Representing iris
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The Secretary iris ( Iris vicaria ) is a plant of the genus Iris ( Iris ) within the family of the Iridaceae (Iridaceae).
features
The representative iris is a perennial bulb plant that reaches heights of 20 to 40 centimeters. The plate of the hanging leaves measures 1.2 to 1.7 × 0.8 to 1.4 centimeters. It is white or yellowish in color, the edge is light purple and on both sides of the entire, wavy, yellow to white comb there is a dark yellow spot. The nail is 5 to 10 millimeters wide and has parallel edges. The standards are 2 to 2.5 centimeters long, light purple in color with darker nerves and pointed rhombic or three-lobed. The perigone is 4 to 4.5 inches long and purple in color with darker nerves.
The flowering period extends from March to April.
Occurrence
The representative iris occurs in west and south-west Tajikistan in the west and south-west Pamir on fine stony slopes in almond trees with ferula and prangos at altitudes of 700 to 3000 meters.
use
The representative iris is rarely used as an ornamental plant.
supporting documents
- 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 .