Re: another UP iris

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>Some say that Iris virginica has hairs, I. versicolor dies not.

 

Rick Sean,

      Shown here is my best photo of Iris virginica.  Scroll in on it and see what you think.  Also, I checked out the natural distribution of Iris virginica.  Here is the map for Michigan:  http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Michigan&statefips=26&symbol=IRVI     It is definitely found in the counties shaded in green, and it almost certainly is found in some of the âwhiteâ counties as well, but has yet to be âvoucheredâ there yet.  I have a feeling your plant is some sort of Iris virginica.  Something I wonder is that in areas where Iris virginica and Iris versicolor are both found, is there any possibility that there are some natural hybrids of the two growing wild?

 

Mark A. Cook

b*@bellsouth.net

Dunnellon, Florida.