Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: fermi de Sousa on February 05, 2021, 11:10:47 AM
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Despite it still being summer we've had the first "Autumn Snowflake", Acis autumnalis
cheers
fermi
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Leucojum vernum
Leucojum vernum ‘Podpolozje’
Leucojum vernum var. vagneri
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The tiny Acis longifolia endemic from Corsica
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Acis autumnalis
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Acis autumnalis subsp. oporanthus or Acis autumnalis var. oporantha? They were bought from different nurseries.
What is the difference with autumnalis?
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Acis autumnalis subsp. oporanthus or Acis autumnalis var. oporantha? They were bought from different nurseries.
What is the difference with autumnalis?
I think Acis autumnalis var. oporantha is the correct name.
I think the second nursery have muddled the old name Leucojum subsp. operanthus with the new and come up with a hybrid name!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=197776&lvl=3
It seems that Acis can often have those two flowers per stem - very nice!
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I think Acis autumnalis var. oporantha is the correct name.
I think the second nursery have muddled the old name Leucojum subsp. operanthus with the new and come up with a hybrid name!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=197776&lvl=3
It seems that Acis can often have those two flowers per stem - very nice!
Thank you, Maggi!