RE: Mystery Metrosideros (picture links), AND a mystery plant (or two)

Barry,

I couldn't connect via the links you listed, but this link worked:
http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/

>From there, I could see all the photos you uploaded.

Sorry I can't help with the mystery plants. Were there leaves on the mystery
vine, or just berries?

Cheryl
Santa Clara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> [o*@ucdavis.edu]On Behalf Of Doobieous
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 11:44 PM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Mystery Metrosideros (picture links), AND a mystery plant (or
> two)
>
>
> I mentioned a while ago seeing a form of Metrosideros
> with markedly yellow green foliage. I have shots of it
> and what appear to be a typical form about ten feet
> near it.
>
> They aren't as detailed as I'd have liked because i
> accidentally had the cam on a low res setting, but the
> pictures do allow you to see the color of the foliage.
> I was also a bit leery of getting too close because
> i'm not sure if the highway patrol would appreciate me
> climbing the hill :).
>
> A not so good shot, but shows color:
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsagolden.jpg
>
> A much better shot showing the color of the new
> foliage. You can also see the red flowers on the side
> of the plant out of the wind.
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsagolden1.jpg
>
> This is the typical gray green form i've seen
> everywhere. It was about 10 feet away and down the
> embankment. It had no flowers, but i can assure you it
> looks like every gray green metrosideros i've ever
> seen.
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsagray.jpg
>
> This is a picture of the flower clusters on some of
> the new Metrosideros planted alongside a new road in
> town:
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsa2.jpg
>
> Closer image of the flower clusters:
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsa3.jpg
>
> One of the lighter red flowered varieties
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsa.jpg
>
> A deeper red flowered form (the picture is a bit
> darker, but this one was darker than the others in
> flower at the same time).
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/Mex
> celsa1.jpg
>
>
>
> So, that's the Metrosideros in town that are blooming.
> I'm seeing them much more. Here's the mystery (or
> two).
>
> While I was out snapping photos of these plants, I
> also took advantage of it and took photos of the
> chapparal just outside of my city (which is all on
> former Army base land). Lots of things were in bloom
> or just so, such as the Sticky Monkey Flower (mimulus)
> and the Adenostoma. Lupinus nanus and California
> Poppies were two.
>
> One bush which i had never seen before and am at a
> loss as to what it is looked something like an oak (it
> tricked me in passing when driving), but up close it
> wasn't an oak. It has pendulous clusters of white,
> fuzzy berries and bright green leaves, wavy along the
> edges. The berries seemed to be taking on a reddish
> hue.
>
> Here are some photos:
>
> One of the plants. This one had less curly edged
> leaves:
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/mystery.jpg
>
> Same type of plant but with long racemes of tightly
> packed berries. When i plucked a bunch to see what it
> was, the berries squished and i had some slightly
> purple juice on my fingers that had an acidic aroma to
> it.
>
> http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/mys
tery1.jpg

An image of one of the racemes of berries and one of
the leaves.

http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/berries.jpg

Any idea as to what it is?

Also, on one of the other plants of the same type was
a fine viney plant, with white berries, some of the
berries a grayish purple color The picture is
difficult to discern, i know (apologies)

http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/June16/images/vine.jpg

Any ideas as to this one?

Barry





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