tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post7530361394243906894..comments2024-03-28T12:26:35.998-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Wednesday Search Challenge: What's that flower? (Nov 23, 2011)Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-79136263227393523292011-11-24T04:58:58.538-08:002011-11-24T04:58:58.538-08:00Great detective work, Ron, Hans and GasStationWith...Great detective work, Ron, Hans and GasStationWithoutPumps! I'll post the answer later today, but you all got it right. 5 minutes is a very respectable time.Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-54389857279444119042011-11-24T04:22:44.263-08:002011-11-24T04:22:44.263-08:00My approach was quick (~5 min.), but sloppy. At fi...My approach was quick (~5 min.), but sloppy. At first I thought it was a species of Agapanthus, but a Google Image search on that name didn't turn up anything that looked like this plant. So I went with the hint about the name and did image searches on "St. Michael sword flower" and "St. Michael spear flower," St. Michael being the only angel I knew of who goes around armed. Despite having the wrong angel, the "spear" search turned up a picture that looked like the flower in question, labeled as Triteleia laxa or Ithuriel's Spear. I checked my work by looking it up in the USDA PLANTS database. I also looked up the lat/long coordinates using Google Maps to see if the location was within the range given in PLANTS.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513258521238627120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-41001641843527863442011-11-23T23:13:59.136-08:002011-11-23T23:13:59.136-08:00Common name: Ithuriel's Spear, Wally Basket, G...Common name: Ithuriel's Spear, Wally Basket, Grass Nut<br />Latin name: Triteleia laxa<br />[http://www.coepark.org/wildflowers/blue/triteleia-laxa.html]<br /><br /><br />How I did it:<br /><br />A search on 37.1540, -121.4200 in Google brought me to: Henry W. Coe State Park<br /><br />A Google search on Henry W. Coe State Park flowers brought me to: A Photograph Album of Wildflowers in Henry W. Coe State Park [http://www.coepark.org/wildflowers/flower-album.html]<br /><br />In this album the flowers are arranged by color, in the blue section I found Ithuriel's Spear<br /><br /><br />It took me about 5 minutes.<br /><br /><br />An illustration of the Angel Ithuriel with his spear :[http://journals.hil.unb.ca/journalimages/MCR/2008/Vol_67/mcr67art02_fig5.jpg]Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362447090339269962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-17864787532241530362011-11-23T20:37:49.279-08:002011-11-23T20:37:49.279-08:00Using the last fact you asked, I was able to track...Using the last fact you asked, I was able to track it down in one search, doing a second with the Latin term to confirm it on a more reliable site. But maybe I was cheating ... were we only to use the descriptive info?Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662491469737183823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-20186394071681129892011-11-23T19:47:43.318-08:002011-11-23T19:47:43.318-08:00http://www.coepark.org/wildflowers/blue/triteleia-...http://www.coepark.org/wildflowers/blue/triteleia-laxa.html<br /><br />5 minutes. Image search was a waste of time (surprise!). I then input the lat/long and noted the name of the state park. One search on the name of the park + "flowers" led me to a photo album. Then I matched the names with the clue about an angel's weapon.Kenneth Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103301654534259873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-59733042660643398572011-11-23T18:54:06.246-08:002011-11-23T18:54:06.246-08:00About 5 minutes.
I tried image search (no luck).
...About 5 minutes.<br /><br />I tried image search (no luck).<br />I looked for wildflower identification sites, doing a google search for<br /> bell-shaped wildflowers<br />I found http://www.birdmom.net/wildflowerswhite.html<br />moved to http://www.birdmom.net/wildflowersblue.html and saw <br />"Grass Nut<br />AKA Wally's Basket, Ithuriel's Spear<br />Triteleia laxa<br />Lily family"<br />It looked somewhat similar (having 6 petals), so I did a google search for Ithuriel's spear<br />One picture looked quite similar, taking me to http://www.friendsofedgewood.org/newsletters/2000/0012/ithuriel.htm<br /><br /><br />Another link was to<br />http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/ithuriels-spear.html<br />"The spear of the the angel Ithuriel, the slightest touch of which exposed deceit. Hence, when Satan squatted like a toad “close to the ear of Eve,” Ithuriel only touched the creature with his spear, and it resumed the form of Satan."<br /><br />This would have taken me somewhat longer if you had not mentioned angels, as I was uncertain about the identification in the first picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com