Re: OT: Iris Toxicity
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: Iris Toxicity
- From: B* S*
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:15:04 -0500
>Now, I can't tell you how many times I've been punctured with the thorns of
>the irises! Ouch! Seems like our stories, which we enjoy trading, have as
>much chance of accuracy as the experts.
Not so funny as it might seem--the irises of the obscure Series Syriacae
(I. grant-duffii, I. aschersoni, I. masia) have very sharp bristles at the
bases of their rhizomes that can give you a nasty puncture! But these
irises are almost unknown in cultivation.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<wshear@email.hsc.edu>
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