| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris forrestii Dykes |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 47: 418 (1910) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | leaves adaxially grey-green, abaxially yellow-green and shiny, linear, floral stems hollow, 1-3-leaved, spathes 3, green. lanceolate, 2-flowered, acuminate, flowers 6-7cm |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Iris bulleyana f. forrestii (Dykes) Bolt. Limniris forrestii (Dykes) Rodion. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |