Help with ID

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by SDV, May 1, 2012.

  1. SDV

    SDV Active Member

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    I would be grateful for any help with the plants in the attached photos.
     

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  2. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    1. Orchids, something from Dendrobium most likely, and even more likely a hybrid.

    2. From this angle, my best guess is Calochortus or something very closely related. You don't happen to have a side-on photo of the flowers, do you? From above, some Irises also look like this, and flower structure is the main clue for determining this.

    I don't know #3.
     
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    Many thanks. I am afraid that is the only photo I have of number 2.
     
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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    #3 looks like Ipheion.
     
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    David in L A Active Member 10 Years

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    I think #2 is Moraea villosa.
     
  6. Andrey Zharkikh

    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    #3 - Sisyrinchium sp?
     
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    I'd agree with Saltcedar on Ipheion. Looks like an Ipheion uniflorum (or Tristagma uniflorum as it's called nowadays).
     
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    Andrey Zharkikh Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Of course, Ipheion/Tristagma from Amaryllidaceae which have six stamens, unlike Sisyrinchium from Iridaceae which have only three.
     

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