave family, but there may be several species to which the
common name refers. I've seen many of them growing in the SF bay
area...

Paul wrote:

I've been trying to identify this plant growing on the coast near Carmel
in
California. Any ideas what it is?

http://www.paulweaver.com/calplant.jpg

Thanks
Paul

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Colby Starker
Department of Biological Sciences
371 Serra Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-5020
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~