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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: ozgur70 on February 11, 2010, 10:20:06 PM

Title: Muscari sp
Post by: ozgur70 on February 11, 2010, 10:20:06 PM

Hi,
This Muscari sp. is from Konya/ Middle Anatolia / TURKEY.
It seems Muscari anatolica. But the young flower (on the top) are really white. Old ones are black. As seen from photos.
It grows on the soils which has much groundwater.
What do you think.

Title: Re: Muscari sp
Post by: Lesley Cox on February 12, 2010, 12:19:12 AM

That's a really interesting and attractive species. I hope someone will name it.

Title: Re: Muscari sp
Post by: daveyp1970 on February 12, 2010, 12:35:41 PM

that combination is stunning !

Title: Re: Muscari sp
Post by: Oron Peri on February 12, 2010, 12:42:54 PM

Quote from: ozgur70 on February 11, 2010, 10:20:06 PM

Hi,
This Muscari sp. is from Konya/ Middle Anatolia / TURKEY.
It seems Muscari anatolica. But the young flower (on the top) are really white. Old ones are black. As seen from photos.
It grows on the soils which has much groundwater.
What do you think.

It does look as M. anatolicum, from the traces of the prominent white teeth [in the lower photo] and the pinkish stem [some times flowers pinkish too] with white sterile flowers is often seen in this species.

Title: Re: Muscari sp
Post by: ozgur70 on February 12, 2010, 08:40:57 PM

Thanks very much for your kindly comments... This one is so unregular and interesting for me. Knowing what it is very beautiful...

Title: Re: Muscari sp
Post by: Paul T on February 18, 2010, 01:11:20 AM

Wow, what an excellent colour combination.  The black and white are striking, and unlike the contrast in any other Muscari I have seen.  Beautiful!