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FamilyIRIDACEAE
Genus speciesIris humilis Georgi 
BibliographyBemerk. Reise Russ. Reich 1: 196 (1775)
Native Rangee. European Russia to n. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionroots thick, leaves linear, 5-15cm, floral stems short, spathes 2-3, narrowly lanceolate, 1-2-flowered, apex acuminate, flowers 4-5cm, tube of perianth 2-4cm
Size5-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division in late summer
SynonymsIris dahurica Herb. ex Klatt
Iris flavissima Pall.
Iris flavissima ssp. transuralensis Ugr.
Iris humilis f. foliata Kuntze
Joniris humilis (Georgi) Klatt
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya)
     31 Russian Far East (AMU Amur, KHA Khabarovsk, PRM Primorye)
     32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan)
     36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHM Manchuria, CHX Xinjiang)
     37 Mongolia
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