■ (SPEC) Iris minutoaurea Makino
1902, Botanical author Makino
Iris minutoaurea Makino. (Franchet et Savatier, 1879, Yedo, Japan);
Section Limniris,
Series Chinenses. D-Chin.-B or Y; Forms a charming tuft of leaves covered in the bright golden flowers about 3-5 inches tall in early spring as the deciduous trees are leafing out.
See below:
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References:
As Iris minuta Franchet et Savatier in Enum. Jap. 42, 521. 1879; |
Curtis's Botanical Magazine 136: tab. 8293. 1910, , note the peculiar root nodules which form in autumn; |
Fig. 13. Waddick & Zhao, Iris of China, 1992, illustrated in color; |
Makino in Bot. Mag. Tokyo 16:148. 1902; |
Makino in Journal Jap. Bot. 5:17. 1928; |
Per. 1930; Berry 1938; Bun. 1938; Hocker 1938; Starker 1938; |
orig. description. blue, yellow form now being sold see Minuta, Maxim. |
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Synonyms
in 1939 Checklist as Iris minuta; Iris savatieri Nakai
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Chromosome counts
2n=22, Simonet, 1934; syn. Iris savatieri Nakai, 2n=26, Lee 1970.
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Hybrids
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Distribution & Cultivation
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