Plants In Menorca!

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  1. dowtish

    dowtish Active Member

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    Can anyone give an accurate ID to these plants!

    1st two... these palms are found all over Menorca but not sure if they are native.

    2nd two... these were in someone's garden... when the flowers die and drop they leave behind peppercorn looking seeds.

    3rd two... these were located near a beach in some type of conservation area so I'm assuming they're native.

    Thanks in advance!
     

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    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    1-2 are Phoenix canariensis - Canary Island Date Palms.
    3-4 look like Mirabilis japala - Four O'Clocks

    The other monocot, I don't recognize.
     
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    Cheers guys speedy replies as usual!
     
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    Hi

    5 and 6 try sea daffodil Pancratium maritimum, native to mediterranean region, growing on coastal sand dunes...flowers in the summer/early autumn.

    boa sorte
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    That's more like it!
     
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    Hi all,

    Pancratium maritimum is a striking plant growing in "pure" sand in the dunes. It flowers at a time when very few other plants do here in southern Portugal. I have seen ants carrying the large black seeds, and I think that they may be important in spreading the plant about and sowing the seeds by taking them down into their nests where presumably it is a bit damper.

    Unfortunately, because it is attractive, flowers in summer and grows next to popular beaches, the flowers are often picked.

    Yes, I agree silver surfer, it really does look like Hymenocallis - it is only because i am familiar with Pancratium that i could be confident from the photo.

    boa sorte
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