| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris minutoaurea Makino |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 5: 17 (1928) |
| Native Range | Manchuria to Korea, Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves narrowly linear, 5-15cm, acuminate, stems thin, spathes 2, lanceolate, 4-5cm, 1-flowered, shortly acuminate, flowers 2-3cm, tube of perianth 1-2cm, slender |
| Size | 7-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Iris minuta Franch. & Sav. Iris savatieri Nakai Limniris minutoaurea (Makino) Rodion. Zhaoanthus minutoaureus (Makino) M.B.Crespo & al. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHM Manchuria) 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan, KOR Korea) |