Re: Dracunculus populations in Greece

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1999.12.08 at 16:44:15(3901) Dear Marios, I will forward your interesting observations to Peter Boyce at Kew Gardens, he is the expert in this Genus. It could be that two genera/species are involved here, are the leaves of the two plants exactly the same? Good luck, Sincerely, Julius +More >I have noticed that Dracunculus populations in Greece are composed of 2 main types. The one type is typical for D. vulgaris and mainly occurs in Eastern parts of Greece(I personally have seen it in Aegean islands, Thrace and Crete). The other type is distinguishable from the first by having a more lengthy stem which can reach in height 1,5m and the spathe is purplish black, the color of dark aubergines to be exact, instead of the dark red that characterises D. vulgaris. It has also been found in mountain Parnitha(outside Athens) and Euboia by me, occuring mainly in relativly wet places whith some shadow(another difference with D. vulgaris). Although the differences do not seem so obvius if you see the plant it is crystal clear. If someone has ay information on the subject please send email at mGiannakoulias@europe.com The same is valid in case someone wants tubers or seeds. Thanks Marios Giannakoulias<

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