Iris planifolia
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Iris planifolia is a plant from the genus of the iris ( Iris ).
features
Iris planifolia is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of growth of 15 to 45 centimeters. This geophyte forms tubers, which are often incorrectly called "onions", as persistence organs. It forms fleshy roots. The basal leaves are 10 to 30 millimeters wide, not equally bilateral and wavy.
The flowers are usually single, rarely up to three. The bracts are blue to purple, rarely white. The inner bracts are protruding and half as long as the outer ones. The outer bracts are 50 to 80 millimeters long and have a papillary, yellow line in the middle.
The flowering period extends from November to April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
Iris planifolia occurs in the southern Mediterranean region. In Crete it grows in Phrygana at altitudes of 150 to 600 meters.
supporting documents
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 .