| 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 |
| Ca | |
| 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) |