Aspalathus linearis, meaning "red bush", is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's fynbos.
We have related plants here and I am curious…. tho They are cousins not siblings so to speak, and I don’t just taste things I’m not sure of that belong to the pea family because it’s a mixed bag whether fabaceae (pea family plants) are safe to eat.
Both rooibos and scotch broom are in the pea family; they also share their bushy broom habit with ephedra species, which are in a different plant taxonomy galaxy altogether - they are gymnosperms like conifers!
The former two plants also look similar to forsythia, which is a bushy yellow-flowering shrub in the olive family.
(Gymnosperms do not produce fruit around their seeds. So, Ephedra does not have those fine yellow flowers, tho it is quite striking in appearance.
—> angiosperms, which make fruit around their seeds, include most of the plants we know! including trees and grasses. Yay plants that we eat!)
Plants are so cool.
We have related plants here and I am curious…. tho They are cousins not siblings so to speak, and I don’t just taste things I’m not sure of that belong to the pea family because it’s a mixed bag whether fabaceae (pea family plants) are safe to eat.
Both rooibos and scotch broom are in the pea family; they also share their bushy broom habit with ephedra species, which are in a different plant taxonomy galaxy altogether - they are gymnosperms like conifers!
The former two plants also look similar to forsythia, which is a bushy yellow-flowering shrub in the olive family.
(Gymnosperms do not produce fruit around their seeds. So, Ephedra does not have those fine yellow flowers, tho it is quite striking in appearance.
—> angiosperms, which make fruit around their seeds, include most of the plants we know! including trees and grasses. Yay plants that we eat!)
Plants are so cool.
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Stem Lemon balm has a square stem if you want to compare what they look and feel like Aromatic means it has essential oils and is smelly. Like the smell will cling to your fingers if you touch it a bit I’m so curious what this plant is Heee this is…
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Got the nettling up over my greens. Moved the beans to by either the corn or cucumbers. Then moved the eggplants next to the winter squashes. Got my pumpkins in their new homes and trimmed up my spice plants. Any suggestions for what I can plant in the black deck containers. It’s full sun there. I’m tired now 😆