| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link |
| Bibliography | Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 71 (1820) |
| Native Range | ne. Caucasus to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves grey-green, falcate, 10-18cm, floral stems leafless, spathes 3, broadly lanceolate, membranous, 2-flowered, flowers 5-6cm, tube of perianth ca. 15mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Synonyms | Iris astrachanica Rodion. Iris biflora Falk Iris elongata Fisch. ex Baker Iris eulefeldii Regel Iris glaucescens var. elongata (Fisch. ex Baker) Baker Iris glaucescens var. eulefeldii (Regel)) Maxim. Iris pumila var. scariosa (Willd. ex Link) Schmalh. Iris scariosa var. eulefeldii (Regel) Maxim. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |