Iris orjenii
Botanical Name: Iris orjenii (added by Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
Botanical Synonyms:
N/A
Classification:
Pogon (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
Subg. Iris (bearded Irises), sect. Iris series Pallida (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Common Names:
Orjen-Iris (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Chromosome Count:
2n = 24 (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
General Description:
Medium sized bearded Iris with white flowers (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Distinguishing Features:
White flowers, dry spathe like with all members in series Pallida (see Iris pallida) (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Preferred Habitat:
Open rocky mountainous mediterranean habitats of the alpine zone (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Hardiness:
Zone (4)5-10 (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Native Range:
Mt Orjen in Montenegro (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
Mt. Orjen in coastal Montenegro and southern Bosnia and Herzegovina (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Status in the Wild:
VU, local endemic to Mt. Orjen (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Commercial Availability:
Rare, botanical gardens, private collections (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Sources Cited:
Bräuchler, C. & Cikovac, P. 2007: Iris orjenii (Iridaceae) – a new species from the littoral Dinaric Alps – Willdenowia 37: 221-228. doi:10.3372/wi.37.37112 (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
Additional Comments:
Closely related I. pseudopallida and I. reichenbachii (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 25-MAR-08)
Interest in exchange? contact pavle_cikovac@yahoo.com (Pavle Cikovac, 30-MAY-08)
Species Iris Group of North America
