Maggi, That is exactly what I thought when a customer pointed that the flower we were selling as /Vigna caracalla/ did not match our catalog description.
Until I saw the two plants next to each other. They are clearly similar but also quite different. Kyle pointed out the difference in the leaves, but the way the flowers are held on the stem is also quite different as are the flowers themselves. Where does one find a bean expert? --Henry Fieldseth Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, zone 4 --- On Thu, 9/15/11, Youngs <[email protected]> wrote: From: Youngs <[email protected]> Subject: [Alpine-l] corkscrew/snail vine confusion To: "Alpine-L ." <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 6:10 AM Henry, I would be surprised if two different plants were being sold... it is such a distinctive plant ..... but it is true that it may be "known" under two names.... the 'accepted' name of the plant is Vigna caracalla but it is also known under the synonym Phaseolus caracalla, so that may be where the confusion arises. Hope that's some help, Maggi -----Inline Attachment Follows----- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3897 - Release Date: 09/14/11 18:34:00 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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