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Author Topic: Ornithogalum ??sp.  (Read 1932 times)

Alessandro.marinello

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Ornithogalum ??sp.
« on: March 27, 2009, 08:14:12 PM »
I do not know the origin, I presume South Africa ???
« Last Edit: March 28, 2009, 12:00:37 PM by Maggi Young »
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Ezeiza

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Re: Ornithogalum sp.
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 09:25:57 PM »
It is an Albuca
Alberto Castillo, in south America, near buenos Aires, Argentina.

Paul T

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Re: Ornithogalum sp.
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2009, 12:17:15 AM »
Definitely an Albuca, as Alberto said.  There's quite a range of them.
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Alessandro.marinello

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Re: Ornithogalum sp.
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2009, 08:40:21 AM »
thanks Alberto and Paul these two genus are connected, the flowers often are similar, hope in future in an identification
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Re: Ornithogalum sp.
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2009, 10:47:14 AM »
And I think there was talk of sinking the whole of Albuca into Ornithogalum wasn't there?
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Alessandro.marinello

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Re: Ornithogalum sp.
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2009, 11:39:42 AM »
I add to other photos of all the plant
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Re: Ornithogalum ??sp.
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2009, 10:47:55 AM »
New photo
« Last Edit: March 29, 2009, 10:50:50 AM by Alessandro.marinello »
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