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April/May/June/July 2001 Competition

The winner of this competition is Reuben Heydenrych who correctly suggests that "Its a Helichrysum with a cleverly grafted Mimetes flower. Never trust a photographer".

The below "2 July 2001 Update option 1" is correct. The plant is indeed a daisy with a Silver Pagoda - Mimetes argenteus flower placed in it.  The different shapes of the leaves can be seen quite easily.

The photograph was taken in the grassy fynbos mountains of the Suurberg in the Eastern Cape in March, 2001 on a Protea Atlas field trip.  The photograph was taken by Nigel Forshaw. Watch this space for more about the story of this picture in September, 2001.

What do you make of this photograph? Choose the most appropriate option as documented under the '2 July Update'.

A copy of the recent publications Peninsula Erica / Peninsula Protea and West Coast Protea OR alternatively a R50.00 book voucher at the Botanical Society.

Rules:

1. Volunteers, Protea Atlassers and members of the public may enter. No Protea Atlas Project Staff Member or the Webmaster may enter this competition.
2. Your single entry must reach the Protea Atlas office by 31 July 2001 (extended deadline).  It should e-mailed to protea@nbict.nbi.ac.za.
3. The results of this competition will be published at this web site.
4. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to.

4 June 2001 Update
No correct answers were submitted by 31 May 2001. It seems that you have been struggling to make sense of this photograph so here are two clues.

1. Are all the leaves on the plant the same shape?
2. Was the photograph taken in fynbos or a grassland?

2 July 2001 Update
No correct answers were submitted by 30 June 2001. Which is the correct answer?

1. This was a trick to fool the photographer. The rounded leaf and flower are from a Mimetes and the rest of the plant is an everlasting daisy. Never trust a photographer.
2. This is a new hybrid plant seen in the Suurberg National Park near Addo. It is a cross between a Mimetes and an everlasting daisy. Hybrids between plants are common in nature.
3. This is the latest in genetic engineering. At last the plant scientists have caught up with the animal scientists and mixed the genes between a Mimetes and an everlasting daisy. In a few years we will be able to pick our tamotoes off the bushes already canned.
4. This is the latest new species recently found by Protea Atlassers in the Suurberg National Park near Addo. It is a Pagoda that will be named Mimetes vinigaremontana. It appears to be confined to the National Park and is its only endemic plant species found to date!

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