Aril Aril refers to a swelling on the end of some Iris seeds that is thought to be food for ants. Ants carry the seeds off and when they eat the aril in a crack o...
Oncocyclus hybrids One of the sections of Aril Irises is the Oncocycli. Depending on the authority there are sometimes as many as 50 species of Oncocylus Iris lis...
Regeliocyclus an Intersectional cross When plants from the Section Regelia and plants from the Section Oncocyclus are crossed they produce a regeliocyclus. Origin...
Series Acutilobae 1986; Gavrilenko Series Acutilobae: (B.D. Gavrilenko, 1986). A series in the Section Oncocyclus having pointed standards and falls, published in...
Series Ibericae Gavrilenko 1986; Gavrilenko Series Ibericae; (B. D. Gavrilenko, 1986 ). A series in the Section Oncocyclus published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast...
Series Paradoxae Gav. 1986 Gavrilenko Series Paradoxae; (B.D.Gavrilenko, 1986) published in Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 41: 74 (1986). Series in the Section Onco...
Subgenus Iris related links... Botanical Classification A Subgenus within the Genus Iris. These are the Rhizomatous Irises with beards. They are what comes to min...
A classification of Iris by Mathew related links........ Botanical Classification As we gain knowledge new treatments of Classification reflect different authors ...
Cultivation of Oncocyclus Much has been written on the Cultivation of Oncocyclus. For various opinions check out; * Reverend Ewbanks (1904) * R. Irwin Lynch...
Horticultural Classification There are two classification systems; Botanical Classification and Horticultural Classification. As the world's registrar for Iris Th...
Seeds Use the following Jump links to go to those topics or scroll down. * Types Of Seeds * Seed Sources * Seed Germination TYPES OF SEED, IDENTIFICATION: Rhizom...
Index to General Iris Information Topics Below is a conventional INDEX. It is a list of links to definitions and topic areas. Click on a word for more information...