Re: Wild CPs

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Mon, 12 Jul 93 10:03:27 +0000

>Third, look in your reference books for the following plants. _Aletris
>farinosa, Aletris lutea, Polygala lutea_, and _Dichromena spp_. I've found
>these plants are good "indicator species." By this, I mean they are
>highly visible from a distance (or the road), and are plants often found
>growing with CPs. I've rated them in order of increasing usefulness. When
>I was driving along and saw _Aletris_, I'd keep my eyes open. When I'd see
>_Polygala_, I'd slow down. When I saw _Dichromena latifolia_, I'd park.

Here in our part of Australia, we can pick out stands of D. auriculata's
growing in grassy areas simply by the their colour - the yellowy-green is very
distinctive, even at 100 kph (60 mph for US readers...). Of course, their
habit of growing in large colonies helps a lot.

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