12-04-2025, 09:33 PM
I am not really convinced.
Crocus sativus has a 3-pronged style each of which bears a crimson-red stigma. So there are 3 band-like stigmas per flower. The VM plant only has a single feathered protrusion that looks vaguely like the ones in the 'campanulate' flowers of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . It also has no corm-like belowground-organs, rather boring roots.
To me this VM plant looks no less imaginary than many other ones. It appears the VM plants were created by combining a number of stock elementes which frequently repeat with slight variation.
Crocus sativus has a 3-pronged style each of which bears a crimson-red stigma. So there are 3 band-like stigmas per flower. The VM plant only has a single feathered protrusion that looks vaguely like the ones in the 'campanulate' flowers of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . It also has no corm-like belowground-organs, rather boring roots.
To me this VM plant looks no less imaginary than many other ones. It appears the VM plants were created by combining a number of stock elementes which frequently repeat with slight variation.
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