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Here at Round Hill Headland near Town of 1770 this species occurs side by side in both red and white (or cream) coloured forms with there being more on the site of the cream form than the red form.
Interestingly, this is the site where Captain Cook and Joseph Banks, presumably who the species was named after, came ashore on the 24th May 1770.
The following is from Tony Rodd - re the naming of Grevillea banksia.
G. banksii was named by Robert Brown in 1810, in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Brown stated its origin as "In Novae Hollandiae ora orientale: Keppel Bay, Pine Port, &c". The actual specimen in the British Museum, chosen as lectotype by McGillivray and Makinson from among Brown's collections in the British Museum, is cited by them as "Port I [between Facing and Curtis Islands, near Gladstone]".
Here is a few other pics I have of a taller growing red form of Grevillea banksii I have growing here at home.
Here is a shot by tanetahi, with an interesting explanation, showing both red and cream plants of the taller variety growing together on the Herberton Range in North Queensland.
an old one, I found on the desktop and decided to process a bit rather than delete
Spanish Steps In Rome. A gypsy who will probably be in this uncomfortble position all day
An easier day today, with everyone in refreshed after a good night's sleep and a lie in. A relaxed 10 am departure gave me time for photos of beautiful swathes of the pink flowers on the opposite bank of the Lham-chu, and a chirpy bouncy red breasted bird. Most trekkers aim to complete today's portion as part of day 2 - but to be honest I doubt any of us could have done that without getting to the jelly legs stage. The boulder fields continued, interspersed with patches of bog and mud, but eventually the going got easier and we got a sense of perspective when we encountered two Tibetan prostrating pilgrims on their kora.
We lunched at the new (large) tent camp in the meadow where the Tobchan-chu joins the Lham-chu (now known as the Dzong-chu), and then strolled along to Zutul-puk Monastery. Although the monastery looks old, it's one of the many that had to be rebuilt after the cultural revolution. That notwithstanding it was a lovely small place to soak up Tibetan Buddhism, and put me in mind of the dzong we'd visited in Bhutan.
Our river bank camp was a short distance further on, but it took us ages to get there as we were all distracted by super cute marmots. Unfortunately the rain set in shortly after we arrived, c3pm, and so most of the afternoon was spent drinking tea and chatting in the dining tent and snoozing in my tent - it was one of those times that I wished I had a good book to read! Antisocial, I know....
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Planted by Council and thriving.
Grevillea × gaudichaudii is a natural hybrid between G. acanthifolia subsp. acanthifolia and G. laurifolia. Commonly cultivated.
Introduced, cool season, annual, prostrate to more or less erect, more or less hairy herbaceous legume. Leaves are 3-foliolate and hairless on the upper surface, with terminal leaflets 10–25 mm long and 10–32 mm wide; leaflets are marked by an upper central blotch or a very wide shield occupying the basal two-thirds of the leaflet. Stipules are strongly toothed and hairy on the lower surface. Flowerheads are 2–5-flowered; the peduncle is shorter than subtending petiole. Calyx teeth are equal in length to the calyx tube and the corolla is yellow.
Introduced cool-season biennial or short lived perennial legume; stems are semi prostrate to erect, thick and 30-160 cm tall. Leaves are pinnate with 7-15 pairs of round to oval leaflets and succulent; upper surface is hairless and lower surface is hairy. Flowerheads are racemes with up to 35 pea-like flowers; petals are red to crimson. Pods are 3-8-segmented and have a rough short thorny surface. A native of the Mediterranean region, it is sown as a short-term ley legume in cropping systems. It produces large quantities of high quality feed in winter and spring. It can be grazed or cut for hay (less leaf drop than lucerne, but thicker stems are more difficult to dry) or silage, but is not suitable for use in grass/legume pastures.
Also know as the "Stash-8" this airplane is proudly sporting a mustache in support of Movember and Prostrate Cancer Canada.
This is one clone of a naturally occurring prostrate form of C. glauca that grows on coastal cliffs in central New South Wales.
A devotee prostrates before the magnificent Golden Temple in Amritsar.
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Introduced, warm-season, perennial, prostrate herb covered in stiff hairs. Stems are to 15 cm long. Leaves are opposite, hairy, narrow-ovate to ovate,0.5-2 cm long and 0.3-1 cm wide. Flowerheads are heads of up to 15 small white flowers, mostly with 4 petals and sepals. Flowering is from spring to autumn. A native of South America, it is a weed in coastal districts south from Newcastle in disturbed places, such as over-grazed pastures, stockyards and roadsides. An indicator of disturbance and poor ground cover. Of little importance to livestock grazing, as it usually occurs in low abundance, is very low growing and produces little bulk. Control is not required; abundance is suppressed with healthy vigorous pastures.
