| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris ruthenica Ker Gawl. |
| Synonyms | Iris humilis Schur |
| Iris verna Pall. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3600m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, linear, 7-25cm, on base brownish, apex long acuminate, floral stems 2-3-leaved, spathes 2, green, lanceolate, 1-flowered, flowers 3-6cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Russian Far East (Primorye ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , China Southeast , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Eastern Asia (Korea ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | IRIDACEAE
ruthenica brevituba Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 26: 516 (1880)
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