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Fritillaria sp. JJA 17242 Thanks to Ron we have this collection locality as : Iran, Kordestan, East of Shuysheh ( SE of Marivan ), 1750m...
I think your "exinguinata" was indeed "lost in Translation" or more likely just smudged on the label: I suspect you have Iris "reticulata" from Lake Sevan--and a darned nice form of it to boot! Amazing how many smudged labels have given rise to new non-existent species!(I've committed more than a few myself!)
ReplyDeleteThank you acantholimon! I knew someone out there would know what that might be. Now to figure out where lake Sevan is!
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