Re: Lasthenia, Scaevola, Tittering Taxonomists...
- To: t*@eddy.u-net.com
- Subject: Re: Lasthenia, Scaevola, Tittering Taxonomists...
- From: J* &* B* E* <e*@town.nd.edu.au>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 07:40:39 +0800
- References: <36c71af1.13100986@mail.u-net.com>
Tim Longville wrote:
(snip)
> And (are you all sitting on the edges of your seats? here comes the
> punch line, to a chorus of hysterical taxonomical giggles) scaevolas
> have LEFT HANDED FLOWERS!
>
> And don't DARE ask what a left handed flower is.
>
> Wishing you hadn't asked?!
>
> Cheers
> Tim
> Tim Longville
Yes, Tim, we pass on a (usually abbreviated) version of this story to
our wildflower tourists while pointing out the five-fingered Scaevola
flowers - but I must say I can't tell whether they are right- or left-
handed! (Just checked on one in my garden - definitely ambidextrous, but
never let the facts spoil a good story!)
On the other hand, can't anyone enlighten us as to Lasthenia?
Beverly
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Julius and Beverly Elischer
Perth, Western Australia
Ph. +61 8 9386 5244
