Re: SPEC: Spurian
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Spurian
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:38:14 EDT
In a message dated 6/12/00 4:48:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
avocet.intl@sympatico.ca writes:
<< They all seem to behave about the same differing only in height
and colour. We have the grass-like ones lactea ....>>
Iris lactea? Per page 202 of the BIS book I understood Iris lactea Pallas was
the sole representative of the series Ensatae (Diels) Lawrence', not to be
confused with the species I. ensata Thunb. Has it been reclassified as some
sort of spuria? What part of all this am I not understanding?
<< have about six of the eleven species in this group and have not seen
distinct signs of dormancy in the adults [or were you refering to the seed?].
>>
I was saying that in my experience the seeds of the "summer-dormant" spuria
species germinate to a different drummer than the ones which are not
summer-dormant.
Anner, in Virginia
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