Hi Frank,
You are RITE! The one on the ground is indeed the
M gracilis inflorescence and fruits! My, what sharp eyes you have! I cut the
M violascens bunch from a friend's nursery that day when he gave me a pup. I was so impressed by it, I had to show it off!
The
M gracilis bud looked so bad that I didn't bother showing a close-up of it. I thought when I get a nice sample, I will update this thread with it then. In fact, I will get more pix of them in the wild as this site where they are found, they are basically in a very steep ravine and there's no way to get decent pix. Moreover, I was too busy doing the collecting.
However, I will cut the bunch up and take a pix of the fruit as it is when on the rachis, it is very difficult to see.
Btw, did you get my email?
Tog