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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: Steve Garvie on March 04, 2019, 09:54:37 PM

Title: Erythronium identification help please.
Post by: Steve Garvie on March 04, 2019, 09:54:37 PM: I would be grateful for opinions on the identification of the following plant. I think it might be a form of Erythronium grandiflorum. It is a rather small plant, the flower is on the small side and the pollen/anthers/stigma are a glistening white. Despite the small stature of my plant there are 3 buds on the flower stem. Unfortunately I have no information on the provenance of this plant.

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Title: Re: Erythronium identification help please.
Post by: Herman Mylemans on March 04, 2019, 11:21:03 PM: Quote from: Steve Garvie on March 04, 2019, 09:54:37 PM
I would be grateful for opinions on the identification of the following plant. I think it might be a form of Erythronium grandiflorum. It is a rather small plant, the flower is on the small side and the pollen/anthers/stigma are a glistening white. Despite the small stature of my plant there are 3 buds on the flower stem. Unfortunately I have no information on the provenance of this plant.

Steve, it is a beautiful Erythronium!
Stigma is not trilobed, so I doubt for the name Erythronium grandiflorum. Maybe a hybrid from grandiflorum and purpurascens
Title: Re: Erythronium identification help please.
Post by: Steve Garvie on March 06, 2019, 05:57:03 PM: Many thanks Herman.
Unfortunately the images above don’t give a good view of the stigma. I’ve included two more images below which show a trifid stigma (forgive the poor quality -they were taken on an ipad in the rain).

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7861/46577723744_54f05e06fb_c_d.jpg)

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Title: Re: Erythronium identification help please.
Post by: Herman Mylemans on March 06, 2019, 06:08:07 PM: Quote from: Steve Garvie on March 06, 2019, 05:57:03 PM
Many thanks Herman.
Unfortunately the images above don’t give a good view of the stigma. I’ve included two more images below which show a trifid stigma (forgive the poor quality -they were taken on an ipad in the rain).
Steve, then it is maybe Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
Title: Re: Erythronium identification help please.
Post by: Steve Garvie on March 11, 2019, 08:54:36 AM: Quote from: Herman Mylemans on March 06, 2019, 06:08:07 PM
Steve, then it is maybe Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum

Many thanks Herman! I think you’ve nailed it.

It’s a small, young bulb that is flowering for the first time so I suspect the flowers will get larger in future years. Now if only it would clump up.........