Maybe it is not biglandulosa My friend is not a botanist so maybe it is an other one he does not have access to all literature but thought it was this one Roland 2010/9/13 Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> > Dear Roland, > > I wondered if that plant could be a Wurmbea. That was my other idea. But > there are 30 species of that genus endemic to Australia according to the > latest volume of Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants and they only picture a > few and it didn't look like any of them. The Wurmbea biglandulosa picture in > that book shows a pink subspecies. The description of that species says > there are pink nectaries situated a third of the way from the base which I > couldn't see in your picture. > http://picasaweb.google.nl/bulborum/… > > On my first trip to Australia I often thought I had FINALLY figured out > different plants only to be told repeatedly that I was wrong since there are > so many species and field guides only select a few to illustrate. Knowing > where the plant was seen becomes really helpful for making an accurate > identification. > > I'm glad I was able to help you sort it out. > > Mary Sue > > > R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com