Off the topic of Aroids
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Off the topic of Aroids
- From: N*
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 21:38:34 -0600 (CST)
Hi Everyone!
On a recent trip to Mongolia I saw an unusual plant growing in the
sparceness of the Gobi Desert.
It had one or two dark green oval leaves (I'm guessing about 6 cm diameter)
very close to the ground, and had a stalk coming up from the center with
seeds in a 3 lobed configuration.
I'm describing this in the even that anyone has even a guess as to what this
plant was.
My main question has to do with the the plantlet that grew when I planted
the seeds upon my return to The States.
They were somewhat difficult to germinate, and impossible to keep alive over
a month or two.
It was a typical with two cotyledons. The leaves, however, did not appear
from between them, but a seperate shoot came up from near the root system.
Is this typical of any family, genus of plants?
Any help is appreciated,
Nyles
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