Hi folks -
Just a quick question about the way seeds are identified in our seed exchange (and others). My understanding is that the identification refers to the seeds, not the parent plant. For example
I. reticulata ex 'J. S. Dijt'
would mean the seed being offered was open pollinated seed harvested from a plant of 'J. S. Dijt'. (Not that the plant producing the seed was raised from open pollinated seed of JSD.) Is this correct?
If I collect I. missouriensis seed from a wild stand in Santa Fe County, I should list this as
I. missouriensis, cw Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Correct?
If I grow some of these seeds myself, then collect their seeds for the seed exchange, would these be
I. missouriensis ex Santa Fe County, New Mexico
This year, I got some I. pumila seeds from Jurasek. He listed them as garden collected seed "I. pumila ex Sevan Lake, Armenia". Does this mean the garden plants from which the seeds were obtained were either collected in Armenia or raised from seed collected in Armenia? If I raise seedlings from these seeds and collect their own seed, how should this be listed?
Thanks - this ought to be simple, but it sometimes confuses me.
Tom
