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(a) (b)Fig. 1.17. Wigandia urens: (a) fol. 26r; (b)W. urens(Source: Dick Culbert, https://
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wigandiacaracasana(9361123018).jpg, used under
CC-BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en).
K. Caryophyllaceae
- Fol. 24r.Silenesp., cf.S. menziesiiInfected withMicrobotryum
violaceum(Fig. 1.20).This is probably aSilenesp., but the crudeness
of the image prevents accurate designation of a species. This phyto-
morph might possibly be based, in part,Silene menziesiiHook., Men-
zie’s catchfly. This variable species is native from Alaska to California
and New Mexico (Morton 2005). The white flowers are a good match,
even showing the typical infection with the fungusMicrobotryum vio-
laceum(Pers.) G. Deml & Oberw., anther smut fungus, which turns the
anthers purple. However, the leaves are shown as hastate, andC. men-
ziesiihas attenuate leaf bases. Is this another case of disparity of the
leaves between reality and portrayal, or is there another species of
Silenethat is a better match to the illustration?