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Iris potaninii Maxim.  
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FamilyIRIDACEAE
Genus speciesIris potaninii Maxim. 
BibliographyBull. Acad. Sci. Saint=Pétersbourg, sér. 3. 26: 528 (1880)
Native Ranges. Siberia to China and Mongolia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude800-5000m
Descriptionleaves linear, 5-15cm, apiculate, floral stems under ground, spathes narrowly lanceolate, 4-5cm, membranous, 1-flowered, flowers 3-5cm, tube of perianth 2-4cm
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow, violet, purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
division in late summer
SynonymsIris flavissima var. rupestris Bunge
Iris thoroldii Baker ex Hemsl.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet)
     37 Mongolia
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