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Chlorogalum pomeridianum
The generic name Chlorogalum means “green milk,” and refers to the green juice exuded by a broken leaf. The specific epithet pomeridianum is more interesting: it derives from post meridiem, or “past mid-day,” the Latin phrase which gave rise to our abbreviation “p.m.” This refers to the flowers, which flower late in the day.
Mitchell Canyon
Spotted on Jul 7, 2018
Submitted on Jul 7, 2018
2 Comments
Thnx Maple. This flower blooms at night only. Hence the picture. Every part of the plant is useful.
A beautiful photo....a beautiful flower....