On 14 Apr 2011, at 13:40, dave s wrote: > A plant from seed will have a unique individual genotype... Not in all cases. Plants that practice apomixy have seedlings identical to the (single) parent. Most common example: dandelions. Many Rubus species are also apomictic I have no idea if any of the geophytes this mailing list focuses on are apomictic, however. Perhaps the more botanically minded subscribers can enlighten us? -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada