Monday, April 25, 2011

Marmalade Bush

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Scientific name: Streptosolen jamesonii

Date collected: April 18, 2011

Location collected: on campus of UCLA in Mathias Botanical Gardens

Habitat: The Marmalade Bush comes from the Andes mountain range, where the climate is mild all year.

Nativity: Streptosolen jamesonii is not native to California, it is actually native to Southern America (Columbia, Ecuador, Peru).

Special notes: The blooms can appear nearly all year in mild-winter areas, but the heaviest flowering is from spring through fall.

Resource(s):
 -http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/164.htm
 -http://www.freebase.com/view/en/streptosolen_jamesonii
 -http://www.mundoandino.com/Colombia/Streptosolen-jamesonii

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