| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris loczyi Kanitz |
| Bibliography | Növényt. Gyujtesek. Eredm. Grof Szechenyi Bela Keletazsai Utjabol: 58 (1891) |
| Native Range | Iran to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves linear, rigid, on base brownish vaginate, floral stems closely over ground, spathes 3, 10-15cm, 1-2-flowered, acuminate, flowers dark striate, 5-7cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cryptobasis loczyi (Kamitz) Ikonn. Cryptobasis thianschanica (Maxim.) Nevski Iris tenuifolia var. thianschanica Maxim. Iris thianschanica (Maxim.) Vved. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (TVA Tuva) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |