Hi Andrew I believe or Hieronymiella argentina, not Rhodophiala Alessandro marinello Padova Italy ----- Original Message ----- From: "AW" <awilson@avonia.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 8:05 AM Subject: [pbs] rhodophiala >I have inserted images of a Rhodophiala species (not yet identified, to my > knowledge) that I came across in northwestern Argentina at around 9000 > feet. > The terrain is drier in winter and spring than for locales in Chile at its > latitude and altitude. In late Spring (November and early December) these > bulbs emerge from the stark, rocky mountainsides without leaves, an > impressive sight to see. The orange floral tube is nearly cylindrical, > with > no flaring at the petal tips. > > Andrew Wilson > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/