Iris zagrica
| Iris zagrica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Hermodactyloides |
| Section: | Reticulatae |
| Species: | I. zagrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris zagrica B.Mathew and Zarrei | |
Iris zagrica is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial plant.
It was described by botanical authors Brian Mathew and Mehdi Zarrei in 2009, who published their findings in Curtis's Botanical Magazine volume 26(3), pages 245-252, table 653.[1]
Its name was verified in the US in 2003, by ARS Systematic Botanists[2]
It was named after the Zagros Mountains in Iran.[1]
In 2010, it was exhibited at the RHS London Early Spring Show by a Director of Kew. It was awarded a Botanical Certificate by the Joint Rock Garden Plant Committee of the Alpine Garden Society.[3]
Habit
It has a long icy blue flower stalk and a very short tube. The blue standards have a darker central zone. The falls are powerfully veined, imperial purple, with an orange central crest.[4]
Some rare versions have pure white flowers.[5]
Kew Gardens has a bulb originally collected in 08/05/1962 from the 'Zirreh Pass' in Iran, it was originally named Iris reticulata before being reclassified.[6]
Native
Originating from and named after the Zagros, a mountain range in western Iran. It can also be found in Iraq.[5] It can be found as high as almost 2000m above sea level.[6]
References
- 1 2 "653. Iris zagrica". onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Taxon: Iris winkleri Regel". Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "RHS London Early Spring Show 2010". alpinegardensociety.net. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ "Autumn 2013 Catalogue" (pdf). rareplants.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Janis Ruksans, Bulb Nursery Catalogue" (pdf). www.reticulatas.com. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Specimen: K000524267". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Iris zagrica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris zagrica at Wikispecies