Actaea pachypoda v. rubrocarpa

[Neil Jorgensen]

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Dear All
I see that Ellen's question was already answered.  I apologize for
clogging up cyberspace

n
On Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at 01:13 PM, Neil Jorgensen wrote:

> Dear Ellen,
> According to my old Britton Brown and my even older Gray's manual, the
> red form of Actaea pachypoda is forma rubrocarpa which, according to
> the nomenclature would indicate that it isn't a hybrid.  If there has
> been a revision in the systematics of the genus in the years since my
> books were written, I  will stand corrected.
>
> I think I grew some rubrocarpa from seed  and it too came true.
>
> n
> On Sunday, July 25, 2004, at 10:01 AM, Ellen Hornig wrote:
>
>> I just went for a walk in our woods and discovered several plants of
>> A.
>> pachypoda v. rubrocarpa, the deep-magenta-pink-berried form of A.
>> pachypoda (it's been a wet year here-  grand for fruit formation  - I
>> never saw many Actaea berries in the woods before, and now they're
>> everywhere).  My question, following an inconclusive search in my
>> library
>> and on the web, is this: is this form currently regarded as a variety
>> of
>> A. pachypoda, or as a hybrid between A. pachypoda and A. rubra?
>> The fact that it comes true from seed (I know this because I have a
>> few
>> seed-grown plants, from seed from another source, and they're all
>> identical) argues against being a hybrid form, doesn't it?
>>
>> Anyway, finding it in the woods was a nice surprise.  Further
>> elucidation
>> is eagerly awaited.
>>
>> Ellen
>> *******************************************************************
>> Ellen Hornig
>> Seneca Hill Perennials
>> 3712 County Route 57
>> Oswego, New York 13126 USA
>> USDA zone 5B (mintemps -10 to -20F)
>> Phone:(315) 342-5915
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>>
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