Baker iris
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Baker's iris ( Iris bakeriana ) |
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The Baker-iris ( Iris Bakeriana ) is a plant type from the kind of irises ( Iris ) within the family of the Iridaceae (Iridaceae). The specific epithet honors the British botanist John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920).
features
The Baker iris is a perennial herbaceous plant . This geophyte forms tubers, which are often incorrectly called " onions ", as persistence organs. The leaves are round and have eight ribs. The pendulum leaves have neither a yellow spot nor a central bulge. The tips of the hanging leaves are originally dark purple in color.
The flowering period extends from March to April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20.
Occurrence
The Baker's iris occurs in south-east Turkey , north Iraq and west Iran in oak bush forests at altitudes of around 1000 meters.
use
The Baker iris is rarely used as an ornamental plant. It has been in culture since 1889 at the latest.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
