HIST:pumila atroviolacea
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- Subject: HIST:pumila atroviolacea
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- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:19:59 -0400
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
What is 'pumila atroviolacea?' Given the history it is surely not a true
Iris pumila. Is it instead a form of Iris lutescens ('I. chamaeiris')?
One still sees lutescens-type dwarfs offered today by general nurseries as
"Iris pumila."
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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