Syneilesis subglabrata Andropogon 100' elevation in Nuevo Leon

100' elevation in Nuevo Leon

thumb-sized leaves

The 20" tall pinkish-brown stalks are topped for us

Each rosette in the offsetting patch reaches 18" tall x 3' wide

hummingbird-inviting

Syneilesis subglabrata Andropogon 100' elevation in Nuevo LeonSyneilesis subglabrata is a little known umbrella plant that I first met on a 2008 expedition to central Taiwan's Wuling Farm region, where it grew in open woodlands with Arisaema taiwanense. The clumps are composed of thin, 18" tall, cinnamon colored stalks, topped by a solitary leaf which emerges with much narrower lobes than the other species, with only a bit of grey hair in the leaf center. The very serrate leaf edges and glossy foliage, give it a