Re: Which plants are really iris?
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Which plants are really iris?
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:11:16 -0600
Monica writes
:I have often wondered how two plants as structurally different as Dutch Iris
:and Beared Iris can both legitimately be called irises. So I thought that
:I would ask all of you knowlegable people on the list your opinions on the
:matter.
In fact, some botanists have moved the bulb irises out of the genus Iris.
It's the old debate between "lumpers" and "splitters". FWIW, the reason
they are usually grouped together is because of flower structure. All
irises share a certain set of flower characteristics: inferior ovary,
divided perianth, etc.
Happy irising, Tom.
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