Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris tenuifolia Pall. |
Synonyms | Iris acaulis Pall. |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-3700m |
Description | leaves grey-green, linear, distorted, 20-60cm, on base russet vaginate, spathes 3-4, lanceolate, 5-10cm, 2-3-fowered, long acuminate, flowers 4-7cm |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (East European Russia , South European Russia ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Chita ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | IRIDACEAE
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