Sharing seeds of rare plants
pbs.spiranthes@spamgourmet.com (Thu, 13 Nov 2014 19:23:49 PST)
Hello Kathleen,
Will you please let me know the name(s) of the Iris species to which you
are referring?
The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) lists only Iris lacustris, a
federally listed endangered species of Michigan and Wisconsin that is
allied to Iris cristata and is completely unrelated to Pacific Coast
Iris species.
The California Endangered Species Act (CESA) does not list any Iris
species at all.
Thank you and kind regards.
Kathleen Sayce (/Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:47:28 PST/)
I have also had very negative experiences with the California Native
Plant Society, concerning ESA-listed Pacific Coast Iris, even though
the plants were garden grown, and had been so long before this species
was listed. My personal conclusion was, when I had seeds from my own
plants, that I would go ahead and share them to nonprofit seed
exchanges. But I agree, those folks can be quite rabid on the subject!
Kathleen