Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 13:40:15 -0500 (EST) From: Derek Glidden <dglidden@geocities.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg4228$foo@default> Subject: U.arenaria
Hello!
I have a plant that is labeled "U.arenaria" that is now in the
midst of flowering and the flowers look an awful lot like another
plant I have labeled U.livida. I'm pretty sure the U.livida has been
labeled correctly, as I have seen this in other people's collections
flowering, and they're the same look, but I've never seen U.arenaria
before, so I'm not sure if this plant looks a lot like U.livida, has been
mislabeled or just invaded by U.livida.
The flowers are close enough that I can't really tell any major
differences; it's possible that the U.arenaria has a slightly longer spur
and maybe a little more pointed lower corolla lip. The leaves in the pot
of U.arenaria were small, ovate (2-3mm x 4-5mm) dark green leaves very
close to the ground. Lately, it's sent up some slightly longer, narrower,
lighter green leaves that have been a bit more vertical in growth, but
that may just be because they're new leaves.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get my hands on a copy of Taylor's
book yet, so I don't have really too many good references on ID'ing these
plants. Does this sound like U.arenaria, or has U.livida managed a
takeover in this pot?
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