Plant ID whats this

Greengage · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:02 pm Post subject: Plant ID whats this

Saw this growing in Mount Stewart gardens Co Down anyone know what it is.

Good guy · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:50 pm Post subject:

Is it a relative of Mollucella laevis, Bells of Ireland?

Greengage · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:48 am Post subject:

that was my thoughts as well but i dont know.

Silver surfer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:08 pm Post subject:

Fascinating Greengage.
Can you revisit to add more pics.
It seems to have a single flower....coming from the leaf axil and near the round stipule/bract on the stem.
I would love to see a single flower...what colour is it......how many petals...what does it look like??????
Interesting shape leaves.
Are the leaves in 3's or am I seeing things.
Driving me nuts.

Silver surfer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:15 pm Post subject:

BINGO!

Got it.....Amicia Zygomeris. Common name Gotta pea OR Yoke-leaved amicia,

Good find Greengage
Pea family.

Native to the mountains of Mexico.
Can grow 7ft tall.

"Amicia are upright perennials with alternate leave composed of 4 leaflets"...not 3 as I thought I was seeing.

The leaves fold up at night!
Quote Burncose nursery..".Each leaf has 2 pairs of inversely heart-shaped leaflets with rounded stipules to 4cm (1½in) across veined purple and diffused reddish purple."

http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/CMSShared/Image.aspx?p=27&ix=765&pid=137&prcid=26&ppid=2691&pup=true&xrid=192034

http://www.plantify.co.uk/Amicia-zygomeris/plant-5159

http://www.ivydenegardens.co.uk/Mixed%20Border%20Herbaceous/amiciazygomeris.html

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Amicia+Zygomeris,&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=PCv6U8zrBI_haMiagogP&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=703

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

Quote wiki...

Amicia zygomeris

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae[1][2]
Genus: Amicia
Kunth

Species[3][4]

Amicia andicola (Griseb.) Harms
Amicia fimbriata Kuntze
Amicia glandulosa Kunth
Amicia lobbiana Benth.
Amicia medicaginea Griseb.
Amicia micrantha Harms ex Kuntze
Amicia parvula Rusby
Amicia zygomeris DC.

Gemini · Rank attained: Rowan Tree Joined: 15 May 2014 Posts: 118

Gotta p..

tagwex · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:22 pm Post subject:

Whatever illness you have you must have been infected by Good Guy, it is called punitis.

Greengage · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:02 pm Post subject:

I really need to know how you do this. Laughing

Silver surfer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:16 pm Post subject:

Greengage · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:28 pm Post subject:

Yeah right, I dont believe you there must be a search engine i dont know about. Laughing

Silver surfer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:34 pm Post subject:

Good guy · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:08 pm Post subject:

Well done, SS! You must be good at asking google the right questions, though. Pre-supposes a good botanical training and a sharp eye for the essential detail.

Silver surfer · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 11:28 pm Post subject:

Good guy · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:29 am Post subject:

Thanks for the check-list Silver Surfer. A great tool for honing my skills.

Greengage · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:03 pm Post subject:

Now you have competition for these IDs we wil all be googling the above.
Well done, but that still does not help me id your other post , me thinks you are using close up to throw us off the scent. Laughing