■ (SPEC) Iris camillae Grossheim
1929, Botanical author Grossheim
Iris camillae Grossheim (
Alexander Grossheim, 1928; Lake Kazan Gel, Transcaucasia);
Section Oncocyclus ; Strongly falcate leaves, height 8-16" (20-40 cm); Yellows, blues, and bicolors, standards larger than falls; standards broader than, and the same color as the falls; Dark purplish signal patch with a yellow beard
See below:
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References:
Sched. ad Herb. A. Grossheim & B. Schidschkin, in Pl. Or. Exsicc. Fasc. no. 357 (1928). |
Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad. |
Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Conspectus Florae Caucasi 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae. |
Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press. |
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Chromosme counts:
2n=20 (Awishai & Zohary 1980).
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Synonyms
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Grossheim described the following forms:
Iris camillae Grossheim; forma
camillae Grossh; forma
caerulea Grossh; forma
lutea Grossh; forma
pallida D. Sosn. ; forma
pseudoiberica Grossh. forma
speciossisima Grossh. forma
spectabilis Grossh. forma
sulphurea Grossh.
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Hybrids
The Species Group of the British Iris Society notes that this is probably of hybrid origin between
Ii. iberica, paradoxa, and
acutiloba.
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Distribution & Cultivation
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