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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Egon27 on October 29, 2014, 09:43:42 AM

Title: polygonatum nn
Post by: Egon27 on October 29, 2014, 09:43:42 AM

I buy in China  a Dwarf Polygonatum sp.    Maybe it has some other name?

Title: Re: polygonatum nn
Post by: Maggi Young on October 29, 2014, 10:05:30 AM

A very attractive plant , Egon.

 Have you searched Aaron Floden's polygonatum thread : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2033.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2033.0)  and also his website : https://sites.google.com/site/polygonatae/ (https://sites.google.com/site/polygonatae/)  ?

Title: Re: polygonatum nn
Post by: bulborum on October 29, 2014, 10:24:52 AM

Maybe Polygonatum graminifolium

Roland

Title: Re: polygonatum nn
Post by: Afloden on October 29, 2014, 02:43:03 PM

Currently, in Flora of China this would go to hookeri, but that is clearly not right. The other option would be verticillatum which is also wrong. I would argue that kansuense might be the correct name for these plants, but your plant is far more compact in growth than any of the clones I have. If it is kansuense it will have a scabrous stem and scabrous abaxial leaf surfaces.

Aaron