Iris narynensis

Iris narynensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Iris narynensis is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.

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's 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

  1. ^ "Juno narynensis". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Iris narynensis". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b Hayes, Patrick. "Kyrgyzstan" (PDF). www.kewguild.org.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR), p. 281, at Google Books
  5. ^ Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo (Editors) Ornamental Geophytes: From Basic Science to Sustainable Production, p. 73, at Google Books
  6. ^ "Iris narynensis". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Iris Juno L." www.efloras.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
  10. ^ a b "Summary of the Genus Iris" (PDF). www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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