Re: Large leaf plants
- Subject: Re: Large leaf plants
- From: Tony and Moira Ryan t*@xtra.co.nz
- Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 09:00:45 +1300
Jason D wrote:
> I think L. gibberoa's another of those high-altitude tropicals that
> does well in a mild maritime climate like coastal California and, I
> bet, North Island, NZ. Interesting: L. tupa is from central Chile, a
> similar climate.
There does seem to be some general affinity between mountain and seaside
habitats. I remember when doing a student field study in Wales encountering an area where several plants normally associated with mountains were flourishing on cliffs just above the sea. We were told this phenomenon was not at all uncommon.
Moira
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