Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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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