Sternbergia DNA

Jane McGary janemcgary@earthlink.net
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:46:50 PST
Jim asked,
So here is the question which arises: are there any populations of the
>broad-leaf form of Sternbergia commonly known as S. lutea which set seed,
>which correspond to sexually reproducing populations?

Certainly there are. I saw broad-leaved forms of S. lutea in both Greece 
and Turkey this fall, and they were very obviously seeding populations, 
with individual plants spread over large expanses of rocky ground on grassy 
slopes and in olive groves, as well as among undisturbed scrub.

Jane McGary



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