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Iris thompsonii R. C. Foster
IRIDACEAE
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Information from the Index of California Plant Names (ICPN)
Initial Editorial Analysis 21 Jan 2010
Source of Report for California  
a Munz, P.A. in collaboration with D. D. Keck. 1968, as cited in Kartesz & Meacham
b Rosatti SMASCH notes: Evidently not treated in Munz, The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]
Initial Editorial Comments seven records in SMASCH, collected 1907-1937, six from Del Norte Co., one from Los Angeles Co.; in no way mentioned in Abrams & Ferris, Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, The Jepson Manual [Ed. 1]; Iris douglasiana X Iris innominata in International Plant Names Index-Gray Card Index and according to Lenz (Aliso 4:23. 1958); under Iris innominata in Munz, "Natural hybrids with douglasiana are I. X thompsonii"; in Kartesz & Meacham, indicated only for CA, OR, no hybrid nature indicated, Iris tenax subsp. thompsonii listed as syn.
Correspondence and Comments Subsequent to Initial Analysis
Correspondence 1 Treatment and author notes submitted for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] by Carol A. Wilson see Comment 1
Editorial Comments 1 Correspondence 1 indicates that for The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2] Iris thompsonii R. C. Foster is to be recognized as a species and treated as native to CA, and that Wilson et al. (1990 Madroño 37:113-123) reported no evidence of hybrid origin, despite previous reports that indicate Iris douglasiana X Iris innominata.
Editorial Summary and Current Status
Editorial Summary addition, for taxon evidently not previously reported from CA
Current Status JFP-1, accepted name for taxon native to CA
Current Status Authority The Jepson Manual [Ed. 2]
Current Status Date 21 Jan 2010
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