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Iris dolichosiphon subsp. dolichosiphon

Botanical Name: Iris dolichosiphon subsp. dolichosiphon (added by Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Botanical Synonyms:

N/A


Classification:

Pseudoregelia (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Common Names:

2n = 22 (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Chromosome Count:

N/A


General Description:

Flowers very dark violet, slightly mottled, 3–8.5 cm, Perianth tube 4–14 cm (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Distinguishing Features:

Flowering April-May in Z8 (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Preferred Habitat:

Among shrubs, alpine meadows, open grassy hillsides, limestone cliffs; 2700–4300 m (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Hardiness:

Z8, but quite tender (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Native Range:

Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar] (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Status in the Wild:

N/A


Commercial Availability:

Several nurseries selling sometimes as Iris narcissiflora (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Sources Cited:

Flora of China 24: 297–312. 2000 (Rafa Diez Dominguez, 21-APR-07)


Additional Comments:

N/A

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