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Alstroemeria; aka Peruvian Lily. As I was reading up on this guy I
came across the following passage in Wikipedia, which you can see demonstrated in the picture. "Perhaps the most fascinating- and telltale- morphological trait of Alstroemeria and its relatives is the fact that the leaves are resupinate, that is, they twist from the base so that what appears to be the upper leaf surface is in fact the lower leaf surface. This very unusual botanical feature is easily observed in the leaves on cut flowers from the florist." Longwood Gardens JD Canon 1D-mkIII EXIF Data Included e-mail: blissful-wind(at)usa.net Additional images at; http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-pa/ |
Feb21-E - Peruvian Lily-20080653-Edit.jpg
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:21:29 -0500, John - Pa. wrote:
Alstroemeria; aka Peruvian Lily. As I was reading up on this guy I came across the following passage in Wikipedia, which you can see demonstrated in the picture. "Perhaps the most fascinating- and telltale- morphological trait of Alstroemeria and its relatives is the fact that the leaves are resupinate, that is, they twist from the base so that what appears to be the upper leaf surface is in fact the lower leaf surface. This very unusual botanical feature is easily observed in the leaves on cut flowers from the florist." Longwood Gardens JD Canon 1D-mkIII EXIF Data Included e-mail: blissful-wind(at)usa.net Additional images at; http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-pa/ Thanks for the wonderful photos. |
Feb21-E - Peruvian Lily-20080653-Edit.jpg
John - Pa. expounded:
Alstroemeria; aka Peruvian Lily. As I was reading up on this guy I came across the following passage in Wikipedia, which you can see demonstrated in the picture. "Perhaps the most fascinating- and telltale- morphological trait of Alstroemeria and its relatives is the fact that the leaves are resupinate, that is, they twist from the base so that what appears to be the upper leaf surface is in fact the lower leaf surface. This very unusual botanical feature is easily observed in the leaves on cut flowers from the florist." That's very interesting! Thanx for posting it. Oh, and nice pic, too :o) -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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