Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris caucasica M.Bieb. |
Bibliography | Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 33 (1808) |
Native Range | Caucasus to nw. Iran and Israel |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 100-2000m |
Description | corms ca. 2cm, leaves approximate, glaucous, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, margins densely lanate-ciliate, flowers 1-3, tube of perianth 4cm, sometimes mauve |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Colchicum falcifolium Stapf Coresantha caucasica (M.Bieb.) Klatt Costia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Willk. Juno caucasica (M.Bieb.) Kotschy Neubeckia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Alef. Thelysia caucasica (M.Bieb.) Parl. Xiphion caucasicum (M.Bieb.) Baker |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |