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Canon 5D f5.6 1/160s ISO160 EF100 2.8 L Macro
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A Christmas gift from the garden
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West Australian Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda
2010.12.24
Seasons Greetings one an all
There has been a comment from a Spanish website http://www.naturalezainsolita.com/el-arbol-de-navidad-australiano-no-tiene-espiritu-navideno/
Thank you for the photo attribution.
A Google translation is as follows:
Tradition dictates that the holiday season is a time to “give and share. ” It is ironic then that is a Christmas tree that goes totally against tradition.
Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia floribunda) is so called because it blooms during the Christmas season in Australia, that being located in the southern hemisphere falls during the hot Australian summer. It grows in the plains of the Southwest (hence also called Christmas Tree Western Australia) and can reach up to 10 meters. Between October and January, Christmas time is covered with small yellow-orange flowers, with which provides a burst of color to the arid semi-desert landscape.
But beneath the ground the situation is less pleasant. What appears to be a separate tree is actually a plant hemiparasitic ie, stealing nutrients from other plants. The Christmas tree’s roots have haustoria, special bodies that penetrate the roots of other plants to extract water and nutrients. Haustoria attack almost any kind of plant that is within the scope of the roots have even connect to underground cables, which are damaged by rings of constriction that the plant is around them.
The Christmas tree is connected to a very large number of plants, so you only need to remove a small amount of nutrients each, thus preventing them from drying out and ensuring reserves for a long time.
These habits parasites not surprising considering that belongs to the Loranthaceae family, which includes several types of mistletoe, known parasitic plants also related to Christmas. And although a tree not betray their parasitic lifestyle, this will be revealed if you remove the plants that are around, as the guests run out of the tree probably will dry up and die.
But the tree itself also suffers from theft of nutrients: Indigenous Nyungar give various applications to the bark and eat the gum that flows from the wound, as it is edible and tastes sweet.
Tradition dictates that the holiday season is a time to “give and share. ” It is ironic then that is a Christmas tree that goes totally against tradition.
Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia floribunda) is so called because it blooms during the Christmas season in Australia, that being located in the southern hemisphere falls during the hot Australian summer. It grows in the plains of the Southwest (hence also called Christmas Tree Western Australia) and can reach up to 10 meters. Between October and January, Christmas time is covered with small yellow-orange flowers, with which provides a burst of color to the arid semi-desert landscape.But beneath the ground the situation is less pleasant. What appears to be a separate tree is actually a plant hemiparasitic ie, stealing nutrients from other plants. The Christmas tree’s roots have haustoria, special bodies that penetrate the roots of other plants to extract water and nutrients. Haustoria attack almost any kind of plant that is within the scope of the roots have even connect to underground cables, which are damaged by rings of constriction that the plant is around them.
The Christmas tree is connected to a very large number of plants, so you only need to remove a small amount of nutrients each, thus preventing them from drying out and ensuring reserves for a long time.
These habits parasites not surprising considering that belongs to the Loranthaceae family, which includes several types of mistletoe, known parasitic plants also related to Christmas. And although a tree not betray their parasitic lifestyle, this will be revealed if you remove the plants that are around, as the guests run out of the tree probably will dry up and die.
But the tree itself also suffers from theft of nutrients: Indigenous Nyungar give various applications to the bark and eat the gum that flows from the wound, as it is edible and tastes sweet.
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