Chilean bulb genera Famatina and Solaria
Jane McGary (Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:41:21 PST)

Famatina was separated by the "famous/notorious" Ravenna from Rhodophiala,
but its four species are discussed under the name Famatina in the AGS
Encyclopaedia of Alpines, presumably by John Watson, who wrote most of the
Andean plant entries in that reference book.

I don't know what that "Solaria" may be, but Tanya Harvey recently sent me
a photo of the same plant shown on the Florachilena website, which she took
on a recent visit.

Jane McGary