Re: (unknown)

David, all I can say is what's already been said on the home page...

This database is provided for the purpose of identifying species 
visually by flowers, seeds, seed pods, etc. This database is fully 
interactive so that anyone can submit additional material directly to 
the site.

Identification can be very challenging. Even iris experts can disagree 
about classification of some species. This database relies on the 
knowledge and expertise of the people that submit the photos & data. 
However, it also allows others the opportunity to question & correct the 
information previously entered.


I, personally, created the "bones" of the database by putting together 
the source code.  But it's up to the online community to contribute the 
"meat" of the database.  I actually don't know a lot about most iris 
species.  And the lack of resources online is what encouraged me to 
develop the database.  So I hope you'll contribute your knowledge, so 
the rest of us can benefit !

Dennis in Cincy



David Ehrlich wrote:
>
> I was recently looking over the Iris Species Database on the site and 
> was surprised at the lack of precision in names.  Here are some errors 
> I found:
>
>    1. You have /Dietes grandiflora/, /D iridoides/ and /D.vegata/ all
>       listed.  Whether /Dietes grandiflora/ and /D. iridoides/ are
>       reduced to synonyms or kept distinct, /D. vegata/ is no longer
>       an allowable name.
>    2. You list /Hesperoxiphion peruvianum/ under the name /Cypella
>       peruviana/.  Well, thatʼs the old name, and you should use the
>       currently accepted name.  Far worse, the photo you include with
>       it is that of /H. herrerae/, and that should certainly be corrected.
>    3. Your listing for /Neomarica gracilis/ has a photo of /N.
>       candida/ or /N. northiana/.  Well, the flowers are practically
>       impossible to tell apart in the photos.  But /N. gracilis/ is
>       very different in form, having a gracile inflorescence; the
>       other two do not.  Both the flower pedicel and the peduncle of
>       /N. gracilis/ are long and slender; much much longer than the
>       bracts from which they emanate.  Thatʼs not the case in the
>       plant photographed
>
> I guess I feel it's important to properly and correctly identify 
> plants when you can.
>
>  
>
> David Ehrlich
>
>  


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