Difference: SpecMunzii (r11 vs. r10)

■ (SPEC) Iris munzii R. C. Foster

1938, Botanical author R.C. Foster

_Iris munzii_ R. C. Foster (Robert C. Foster, R. 1938, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Tulane Tulare County, Calif.); Section Limniris, Series Californicae, Height 30" (75 cm); From pale blue or lavender to deep reddish purple, noted for having some of the bluest colors in Iris. Description in Mimeograp. pamphlet, Gray Herb. Harvard Univ. 22 Dec. 1938;

See below:

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References:

Description in Mimeograp. pamphlet, Gray Herb. Harvard Univ. 22 Dec. 1938;
In the 1939 checklist it was registered as MUNZII as probably a form of Iris tenax but it is now considered species. [Iris munzii R. C. Foster].

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Variations

Iris munzii has the following selected varieties. ‘Munzii' ‘Sierra Sapphire' ‘Sierra Sapphire Third' Rio Tulare', Sierra Stars' ----

Hybrids

¼ Iris munzii crosses
‘Blue Cockatiel' ‘Claremont Big Sky' ‘Claremont Blue Jay' ‘Claremont Bluebird' ‘Claremont Dark Violet' ‘Claremont Royal Purple' ‘Claremont Sierra Blue' ‘Claremont Springtime' ‘Claremont Trailblazer' ‘Esperanto' ‘Lindo' ‘Mayor' ‘Pacheco' ‘Rio Del Mar' ‘Soquel Cove' ‘Western Bluebird' ----

Distribution and Cultivation

Distribution: The distribution of the species gives clues as to its cultural requirements, although plants in cultivation can often tolerate a wider range of variables: The species is found in the following region:Bonap's North American Plant Atlas shows the following map reproduced by permission of Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. Taxonomic Data Center. (http://www.bonap.net/tdc). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)]
Cultivation;

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-- Main.RPries - 2010-02-11

Spencer Westbrook donated an image showing blue petal color, which feature makes this species very desirable in hybridizing PCIs. -- KathleenSayce- 19 Jan 2012 *
Tulare County - Not Tulane -- WikiGuest - 27 Feb 2019

I	Attachment	Action	Size	Date	Who	Comment
jpg	Iris_munzii-14a.jpg	manage	68 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:49	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Iris_munzii-20a.jpg	manage	78 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:50	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Iris_munzii-21a.jpg	manage	69 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:50	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Iris_munzii-3a.jpg	manage	73 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:47	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Iris_munzii-5a.jpg	manage	78 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:48	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Iris_munzii-6a.jpg	manage	68 K	08 Jun 2011 - 20:48	Main.ksayce	Iris_munzii
jpg	Irismunzii01.jpg	manage	47 K	19 Sep 2014 - 00:49	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii02.jpg	manage	50 K	19 Sep 2014 - 00:50	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii03.jpg	manage	58 K	19 Sep 2014 - 00:52	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii05.jpg	manage	71 K	19 Sep 2014 - 00:57	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii06.jpg	manage	57 K	19 Sep 2014 - 00:58	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii07.jpg	manage	43 K	19 Sep 2014 - 01:00	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	Irismunzii08.jpg	manage	67 K	19 Sep 2014 - 01:02	Main.TLaurin	Photo by Adele and Lewis Lawyer
jpg	MUNZS_IRIS_I4C2_SW.jpg	manage	50 K	19 Jan 2012 - 01:12	Main.ksayce	Photo by Spencer Westbrook

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