■ (Spec) Iris calcarea Dinsm. or 'Calcarea'

1976, Dinsmore

'Calcarea' (John E. Dinsmore ex Chaudhary, 1976, Northern Syria). 12-32" (30-80 cm); Flowers 15 cm. long and 8 cm. diameter, Standards light blue ground veined purple and dotted deep blue- purple; falls dotted and veined dark purplish-red on a pale green ground with a velvety maroon signal patch. beard sparse maroon hairs. Now Iris kirkwoodii subspecies calcarea

See below:

• * References
• * Synonyms
• * Chromosome counts
• * Variations
• * Hybrids
• * Distribution and Cultivation

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References

Dinsmore ex Chaudhary. S. A. Chaudhary, G. Kirkwood & C. Weymouth in Botaniska Notiser, 128(4): 388 (1975 publ. 1976).

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Synonyms

Iris calcarea Dinsm.; Iris sofarana Foster variety calcarea Mout. [Now Iris kirkwoodii Chaudhary variety calcarea].

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Chromosome counts

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Variations

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Hybrids

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Distribution and Cultivation

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