Nodding Spurge or Eyebane - Chamaesyce nutans - is a native plant that is a summer annual that becomes 3-18 inches tall; it is low and spreading, but not prostrate (flat against the ground). The stems are pinkish red, round, and hairless, except for a few fine hairs on new growth. The inflorescence consists of a small cyathium on a straight pedicel. Usually, several cyathia develop near the ends of each major stem when a plant is mature. A cyathium is a small cup-like structure containing the pistillate flower and one or more staminate flowers, which have neither true petals nor sepals. It is initially green, but often turns red in bright sunlight. On this particular species, the cyathium has 4 tiny petal-like appendages that are bright white. Eventually, a round tripartite fruit develops from the cyathium on a short stalk; it often turns red in bright sunlight as well. Found throughout the eastern U.S. Habitats include dry upland areas of prairies, thickets, openings in upland woodlands, fields and pastures (whether abandoned or still in use), areas along roadsides and railroads, poorly maintained lawns and gardens, and miscellaneous waste areas. This plant prefers disturbed open areas and it is somewhat weedy. The tiny flowers occasionally attract small bees, Syrphid flies, and wasps. These insects seek nectar primarily. The seeds are consumed by the Mourning Dove and Greater Prairie Chicken, and to a lesser extent by the Bobwhite and Horned Lark. The Wild Turkey has been known to eat the foliage, developing buds, and fruits, apparently without ill effects. Mammalian herbivores rarely eat this plant because of the poisonous white latex in the stems and foliage. Native Americans rubbed the stem sap on their skin for itching and eczema and applied a poultice of crushed leaves to sores. The Nodding Spurge can be readily distinguished from other Chamaesyce spp. by its more erect habit, larger leaves, and mostly hairless stems. Horn and Cathcart, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/nod_spurge.htm www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CHNU9 www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=441
[Caption]. (Brian K. Smith photo.)
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The prostrate habit and relative broad ovate leaves are distinctive of this species and distinguish it from Amaranthus blitoides, which is another often prostrate amaranth in this area. Like Amaranthus blitoides, the flowers are congested into axillary clusters, but each bears 1-3 sepals and these are not obscured by the short subtending flower bracts. This site lies on a newly constructed area involving the Animal Bioscience Building on the Montana State University campus, Bozeman.
About this photo: Litany of Supplication - During the litany, the candidate lies prostrate before the altar as an expression of humility. The Litany of the Saints is sung and prayer is offered to God and the intercession of the Virgin Mary and all the Saints is invoked.
Elizabeth Black, principal of St. Stephen Catholic School in E. Grand Rapids, was consecrated according to the Rite of the Consecration of Virgins Living in the World by Bishop David Walkowiak during a Mass on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids. This vocation is for the whole Church, and all the faithful of the diocese were invited to attend.
This ancient vocation, the vocation of Roman martyrs Agnes and Lucy, among others, is a mystical espousal to Christ and a visible reminder of the union that we are all called to live with Christ in heaven. The virgin is consecrated in a solemn rite by the bishop of the diocese, and she is an image of the Church’s single-hearted love for Jesus. During the rite, the virgin receives a wedding ring as the symbol of her vocation.
To learn more about vocations to consecrated religious life, visit the Vocations section of our website at grdiocese.org.
(Photo by Emma Rolf)
I have to admit to feeling awful taking this shot. But I know photography is ultimately about people, in all of their forms and circumstances. This was on Nathan Road in Hong Kong in amongst the Prada and Gucci shops. I dropped a couple of coins in his plastic tub and came over all embarrassed about it. It's difficult to reconcile the poverty along with the sheer glitz of the place, but there you are, our world in all its gritty reality. Having said that, I live in London and walk past homeless people all the time. Easier to ignore it at home eh...
