Re: Iris Selection & conservation
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Iris Selection & conservation
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 07:59:04 -0400
In a message dated 96-04-17 01:15:47 EDT, you write:
>I appreciate your interest in I. hexagona. All my Florida references as
well
>as the Society for Louisiana Iris references say I. hexagona. All other
>concepts are synonyms of I. hexagona.
Robert, species in the Series Hexagonae are really still in a state of flux.
Phil Ogilvie gave an outstanding presentation on this subject to the
International Species Iris Symposium at St Louis last year. After Small, the
taxanomists concentrated almost excusively on species and species hybrids
originating in LA. Irises native to Florida have for the most part been
ignored. Look for a revision of the taxanomy of the Hexagonae before too
many years pass....Clarence Mahan in Virginia
