Small dwarf iris
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Small Iris pumila ( Iris histrioides ) is a plant type from the kind of irises ( Iris ) within the family of the Iridaceae (Iridaceae).
features
It is a perennial herbaceous plant that forms onions as persistence organs. The leaves appear only after the flowers . It is initially 10 to 20 centimeters high with the leaves later up to 50 centimeters. The flowers are blue or purple-blue. The hanging leaves are horizontal, the plate is almost circular, the median is yellow. At the bottom there is a white, blue-dotted and veined spot, which is set off from the nail by a clear bay. The standards are erect. The two bracts are thin and paper-like, their transverse nerves are clearly visible.
Flowering time is from March to April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 16.
distribution
The homeland of the Iris histrioides are mountain slopes and open coniferous forests in northern Turkey .
Systematics
Synonyms for the species name are: Iris reticulata Bieb. var. histrioides G.F.Wilson and Iridodictyum histrioides (GFWilson) Nothdurft .
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 .