Native cool-season annual or short-lived perennial herb with prostrate or weakly erect stems which root at the nodes and are sparsely covered in long white hairs. Leaves are 1-2 times divided, 1-4 cm long and sparsely hairy to nearly hairless. Flowerheads consist of solitary heads held above the leaves on slender stalks. Heads are hemispherical, 4-5 mm wide and usually creamy to yellow-green. Fruit are 1–1.5 mm long and flattened, with narrow thickened wings or wingless. Flowers in winter and spring. Found in moist, often disturbed, areas of lawns, grasslands, woodlands and grassy forests. Native biodiversity. An indicator of bare ground and reduced competition. A minor species of pastures, being most common in short, moist areas. Of little importance to stock, as it produces little bulk, is not readily eaten and is rarely abundant.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, low-growing, hairless legume, with prostrate to ascending stems. Leaves have 3 leaflets, each oblong to round and 4-13 mm long. The central leaflet has a distinctly longer stalk than the lateral ones. Flowerheads are loose to somewhat dense hemispherical clusters (6-7 mm long) of 3-20 yellow pea-like flowers. Flowering is in spring. A native of Europe, it is found in pastures, woodlands, lawns and roadsides. Although it often occurs at reasonably high density in short pastures, productivity is low and it has a high proportion of stem to leaf. It is palatable and grows from autumn to early summer (very dependent on rainfall), but only produces useful amounts of feed in spring. Requires moist soil for growth, so tends to burn-off rapidly in late spring as temperatures rise and soil moisture often remains low. Growth increases with applied phosphorus as long as pastures are kept short in late winter and early spring, but the response is likely to be too small to be economic.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, low-growing, hairless legume, with prostrate to ascending stems. Leaves have 3 leaflets, each oblong to round and 4-13 mm long. The central leaflet has a distinctly longer stalk than the lateral ones. Flowerheads are loose to somewhat dense hemispherical clusters (6-7 mm long) of 3-20 yellow pea-like flowers. Flowering is in spring. A native of Europe, it is found in pastures, woodlands, lawns and roadsides. Although it often occurs at reasonably high density in short pastures, productivity is low and it has a high proportion of stem to leaf. It is palatable and grows from autumn to early summer (very dependent on rainfall), but only produces useful amounts of feed in spring. Requires moist soil for growth, so tends to burn-off rapidly in late spring as temperatures rise and soil moisture often remains low. Growth increases with applied phosphorus as long as pastures are kept short in late winter and early spring, but the response is likely to be too small to be economic.
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. (Photo 123) — is a
smooth or slightly hairy, tufted, prostrate to ascending
annual grass 30-90 cm tall. The white or
pale green stem is laterally flattened, smooth or
with a few long hairs along the edges. The leaf
sheath is 6-9 cm long, flattened laterally, with a few
long hairs at the collar. The leaf blade is flat or
folded, linear-lanceolate, 10-30 cm long and 3-6
mm wide with almost parallel margins and a rather
blunt tip. It has a few scattered hairs on the upper
surface. The ligule is membranous with a jagged
edge. Long hairs occur on the margins at the
junction of the blade and sheath.
The inflorescence is digitate, profusely branching
at the base (Photo 124). It occasionally roots at
the lower nodes. The terminal whorl of 3-6 spikes
is 4-8 cm long and 3-6 mm wide. It often has 1-2
additional spikes slightly below the others. The
numerous spikelets are sessile, awnless, 4-5 mm
long, laterally compressed, and crowded into 2
rows along the underside of the flattened rachis.
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Plants in a carpark amenity planting in Jindalee, western Brisbane.
This prostrate, sea-cliff-dwelling form of F. macrocarpa, with very thick, orbicular leaves, is originally from Lutao (aka Green Island), a small volcanic island 33 km out into the Pacific from the east coast of Taiwan.
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Family : Proteaceae
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Here at Round Head Headland near Town of 1770 this species occurs side by side in both red and white (or cream) coloured forms.
Interestingly, this is the site where Captain Cook and Joseph Banks, presumably who the species was named after, came ashore on the 24th May 1770.
The following is from Tony Rodd - re the naming of Grevillea banksii. ((See comment on another photo)
G. banksii was named by Robert Brown in 1810, in the Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Brown stated its origin as "In Novae Hollandiae ora orientale: Keppel Bay, Pine Port, &c". The actual specimen in the British Museum, chosen as lectotype by McGillivray and Makinson from among Brown's collections in the British Museum, is cited by them as "Port I [between Facing and Curtis Islands, near Gladstone]".
Here is a few other pics I have of a taller growing Grevillea banksii I have growing here at home.
gardening,flowers
Type of plant: Alpines and Rock Gardens, Shrubs
Bloom color: Inconspicuous/none
Bloom time of year: N/A
Sun requirements: Full Sun, Sun to Partial Shade
Cold hardiness: Zone 5a to Zone 9b
Height: 18-24 in. (45-60 cm), 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Photo copyright Equilibrium at Dave's Garden.
Reliving my to trip to Europe Sept - Nov 2012.
Tipu's Tiger in The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London Oct 21, 2012 England. Day one of our stay in London.. Wish I could have had more as this is where I lived for sixteen years. The weather was overcast and just about raining.. but it wasn't cold!
Tipu's Tiger or Tippoo's Tiger is an 18th-century automaton or mechanical toy created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger savaging a near life-size European man. Mechanisms inside the tiger and man's bodies make one hand of the man move, emit a wailing sound from his mouth and grunts from the tiger. In addition a flap on the side of the tiger folds down to reveal the keyboard of a small pipe organ with 18 notes.
The tiger was created for Tipu and makes use of his personal emblem of the tiger and expresses his hatred of his enemy, the British of the East India Company. The tiger was discovered in his summer palace after East India Company troops stormed Tipu's capital in 1799. The Governor General, Lord Mornington sent the Tiger to Britain initially intending it to be an exhibit in the Tower of London. First exhibited to the London public in 1808 in East India House, then the offices of the East India Company in London, it was later transferred to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in 1880 (accession number 2545(IS)). It now forms part of the permanent exhibit on the "Imperial courts of South India". From the moment it arrived in London to the present day, Tipu's Tiger has been a popular attraction to the public.
