Images Dated 27th May 2005

WAT-10588 Siberian Iris

WAT-10588
Siberian Iris
Au Ried Noir, Alsace, France
Iris siberica
Plant relic of the Au glacier period. Rare Plant still growing in the Au Ried Noir, Alsace, France.
Ried = wetlands with meadows with carex and choin growing on it
Carex Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges). It is the most extensive genus of the family.
Siberian Iris.
M. Watson
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