[pbs] Crocus additions

Jane McGary janemcgary at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 29 18:09:47 EST 2006


Jim asked,

>Jane, the black anthers on your image of  Crocus wattiorum are really
>striking.
>
>How is this taxon related to C. biflorus melantherus?

I'm sorry, I don't have the species description of C. wattiorum, so I can't 
relay that information. Obviously there are similarities, though C. 
biflorus ssp. melantherus has white (not blue) tepals and much smaller 
flowers. I think there is an article on C. wattiorum somewhere in the 
mid-1990s in the AGS journal and will try to find it.

Jane McGary




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