Thanks, Daniel: I will indeed do that.
The first Mudhif wiki link is to a photo of one of these structures. The second is for the short wiki write-up about them.
I am trying to find out for sure the botanical name(s) of the types of "Giant Reed" used in Madhif construction by the Madan people of the Arab...
Thanks. That was a bit confusing. :-) Cheers, Chris Green.
There is also a possibility it is a Grindelia ciliata: This ID was from " Craig Freeman, curator at the University of Kansas Herbarium (KANU)" via...
Thank You! That looks very right. "Wax Goldenweed" CalPhotos: Grindelia papposa; Wax Goldenweed And: "Spanish Gold, Clasping-leaved...
This photo of an unidentified plant with "spiny" leaves was posted on the Hugelkultur Facebook page recently: the poster says it will grow to 6...
Thanks. I missed that posted message. It's good to have independent verification. :-) Cheers, Chris Green.
Oh I missed this part: One commenter says this is a member of the Aristolochia genus, common names being birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe:...
A Facebook post that appeared on my feed asks: "About 20 kilometers south of Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China.... approx. 600 meters above sea...