- First described
- 2012
- Type
- seed grown single clone
Origin
Mike grew this plant from seed labelled S. flava var. flava. The same seed batch produced several var. maxima individuals (post #3, 2012-07-30), making this lot a useful case study in how mixed wild populations can produce labelled "pure-variety" seed.
History
- 2012-07-27 (post #1): Mike posts the plant as a "strange variant" and asks the forum to suggest a variety designation. He notes a separate seedling from the same batch that may turn out to be atropurpurea.
- 2012-07-28 (post #2, kiwiearl): suggests an extreme-veined var. flava or possibly an uncommon Carolina var. ornata. Notes that branching veins are unusual.
- 2012-07-30 (post #3): Mike speculates rubra ssp. rubra introgression — rubra grows at the same locality, and the plant has "something suspicious" about it.
Standout traits
- Heavy, branching veining — outside the kiwiearl reference range for Cartaret-Co var. flava.
- Possible cross-species lineage (rubra) per Mike's speculation.
Cultivation notes
[MISSING] — no follow-up posts; this is a young-plant snapshot.
Photos
Two photos from the original 2012 post.
Standout traits
- Heavy, branching veining outside typical Carolinian var. flava range
- kiwiearl (post #2): possibly an uncommon Carolina var. ornata-style phenotype
- Mike (post #3): suspected rubra ssp. rubra introgression in the lineage
Cultivation
Documented as a young plant; no long-term culture data in this thread.
Photos (2)
Naming
Mike's informal label — original thread title is "S. flava var. ?" marking that this individual didn't fit any of the recognized varietal categories cleanly.