Re:Yucca nana

--- In AGAVACEAE@y..., "Benny M=F8ller Jensen" <bennyskaktus@m...>=20
wrote:
> Hi Angelo,
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> Now I have seen the seeds, they do to my memory not look like seeds=20
of Yucca nana. When I'm back at my place early next week, I will=20
compare the seeds with my refference seeds. At first glance the seed=20
looked too thin, and they are variable in "dullness" - "brightness",=20
I wonder if the seeds are a mix of dwarf formed of Yucca baileyi, but=20
I can't remeber how the seeds of Yucca baileyi looks. I think they=20
should have wings, and the "Koehres seeds" doesn't have wings (Which=20
they should't if they are Yucca nana, as they are not winged, so far=20
so good!).
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> More details next week when I'm home again ;-)
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> Take Care everyone.
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> Benny
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Benny, it's what I was fearing. Now that you have seen the seeds, I=20
can reveal that I was sure they weren't at all Yucca nana, but I=20
didn't tell anuthing to don't influence your and other opinions. Yes,=20
Y.nana seeds are thicker and larger. I have sown these suspected=20
seeds and let's wait to see what they will become. At first glance=20
they look more Agave seeds then Yucca too.
 I have also to say, sadly, that it isn't the first time I get=20
mislabelled seeds from Koehres. Last year I sowed a batch of 100=20
Agave utahensis v.kaibabensis, but the seedlings have a strange=20
pattern of brown paralle lines underneath the leaves. I am almost=20
100% sure they are A.lechuguilla instead.

Angelo
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> > Message: 1
> >    Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:03:12 +0200
> >    From: "Angelo Porcelli" <angelopalm69@i...>
> > Subject: Re:Yucca nana
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> > Hi Benny,
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> > what I don't remember is if they were thick of thin. As I
> > have managed to sow many species of Yucca, my mind is
> > overload !! These seeds from Koehres are very thin (at least
> > the bag I got) and as soon as they came here, seeing them I
> > was a bit perplexed, because I vaguely remembered the seeds
> > from Navajo Country I sowed past year. OK, let's wait for
> > when you will seeds your seeds..and let me know.
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> > Angelo
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