(SPEC) Iris zagrica Mathew & Zarrei
2009, Botanical authors
Brian Mathew and Mehdi Zarrei
Iris zagrica Mathew & Zarrei, 2009, Published in
Curtis's Botanical Magazine volume 26(3): pages 245-252. table 653. A member of the Reticulata group,
Subgenus Hermodactyloides, Similar to
Iris reticulata but with different coloring and distinguished by the seed capsule raising on a stalk above ground as opposed to the below ground position of
reticulata. The flowers are also self cleaning (dehiscent) from the beaked ovary. Originating from and named after the Zagros, a mountain range in western Iran
See below:
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References:
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Synonyms
Iris zagrica B.Mathew & Zarrei, Bull. Brit. Iris Soc. Spec. Group 2008/9: 24 (2009).
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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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