Native, warm-season, annual or short-lived perennial, prostrate to erect, aromatic herb covered with glandular and other hairs. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, lamina to 30 mm long, sinuate to entire; petioles are usually shorter than the blades. Flowerheads consist of few- to many-flowered axillary clusters. Flowers are bisexual or female and about 1 mm across; perianth segments 5, free to base, keeled or inflated upwards, hairy towards apex, often spathulate; stamen 1 or 0. Flowering is in summer. Grows in woodlands and open areas in eucalypt forest and rainforests. Becomes a weed of cultivation. Suspected of poisoning stock.
Prostrate Broom (Cytisus scoparius ssp. maritimus). The maritime subspecies of Broom, confined to sea cliffs. Young stems are distinctively silkily-downy and silvery. Les Landes, Jersey.
The Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw was packed with faithful from across the diocese who came to witness the ordination of Father Adam Maher on June 1.
The Rite of Ordination includes the candidate promising to "discharge the office of priesthood with humility and love, to hold fast to the mystery of faith, to proclaim this faith in word and deed, to embrace the celibate state and to pray for the Church and the whole world," as well as obedience to the bishop and his successors. The candidate then lies prostrate as the congregation prays the Litany of Supplication. Following the prayer, Bishop Cistone and those priests present silently impose their hands upon the candidate. The candidate is then dressed in priestly vestments, a stole and chasuble. He then kneels before the bishop, who anoints his hands with Sacred Chrism and hands over the bread and wine.
A Port Sanilac native, Father Adam completed his seminarian education at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. This July, he will become the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady Consolata Parish, which serves Cass City, Sebewaing, Gagetown and Wilmot.
Regarding his call to the priesthood, Father Adam credits the prayers of so many people to whom he says, "My vocation is the fruit of your prayers. I'm excited to lay my life down for Jesus and for all of you. Your prayers have been preparing me for this. I feel your prayers."
The prostrate rosemary in my herb bed.
And for MSH members: rosemary is a herb. It does not have babies, it has flowers.
Introduced, cool season, annual, prostrate to more or less erect, more or less hairy herbaceous legume. Leaves are 3-foliolate and hairless on the upper surface, with terminal leaflets 10–25 mm long and 10–32 mm wide; leaflets are marked by an upper central blotch or a very wide shield occupying the basal two-thirds of the leaflet. Stipules are strongly toothed and hairy on the lower surface. Flowerheads are 2–5-flowered; the peduncle is shorter than subtending petiole. Calyx teeth are equal in length to the calyx tube and the corolla is yellow.
Introduced, warm-season, annual to short-lived
perennial, prostrate to sprawling legume. Stems are hairless to densely bristly. Leaves are
pinnate, with 20-50 leaflets, each 3-15 mm long. Flowerheads consist of clusters of 3-10 yellow pea-like
flowers in the leaf axils. Pods are divided into 3-7 segments and covered in dense soft or stiffly erect hairs. Flowers throughout the growing season. A native of North America, it is sown for grazing or as an orchard ground cover. Best suited to soils with a pH(Ca) greater than 5, an annual rainfall of more than 1000 mm and where moisture is retained. It is not very persistent on poor
country. A palatable and high quality feed, it produces
moderate yields under good conditions. Not very drought tolerant and is susceptible to
powdery mildew. Responds strongly to phosphorus applications, but will tolerate low fertility (although much lower
yielding). Tolerates heavy grazing and benefits from levels of grazing which reduce shading by grasses.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.
Introduced, warm-season, annual, erect or prostrate, tufted grass to 1 m tall. Leaves are flat, hairless (except for a few scattered hairs near the base) and usually have a pale midrib. There is no ligule. Flowerheads are an erect primary axis of racemes (to 22 cm long) with relatively short branches; with conspicuous hairs in the axils and along the racemes. Spikelets are 2.5-4 mm long and 2 flowered (fertile lemma smooth and shiny), with the apices ending abruptly in a short point or having an awn to 5 cm long. Flowers during the warmer months. Possibly a native of Asia, it is a common weed of disturbed areas, especially where there is excess moisture (e.g. wasteland, agricultural land, riverbanks, drains, shallow/drying swamps). An indicator of disturbed moist areas. A weed of summer crops. Produces palatable and good quality feed when grazed during early growth stages, but becomes harsh and unpalatable when mature. Toxic levels of nitrate can accumulate in the plant; this is especially dangerous when the plant is wilted and more attractive to stock. Rarely managed individually in pastures due to its low abundance in coastal pastures. Will decrease where dense ground cover is maintained over summer.