| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris tenuifolia Pall. |
| Bibliography | Reise Russ. Reich. 3: 714 (1776) |
| Native Range | se. European Russia to n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-3700m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, linear, distorted, 20-60cm, on base russet vaginate, spathes 3-4, lanceolate, 5-10cm, 2-3-fowered, long acuminate, flowers 4-7cm |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cryptobasis mariae Mavrodiev Cryptobasis regelii (Maxim.) M.B.Crespo Cryptobasis tenuifolia (Pall.) Nevski Iris acaulis Pall. Iris regelii Maxim. Joniris tenuifolia (Pall.) Klatt Neubeckia tenuifolia (Pall.) Alef. Xiphion tenuifolium (Pall.) Schrank |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (CTA Chita) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |