Iris palaestina

Iris palaestina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Iris
Subgenus:	Scorpiris
Species:	Iris palaestina
Binomial name
	Iris palaestina; Boiss
Synonyms
	'Iris Fontanesii' (Baker), 'Xiphion Fontanesii' (Baker), 'Iris xiphium' (Desf)

Iris palaestina is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Xiphium. It is also known as the Palestine Iris. It is a bulbous perennial.

Iris palaestina (Baker) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 5: 120 (1882). http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=322199

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-322199 synonmyns Juno palaestina (Baker) Klatt Synonym iPlants 2012-03-23 Thelysia palaestina (Baker) Mattei Synonym iPlants 2012-03-23 Xiphion palaestinum Baker

Iris palaestina Authors: Boiss. Similar to the better known and more decorative I. planifolia, but a little shorter and having generahy translucent greenish flowers, though whitish forms with or without a variable amount of blue are not so uncommon in the wild. Israel, Lebanon and probably southern Syria, in coastal sites on stony ground and in olive groves. ref name=alpinegarden http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Iris/palaestina

Iris palaestina is an accepted name by the RHS.^[1]

from Isreal, syria, lebanon and Jordan 1-3 greenish-grey/white flowers with winged falls 7cm (3in) across Not hardy and poor growing in the UK.^[2]

Common name: Palestine Iris Life form: Geophyte; rootstock an ovoid bulb Stems: 10-20cm high Leaves: Alternate, rosette, entire, glossy on upper surface, undulate with white, ciliate margins Flowers: The flower is white to yellowish; in the southern population light blue specimens can be found Fruits / pods: Loculicidal capsules Flowering Period: Januar, Februar Habitat: Batha, Phrygana Distribution: The sandstone ridges of the coastal plain Summer shedding: Ephemeral http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Irispalaestina_page.htm

Hebrew name איריס ארץ-ישראלי found in Golan, Gallilee, Mediterranean coast, Northern valleys, Carmel, Samarian mountains, Samarian desert, Judean mountains, Sharon, Shefela in Isreal Petals 6 title=Iris palaestina url=http://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=62

References

^ "Iris palaestina". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1982). Growing Irises. Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 145-146. ISBN 0-88192-089-4. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)