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Liliaceae
Field No. 26-H-B
Latin name Leucocoryne purpurea Gay
Local name
P. I. No.
Locality data 25 Kms. South of La Serena, Chile;
Along the Pan American Highway.
Plant description Small plant with small bulbs that
have an onion smell - growing in dry
alluvial soil
Special notes "Heart project"
Wild? [check mark]
Cult?
Collector E.E. Smith & Talia Gutierrez Date 10/31/53
PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495