Re: Iris missouriensis

I am surprised that the wild iris of my childhood has generated so much 
comment. I remember them in the spring, often on heavily grazed pastures, in 
very solid clumps blooming generously. Frankly the form around Bozeman, 
Montana were not that attractive. The seed pods persisted late into the fall 
and if one were to brush against them they would often rattle, a bit like the 
snake of the same name.

The greatest authority on I. missouriensis was Homer Metcalf at Montana State 
University who traveled the West in the spring collecting plants to be grown 
side by side at the university to determine just how much variability was due 
to environment and how much to genetics. Sadly Dr. Metcalf died before he 
could publish his findings. I believe the work was taken up by someone else 
and eventually published.
Fred Kerr
Rainbow Acres

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