Rivers and streams tend to moderate the temperature of their immediate
surroundings quite significantly. Northernmost (or should I say
pole-most) natural occurrences of plant species are often associated
with river floodplains.
Sean Z
Quoting C*@aol.com:
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> It's interesting to see these pictures. I have observed that In
> several of the accounts my research has turned up of apparently
> successful culture of Iris persica L.in North America, the plant
> appears to have been grown on high ground above, or in some
> not-distant proximity to, a body of moving water.
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> AMW
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane Whitehead <v*@islandnet.com>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 1:47 am
> Subject: [iris-species] Iris stocksii from Afghanistan
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> Here is the interesting story of how a security officer in Afghanistan
> contacted Paige Woodward of Pacific Rim Plants to identify an iris he
> had found.
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http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6967.0
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> Diane
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