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Zdenek

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What American Fritillaria ?
« on: January 08, 2012, 01:09:27 PM »
I enclose here a picture which I made in California in June 1997 on a slide (!). I intend to place now some pictures from that trip to my web page and transfered them to digital form. This is some Fritillaria but I am not able to recognize the species. The picture was not too good on a slide and now it is even worse. Anyhow, could somebody help me with its identification?
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Re: What American Fritillaria ?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2012, 01:24:39 PM »
Are you sure that is not an Epipactis?
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Re: What American Fritillaria ?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2012, 04:49:07 PM »
looking at the leaf i agree with maggi it does look like an epipactis.. but it could be something like Fritillaria sewerzowii or similar, pity it's not a bit clearer...
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Re: What American Fritillaria ?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2012, 05:31:39 PM »
There is clearly a large ovary behind the flower. Flower colour is right for Epipactis. Foliage is right.

Not too many chances to photograph Fritillaria sewerzowii in the wild in the US of A  ;)
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Re: What American Fritillaria ?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2012, 05:46:06 PM »
Maggie you are 100% it is epipactis.
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Re: What American Fritillaria ?
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2012, 06:41:01 PM »
Thank You Maggi and all. It didn't occur to me that it could be an Orchidaceae.
I am sorry that I wasn't able to reply sooner.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2012, 06:42:32 PM by Zdenek »
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