Iris caucasica M.Bieb.


Family	IRIDACEAE
Genus species	Iris caucasica M.Bieb.
Habitat	dry, stony grassland
Altitude	100-2000m
Description	corms ca. 2cm, leaves approximate, glaucous, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, margins densely lanate-ciliate, flowers 1-3, tube of perianth 4cm, sometimes mauve
Size	10-20cm
Color	yellow
Bloom	spring
Ca
Type	tuberous perennial
Cultivation	sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers
Territory	Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	IRIDACEAE Iris caucasica M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 33 (1808) Synonyms: Coresantha caucasica (M.Bieb.) Klatt Costia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Willk. Juno caucasica (M.Bieb.) Kotschy Neubeckia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Alef. Thelysia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Parl. Xiphion caucasicum (M.Bieb.) Baker 100-2000m ============================================================================= caucasica typica ined. Synonyms: Colchicum falcifolium Stapf Iris caucasica kharput Foster Caucasus, w. Asia 33 NCS TCS 34 IRN IRQ LBS PAL TUR caucasica atropatana (Grossh.) Bolt., Phytotaxa 303(2): 127 (2017) Basionym: Iris atropatana Grossh., Trudy Bot. Inst. (Baku) 2: 252 (1936) Synonyms: Juno atropatana (Grossh.) Czerep. s. Transcaucasus, ne. Turkey 33 TCS 34 TUR caucasica multiflora Grossh., Trudy Geobot. Obsl. Pastb. S.S.R. Azerbaidzhana, Ser. A, Zimm. Pastb. 7: 87 (1931) Synonyms: Iris schischkinii Grossh. Juno schischkinii (Grossh.) Czerep. s. Transcaucasus 33 TCS caucasica turcica B.Mathew, Garden (London, 1975) 106: 478 (1981) Synonyms: Juno turcica (B.Mathew) M.B.Crespo & al. ne. Iraq, c. Turkey 34 IRQ TUR