Re: Re: Iris missouriensis
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: Iris missouriensis
- From: G* S*
- Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:35:43 -0700
lbaumunk@aol.com wrote:
>
> Gerry asked: "Were these altitude-dwarfed I. missouriensis, or is this even
> within normal size variability?"
>
> I agree with Rodney. These are too small for missouriensis.
>
> The irid Sisyrinchium (blue-eyed grass) appears in a variety of habitats in
> the Rockies. It is the size of the plant you described. Petals and sepals
> all incline upward- no falls.
The picture of Sisyrinchium in the Sunset Western Garden CDROM is not
something I would have recognized as an irid/iris. My memory (from
almost 25 years ago) is of something that really looked like an iris.
But if I had to bet on your knowledge vs. my memory, my money would go
on you.
Thank you for the info,
Gerry
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g*@mediaone.net
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair, Region 15 RVP
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles--USDA 9b-ish, Sunset 18-19
my work: helping generate data for: http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/
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