I am a new list member
DalesMicro@aol.com (Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:19:15 PDT)

Hi, My name is Dale Denham, and I just joined your list. I am currently
living in Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, which is in the high Neovolcanic
area just west of Mexico City at an altitude of about 8500 feet with a cool
summer rainy season and winter dry season.

One of my many interests is taking pictures of plants in the wild, and as
such, one of my needs is plant identification. From time to time the plants
I find include plants with bulbs. I found your site while trying to
identify what I was told is a Calochortus. Based on your pictures I think it might
be Calochortus purpureus. It was growing near Ixtapan de la Sal, in the
state of Mexico and the pictures were taken on September 4th of this year. I
will try to post a couple of pictures in you identification section for
confirmation.

In early August of this year I found another bulbaceous plant with brown
and yellow flowers, which looks similar to the Tigrida melegris pictured on
your site. I will also try to post a couple of pictures of this plant for
comments.

If there is an interest, I can post pictures of other bulbaceous I have
photographed in the wild. Thanks for

Thanks for your site. You have a very informative site with many beautiful
pictures and I am sure many knowledgeable members.

Dale