U.subulata
mjc (ASMJC@ASUACAD.BITNET)
Tue, 04 Dec 90 12:23:01 MST
Barry; just what is the story about U. subulata and its cleistogamous
"forms"?? I have a race of subulata which flowers rarely, but when it
does it makes a long flower stalk with good sized yellow flowers. I also
have some plants (not associated w/ the first) which have smaller, thinner
leaves. These flower more often, and are cleistogomites. Some very tiny,
crumpled (but white) petals sit on the top of the ovary. These are shed
fast. The cleistogomites have very small flower stalks which look like
Funeria sporophytes (moss spore cases) often these flower stalks are
single-flowered, or they may branch and have 3-4 flowers. the stalks
rarely reach 2 inches high. i just noticed they make seed.
and how does U. juncea fit into this??
MJC