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

The first mystery plant, the shrub, looks like a
Garrya to me. The second could possibly be a
Mistletoe.
-Jason
San Francisco, California

--- Cheryl Renshaw <cheryl@wr-architect.com> wrote:
> 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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