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Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 11:02 am
by ofuros
Just returned from a moooch along the Boonoo Boonoo river valley behind Stanthorpe,
granite slabs were lovely & warm to lie on, tannin coloured water running clear,
the volcanic Basalt Dyke marked on the map was located, edible prickly pears were fruiting & this strange bright yellow coloured fruit
caught my eye...native passionfruit ? native cucumber ?....any ideas ? :?

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Ooroo,
Ofuros.

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 11:07 am
by Bushwalking Mama
Cooool- did you open it?

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 11:27 am
by whitefang
Looks like a paddy melon to me.

EDIT: Was it growing on a wiry green prostrate plant?

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 12:50 pm
by ofuros
Bushwalking Mama wrote:Cooool- did you open it?


Didn't even think about it at the time but wished i had now. :roll:
Welcome to the forum, Bushwalking Mama.

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 1:02 pm
by ofuros
whitefang wrote:Looks like a paddy melon to me.

EDIT: Was it growing on a wiry green prostrate plant?


The stem & leaves were dry & withered so i couldn't really tell if it was a vine
or prostrate plant. Thanks whitefang.

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 2:48 pm
by phan_TOM
It looks like a yellow rambutan but I doubt a tropical fruit tree would survive up there.

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 3:07 pm
by ofuros
I think i may have tracked it down.
Don't ask me how they got there....but it may be one of these. :shock:
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Cucu ... 66&bih=659

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 4:52 pm
by GPSGuided
Sounds like it's a weed for the location.

Re: Plant I.D. ?

PostPosted: Sun 10 Jul, 2016 6:06 pm
by ofuros
I think your right, GPSGuided.