Flores and Watson old Leucocoryne seed
Jane McGary (Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:37:16 PST)

Diane Whitehead mentioned she had seed of Leucocoryne appendiculata,
coquimbensis, incrassata, ixioides, macropetala, purpurea, vittata.

I think that appendiculata and incrassata may be synonymous. In any case,
L. incrassata, which also has a synonym L. narcissoides, is now placed in
the genus Pabellonia as P. incrassata. Alan Meerow kindly mentioned this on
this forum last year when I inquired about it, having photographed the
plant and become confused by the various names in various books I have. I
think I posted a photo on the wiki, but if not I will do so.

This is a very interesting flower which looks superficially like a small,
bicolored small-cupped Narcissus, but when you look at it more closely, the
yellow-orange "corona" is split. Resemblances like this in plants that are
far distant geographically are always interesting. Of course they are in
the same family, though. Pabellonia incrassata grows in very dry, rocky
soils quite near the coast, with large Copiapoa cacti and xeric shrubs, and
the most robust plants seemed to be down near seasonal drainage gullies on
sloping banks. If I were Diane, I would not plant any outdoors on a bet!

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon