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Gunnera Manicata
© dleuty
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Uploaded: 06/05/08 7:52 AM GMT
Gunnera Manicata
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Gunnera Manicata is native of the Serra do Mar mountains of southeastern Brazil and the Colombian Andes that bears the largest leaf buds of any plant, up to 60 cm (2 ft) long and 40 cm (16 inches) thick. The succulent leaf stalks are up to 2.7 m (8 ft 10 inches) long. The massive inflorescence of small, reddish flowers is up to 2.3 m (7 ft 6 inches) long and weighs about 13 kg. Royal Scottish Botanical Garden, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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.Ramad
06/05/08 8:28 AM GMT
From the days when giants used to walk the earth :) Very interesting - thanks for sharing.
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If practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect, then why practice?
I was already impressed by the more than 2 metres high giant hogweed plants, but think this beats all.
Very good post Don.
Regards, Cornelius.
Very good post Don.
Regards, Cornelius.
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Cornelius was here! (lol) Click HERE to see his work!
Must be some relation to the Elephnat Ear.
Makes me want to eat a Salad also. LOL
Nice Capture.
E J
Makes me want to eat a Salad also. LOL
Nice Capture.
E J
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Great clarity and DOF here. The info with the really neat subject makes this a knockout!
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"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings"
-Optimus Prime
Looks like a chair in the middle of the jungle.
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Angelle
"I aim to Misbehave."
Malcom Reynolds...Serenity
reminds me of a Monsteria Plant I used to one own..the darned thing would take over every available space there was no matter where I put it...and I loved it!
This is a great shot, and thanks for all the info.
:)PJ
This is a great shot, and thanks for all the info.
:)PJ
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We don’t make art to show someone what something looks like. All this requires is eyes (or a lens). Art is supposed to have meaning, emotion, power, or magic. Alan & Mario "FourThirds"
Interesting plant, wonderfully captured. I thought it was rhubarb at first. lol
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Click on Stop NAU
We have heaps of these in our Botanic Gardens as well - they always remind me of giant rhubarb!
Great shot of it.
Great shot of it.
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The question is not what you look at, but what you see ~ Marcel Proust
These always remind me of giant rhubarb plants! These can also be found in Sir Winston Churchills garden at Chartwell in Kent. They are a very impressive sight when you stand near them! You have caught this very well showing those stems and colours too. Well done!
Ann
Ann
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WOW an amzing plant Don...but typical of tropical plants...gerry
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"The more we come in contact with animals, and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care for their young." - philosopher Immanuel Kant
