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ID: Purple, carmine stripes ? SOLVED: Leucocoryne purpurea


Andrea B.

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Found growing in Boyce Thompson Arboretum, 25 April 2013.

Only one plant, could not get to the leaves.

 

As Bjørn pointed out, this is a monocot.

Ever seen it before ??

pic_042413boyceThompArbSuperiorAZ_9134origProofPn.jpg

 

Dual flower heads.

pic_042413boyceThompArbSuperiorAZ_9126proofPnCrop.jpg

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Base number is 3 for monocots and 5 for for dicots. There are numerous other differences as well, for example the venation pattern of leaves, photosynthesis cycles, plus of course the obvious difference when the seeds start to grow.
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Crocus is a good guess, too. I've looked at a lot of Iridaceae trying to find this guy, but not under a crocus search yet so I'll try that.
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I think this will turn out to be South African. So I'm looking at Ixia, Sparaxis, Geisssorhiza, Hesperantha, etc.

Lachenalia, Babiana. Chasmanthe, Tritonia, Watsonia.

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This might be it. Look at the flower in the left corner: yellow center, diffusely-edged carmine areas, the hint of a stripe, short stocky stamens.

 

Crocus chrysanthus tricolor.

That was the label. But it might be incorrect - see next post.

 

 

http://www.veldsiergewassen.nl/store/images/flowers/leucocoryne_andes.jpg

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Here is a similar pattern/morphology under the name Leucocoryne 'Andes'.

 

http://www.euflora.eu/i/gallery/15803.jpg

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Yes, 'Andes' is a cultivar name given by some commercial grower.

 

John, if you hadn't said "crocus" I would not have started looking in the direction which ultimately led me to Leucocoryne!!

Mine appears to be the wild version L. purpurea.

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The Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Phoenix, Arizona where I saw the Leucocoryne has plants from all over the world in addition to southwestern natives. And obviously many plants were unlabeled !!
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