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Originally Posted by Mick
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As someone who has spent 15 years in the Antarctic, I can guarantee that there are no dandelions at McMudo unless they someone is growing them in the hydroponics shack.
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Hi Mick,
Cool!
You're probably right, although if they're growing lettuce in a greenhouse, they've got a sunflower relative growing on Antarctica. Yes, I know that the Antarctic native flora consists of two species (a grass and a carnation relative). I also know that some weeds have got a bare toehold around some of the bigger stations like McMurdo. There aren't any google references to dandelions at McMurdo, which I find comforting.
Anyway, this is OT. The basic point was that the flowers can't be used to identify the origin of the sword, and that I'm sticking by. Personally, I agree with the people who are thinking European enamel work, but that's just my minimally informed guess.
Frank