Iridodyctium kolpakowskianum
By Andrewr
6 Nov, 2008
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I know. This is a case, in the world of botany, of the lumpers and splitters.
The lumpers call it an iris; splitters have renamed it iridodytium. I guess that gives three people a job - the lumper, the splitter and the referee :-)
6 Nov, 2008
An iris by any other name...........
........... would look just as fantastic. :o)
6 Nov, 2008
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Amazing structure and colour on that one. :o)
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