I think Richard's photo does show bulbs of Fritillaria camschatcensis. F. affinis also grows on Vancouver Island and environs, but its bulbs are typically more flattened. I have grown F. affinis from seed collected on Vancouver Island and sent to an exchange as F. camschatcensis, so there is some (probably overoptimistic) confusion over the two in that area, but RIchard has probably found a population of F.c. (I'm not going to try to type that Germano-Russo-Latinoid species epithet once more; I always think it should have tsch in it). Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA At 09:14 PM 8/20/2012, you wrote: >A pristine island, really just a rock with thin soil at the north >end of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Carpeted with native plants >with not a exotic grass or other introduced plant species. With a >mink family too. I think this lack of exotics is critical. I places >like this we need to think about seeds we might bring along on our >clothing, as in Antarctica. > >Among the many plants is this Fritillaria camschatcensis, possibly. >I need to see the flowers to be sure. This is typical rice root bulb >showing the bulbils and mature corm. Once a staple in local >indigenous diets. This plant growing very dense on this very exposed islet > >here is specimen up close http://flic.kr/p/cVN2YQ/ >here is root wad of mostly organic soil, roots and close by Allium >cernuum. http://flic.kr/p/cVMNps/ >here is the entire island http://flic.kr/p/cVMHuj/ >my friend Rupert collecting some seed pods http://flic.kr/p/cVMEJC/ >I've been on similar islands further south in the San Juan >Archipelago and always amazed by the ability of these plants to >thrive on shallow but fertile soils. > >Rich, > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Text inserted by Panda GP 2011: > > This message has NOT been classified as spam. If it is unsolicited > mail (spam), click on the following link to reclassify it: > http://localhost/Panda/… >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------