Reticulated Iris (Iris reticulata)

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Mar 16, 2006

Reticulated Iris
Iris reticulata

Taken 26th February, growing amongst Ipheion, it has been there for 7 years.

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Mar 16, 2006

Nice Wallaby. Where is it reticulated?

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ineedacupoftea Denver, CO Mar 16, 2006

On the tips of the falls(or outer petals), on top of the gold bit. That's still really pushing it, though.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Mar 16, 2006

Thank you soferdig, yes it does provoke thought! Having looked carefull I would say there could be a little on top of the gold, but then if you look at the white bits at the sides of the gold there is a sort of 'reticulated' effect.

When these plants were named I think there was a bit of stretching the truth sometimes, or perhaps as they were naming so many new plants as the plant hunter found them it was the small differences that separated one plant from another.

If you would like to become more educated on the subject, here is a good link, and note the logo!

http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/Workshops/Reticulated/

Alternatively, here is a cheaper option!

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=reticulated

paying attention to the 'adjective' meaning of the word, "the reticulate veins of a leaf";

but perhaps the word used in biological tems 'reticulata' as a latin word may mean the biological structure of the veinous make-up, I prefer to see the patterning as the reason.

And if that has whet your appetite, here are some more

http://www.reticulatas.com/

Now when it comes to something such as Citrus reticulata I am struggling, perhaps it is the netted veining on the skin, or the membranous segments!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_reticulata

Now do you wish you had not asked? Hehe

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Mar 16, 2006

thanks for the info. I was trying to use the veterinary term reticulated ligaments to understand the Iris. It wasn't computing.

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