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They have striking clusters of red flowers which resemble the beak of the kākā, a New Zealand parrot. The plants are also known as parrot's beak, parrot's bill and lobster claw – all references to the distinctive flowers. There is also a variety with white to creamy coloured flowers called: "Albus", and a variety with rosy pink flowers ...
Clianthus maximus, commonly known as kaka beak (kōwhai ngutu-kākā in Māori), is a woody legume shrub native to New Zealand's North Island. It is one of two species of Clianthus (kaka beak) and both have striking clusters of red flowers which resemble the beak of the kaka , a New Zealand parrot.
The species can grow up to 3 meters tall, but generally grows to around 2 m (6 ft 7 in) with spreading branches producing leaf stalks up to 15 cm (6 in) long bearing 10–15 pairs of oblong leaflets. Not to be confused with C. maximus that has glossy leaves, the leaves of C. puniceus are matte, due to its cuticle having a dense reticulum of ...
Sophora tetraptera foliage Sophora tetraptera flowers, foliage and seed pods. Most species of kōwhai grow to around 8 m high and have fairly smooth bark with small leaves. S. microphylla has smaller leaves (0.5–0.7 cm long by 0.3–0.4 cm wide) and flowers (2.5–3.5 cm long) than S. tetraptera, which has leaves of 1–2 cm long and flowers that are 3–5 cm long.
"Mr. Farmer" is a song by American garage rock group The Seeds, written by vocalist Sky Saxon and produced by Marcus Tybalt. It was released as a single in 1967 and peaked at number 86 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was banned on many radio stations during the time of its release because of its drug references.
Seeds is the fifth studio album by American art rock band TV on the Radio, released on November 18, 2014 through Harvest Records. [1] It is the band's first album since the 2011 death of their bassist, Gerard Smith. The album's first single, "Happy Idiot", was released on September 2, 2014. [1]
"Can't Seem to Make You Mine" is a song by American rock group the Seeds, written by vocalist Sky Saxon and produced by Marcus Tybalt. It was released as a single in 1965 and re-issued in 1967, when it peaked at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 33 in Canada.
North-island-kaka South-island-kaka. The calls include a harsh ka-aa and a whistling u-wiia. [16] Kākā beak morphology also differs slightly from its closest relatives, the Kea and Kākāpō. The rhinotheca (upper part of the beak) of the Kākā is narrower than the Kākāpo and slightly longer. [17]