Aroid Sighting

From: mossytrail at hctc.com (mossytrail) on 2008.03.03 at 02:57:18(17118) As I may have mentioned before, I have returned to the US mainland after 5 yrs in Hawaii. Winter was not the most ideal time to do this, but it couldn't be helped. Anyway, yesterday was my first Aroid sighting since arriving here: the first Lysichitum americanus leaves and inflorescence. Come to think of it, it is the first inflorescence of any kind since my arrival here! So three cheers for Aroids, breakers of winter's curse. BTW -- why is it that the IAS website's "genera" section does not have any Lemnoidea? Jason Hernandez +More Naturalist-at-Large

From: hyndman at aroid.org (Scott Hyndman) on 2008.03.03 at 10:24:38(17121) Jason, Welcome back to the mainland. Your landfall must be in a climate radically different than Hawaii if you are seeing skunk cabbage. As for Lemnoidea images and information in the IAS Website genera pages, our fearless genera leader, Wilbert, has apparently been busy with other aspects of his life (What could possibly be more important than the genera of Araceae?), but I understand he will be back on the job very soon. Perhaps you could get it started by helping us get some images and information for Albert to post there in the mean time. Anyone and everyone is welcome to contribute. Regards, Scott +More On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:57:18 -0800, mossytrail wrote > As I may have mentioned before, I have returned to the US > mainland after 5 yrs in Hawaii. Winter was not the most > ideal time to do this, but it couldn't be helped. Anyway, > yesterday was my first Aroid sighting since arriving here: > the first Lysichitum americanus leaves and inflorescence. > Come to think of it, it is the first inflorescence of any > kind since my arrival here! So three cheers for Aroids, > breakers of winter's curse. > > BTW -- why is it that the IAS website's "genera" section > does not have any Lemnoidea? > > Jason Hernandez > Naturalist-at-Large > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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