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Offline Palustris

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Anon bulb
« on: July 14, 2007, 06:58:39 PM »
Found this flowering the Alpine House. No label and I do not remember planting it. Certain it is a bulb, if only because of the strap like leaves. The flower is about 2 cms across.
Anyone any ideas?
 
 

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Re: Anon bulb
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2008, 12:11:17 AM »
Did you ever find out what it was, Eric?
Sorry theres been no response here.

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Re: Anon bulb
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2008, 09:58:55 AM »
No, but we think it may be a Brodiaea minor. Got a Botanist friend visiting in a few weeks time so may ask him, as it is about to flower.

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Re: Anon bulb
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2008, 10:45:45 AM »
It looks very like youve got a good starting point in identifying the correct genus. I can see the similarity in comparison to the images in the links below.

Interesting genus  8)
This web page has it as a Californian Native
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1181 

http://www.californianativebulbs.com/HTML/Quick_list.html   

and theres info here
http://www.sacsplash.org/plants/brospp.htm

Please let us know if you get an ID from your botanist friend. Its nice to get these things resolved.