Iris humilis









Botanical Name: Iris humilis (added by Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Botanical Synonyms:
Iris arenaria, I. dahurica, I. flavissima subsp. stolonifera, I. pineticola (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Classification:
Genus Iris, Subgenus Iris, section Psammiris (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Common Names:
N/A
Chromosome Count:
2n=22 (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
General Description:
5-25cm in height, leaves 2-7mm wide. Flower stem with one or two flowers 3-4cm in diameter, yellow with orange beard (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Flowering stems grow 2" to 10" tall. Flowers are yellow. (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Distinguishing Features:
Flower has flattish appearance, standards are shorter than the falls,and style crests are also shorter. (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Preferred Habitat:
N/A
Hardiness:
Zone 1-6 (Yu.Pirogov, 20-NOV-03 )
Native Range:
Eastern Europe Moravia in Chech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Roumania south -east Russia, Asiatic Russia in Siberia right across to the far eastern provinces and Mongolia (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Eastern Europe, southeaster Russia, Asiatic Russia, Siberia, Mongolia (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Status in the Wild:
Probably common (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Very rare in European Russia and Ukraine (Yu. Pirogov, 20-NOV-03 )
Commercial Availability:
N/A
Sources Cited:
B.Mathew The Iris (Edmundas Kondratas, 16-NOV-03)
Info entered on 21-SEP-04 comes from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 21-SEP-04)
Additional Comments:
N/A