tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post7992925894073485597..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Speargrass on the Tunupo track, Ngamoko rangepohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-21755722818520641992014-02-12T16:22:12.906+13:002014-02-12T16:22:12.906+13:00Zhoen, just add your choice of adjective to either...Zhoen, just add your choice of adjective to either 'speargrass' or 'spaniard' (the latter's probably not pc now, but it's still used). The stronger the adjective the more likely you are to have identified a commonly used name.<br /><br />The weird thing is that these plants do get eaten. Perhaps it's because they're closely related to carrots.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-38315414054074716682014-02-12T16:16:49.892+13:002014-02-12T16:16:49.892+13:00A plant that seriously does not want to be eaten.
...A plant that seriously does not want to be eaten.<br /><br />Now I'm going to have to research the local names. Because I am fascinated by strong language.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-88797298012634126522014-02-12T08:21:59.485+13:002014-02-12T08:21:59.485+13:00RR, thank you. I agree, too, about the diversity o...RR, thank you. I agree, too, about the diversity of plants, and their self-defence reminds me of Winnie the Pooh's poem:<br />'What shall we do about poor little Tigger? <br />If he never eats nothing he'll never get bigger. <br />He doesn't like honey and haycorns and thistles <br />Because of the taste and because of the bristles. <br />And all the good things which an animal likes <br />Have the wrong sort of swallow or too many spikes.'pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-86077536928469149512014-02-11T23:20:40.034+13:002014-02-11T23:20:40.034+13:00The diversity of plants never ceases to amaze me. ...The diversity of plants never ceases to amaze me. If you were likely to be trodden on you'd have some good self-defence strategies too - and that's another great portrait!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-46232874739793197502014-02-11T09:09:35.257+13:002014-02-11T09:09:35.257+13:00EC,I've heard (and probably uttered) worse wor...EC,I've heard (and probably uttered) worse words than 'Ouch'. It's a particular menace under snow, when you only find it when it's embedded in your leg.<br /><br />Yes, native. <i>A. colensoi</i> is endemic.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-49054548436707310912014-02-11T08:33:10.988+13:002014-02-11T08:33:10.988+13:00Ouch. Big ouch. Native?Ouch. Big ouch. Native?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com