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Mystery Australian plant and its woody cone like fruiting structure
A botanist describes a mysterious Australian Proteaceae plant found in a dried arrangement. The cone like fruiting structure houses multiple tiny flowers with follicles splitting horizontally at maturity. John Nelson at the A C Moore Herbarium offers free identifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Africa
Carl Linnaeus
Joseph Banks
Banks
Captain Cook
South Pacific
Natural History Museum
London
Cromwell Road
Nhm
John Nelson
A.C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Department of Biological Sciences
Colum
Bia
Herbarium
Herbarium. Org
nelson@sc.edu