Re:Iris versicolor in Florida
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- Subject: Re:Iris versicolor in Florida
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:59:31 -0700 (MST)
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Diana Louis wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Bill Shear wrote:
>
> > I checked the native iris page and it does not show versicolor south of
> > Virginia. The supposed Florida record would be worth checking out as a very
> > considerable range extension.
> >
> > I. virginica, however, does occur in Florida. Maybe there's some confusion.
> > Bill Shear
>
> The problem is that there's 2 species of I virginica. One of them
> is I virginica var shrevei which is natural in a more northern area
> than I virginica var virginica and is one the parents of the
> original I versicolor. The native area for I vers and I vvs are
> nearly the same, whereas the native area for I vvv includes just
> the states north of the Gulf of Mexica. I versicolor is not native
> to this area at all.
>
> Interesting problem is whether the 2 virginicas will hybridize
> which I would think is the case and whther I vvv can be back
> crossed to I versicolor.
>
> Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
> Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
> AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
>
> URL for the North American Native Irises web page
> http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
>
>
When I looked up I.virginica in MISSISSIPPI WILDFLOWERS, it did
mention it as being Southern virginica, so ....
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
