Iris narynensis
Iris narynensis is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.
Iris narynensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Genus: | Iris |
Subgenus: | Iris subg. Scorpiris |
Section: | Iris sect. Scorpiris |
Species: | I. narynensis |
Binomial name | |
Iris narynensis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Juno narynensis (O.Fedtsch.) Vved. |
It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.[2]
The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the iris was found.[3]
It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S. K.[4]
Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis Botanical Magazine in 2007.[5]
Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.[6]
It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4-5.[7]
It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.[8]
Habit
Iris narynensis has 1 or 2 dark-violet[9](or pale violet). It has dark violet falls.[10] The flowers are up to 7 cm across.[9] It is a very small growing iris, only reaching 5 cm (or 2 in.)[10]
Native
Iris narynensisCorrecting publication info is native to Kyrgyzstan in USSR and Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia.[9] It has been found in a river canyon at around 600 m above sea level.[3]
References
- "Juno narynensis". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "Iris narynensis". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- Hayes, Patrick. "Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). www.kewguild.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR), p. 281, at Google Books
- Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo (Editors) Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production, p. 73, at Google Books
- "Iris narynensis". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "Iris Juno L." www.efloras.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- Tojibaev, Komil; Orzimat, Turginov (2011–2013). "A new species and a new combination of Iris subgenus Scorpiris (Iridaceae) from Central Asia (Hissar Range, Pamir-Alai)". biotaxa.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
- "Summary of the Genus Iris" (PDF). www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.