| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris lactea Pall. |
| Synonyms | Iris oxypetala C.A.Mey. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-3800m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, linear, rigid, spathes green, lanceolate, 5-10cm, 2-4-flowered, acuminate, flowers 5-8cm, tube of perianth very short |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | pale violet, yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of tubers in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , China Southeast , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Korea ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | IRIDACEAE
lactea chrysantha Y.T.Zhao, Bull. Bot. Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 9: 76 (1980)
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