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Palustris

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Kashmir (?Jammu) Iris
« on: May 21, 2011, 09:24:23 PM »
This was photographed in Jammu which I think is in Kashmire. Anyone put a name to it? TIA

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Re: Kashmir (?Jammu) Iris
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 09:38:48 AM »
David Shaw posted about this iris too, in another thread...
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=7319.msg202811#msg202811
Lesley gave this reply
If it's as tall as that I'm wonderng about some close relative of I. orientalis. Not sure of the distribution of that species. It doesn't look quite like it - no yellow on the falls for instance - but worth a thought perhaps. It would always be helpful to see the foliage when trying to identify irises, and, indeed, the whole plant.

Now I've had a better look, there IS some yellow well into the haft it seems. So I would suggest I. orientalis or a species close to that. Spuria section anyway. Formally known as I. ochroleuca.
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