[pbs] FW: Glads from Georgia
Boyce Tankersley
btankers at chicagobotanic.org
Tue Mar 6 14:33:49 EST 2007
Hi Dell:
The taxa we received are:
Gladiolus kotschyanus Boiss. Four corms from the region/state of Samtskhe-Javakheti grown in the Bakuriani Alpine Botanic Garden. This is in the Lesser Caucasus, 1,800 meters elevation straddling the mountainous ridge that divides the moist western maritime from the dry eastern continental climates. Chipmunks have consumed all of these.
Gladiolus tenuis M. Bieb. 428 seeds originally (fewer germinated and we only have 3 corms remaining - tissue culture is under consideration) from the state/region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti collected near Kazbegi. This is in the high mountains of the Greater Caucasus. These are currently in plug trays under the TLC of our plant propagator.
Also under TLC of our propagator from Jim Shields donations we have:
Gladiolus caucasicus, 318 corms
Gladiolus illyricus 3 corms
Gladiolus imbricatus 1 corm
Gladiolus italicus ssp. bornetii 2 corms
Gladiolus oppositiflorus ssp. salmoneus 2 corms
Boyce Tankersley
Director of Living Plant Documentation
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022
tel: 847-835-6841
fax: 847-835-1635
email: btankers at chicagobotanic.org
-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dell Sherk
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:35 PM
To: 'Pacific Bulb Society'
Subject: [pbs] FW: Glads from Georgia
Hmmm. Maybe species names like "byzantinus" and "italicus" should have been
a tip off.
I still would like to know how they got there and if there are still any
species in between, geographically.
Dell
-----Original Message-----
From: Dell Sherk [mailto:dells at voicenet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:15 PM
To: 'Pacific Bulb Society'
Subject: RE: [pbs] Glads from Georgia
Boyce wrote:
"We have some wild collected Gladiolus taxa from Republic of Georgia but
the corms (from seed) have not gotten large enough to test them
outdoors. Then, of course, we have a bumper crop of chipmunks that seen
to prefer bulbs of know wild origin - which is another reason they
haven't gone out yet."
I am amazed to find out that there are Gladiolus spp native to Rep of
Georgia. I don't remember your telling us about them in your presentation in
Chicago on Georgian flora, but I miss a lot. I'll have to do some
investigation. I am aware that some irids (romulea, e.g.) have species
native to South Africa and again to the Mediterranean area. But there are no
longer, I think, any romuleas in between. Georgia is a long way from South
Africa. Are there any gladiolus species native to areas in between? I think
this subject of bio-geography, or whatever it's called, is fascinating. It
reveals hints about climate changes and continental drift.
Dell,
in SE PA where we are having a nasty, cold and windy day, though it is
sunny. March sure did come in like a lion this year. Crocus ancyrensis,
chrysanthus cvs, and some others, Eranthis hyemalis, and Galanthus elwesii
are in bloom but not happy. Où sont les neiges d'antan?
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