Acis valentina


Quick Characteristics:

Flower Colors: white
Flower Season: early autumn
Life form: bulb
 

Acis valentina (Pau) Lledó, A.P.Davis & M.B.Crespo, syn. Leucojum valentinum Pau, is from eastern Spain where it grows in sunny rocky places. It is considered endangered in the wild as the populations are decreasing with development. It is a fall blooming species that bears white flowers with sharp points on the outer segments. It is also different from Acis autumnalis in another way by having a six-lobed disc at the base of the ovary. Photos 1 and 2 from John Lonsdale. Photos 3 and 4 from Jane McGary, showing a cluster of bulbs flowering in a garden in Portland, Oregon, in August.

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Photos from Mary Sue Ittner. The last photo shows the bulb on a 1 cm grid.

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