Iris zagrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Hermodactyloides
Species:
Iris zagrica
Binomial name
Iris zagrica
Brian Mathews and Mehdi Zarrei

Iris zagrica is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus of Hermodactyloides.

It was described by botanical authors 'Brian Mathews' and 'Mehdi Zarreiin' in 2009. Who published their findings in Curtis's Botanical Magazine volume 26(3), pages 245-252, table 653.[1]

Its name was verified in the US in 2003, by ARS Systematic Botanists[2]

It was named after the Zagros in Iran.[1]

In 2010, it was exhibited at the RHS London Early Spring Show by a Director of Kew. It won a Botanical Certificate by the JRGC.[3]

It was recorded in the Catalogue of Life in 2014.[4]

Habit

It has a long icy blue flower stalk and a very short tube.[5] Which has a darker central zone above powerfully veined, imperial purple falls with a central orange crest.[6]

Some rare versions have pure white flowers.[7]

Kew Gardens has a bulb originally collected in 08/05/1962 from the 'Zirreh Pass' in Iran, it was originally named Iris reticulata before being reclassified.[8]

Native

Originating from and named after the Zagros, a mountain range in western Iran Iran. It can also be found in Iraq.[4] It can be found as high as almost 2000m above sea level.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "653.Iris zagrica". onlinelibrary.wiley.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Taxon: Iris winkleri Regel". Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ "RHS London Early Spring Show 2010". alpinegardensociety.net. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b . Species 2000: Reading, UK. 2014 http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/9796252. Retrieved 28 July 2014. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |editors= ignored (|editor= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |titel= ignored (|title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "The Alpine Garden Society, Central Sussex Group, Newsletter April 2009" (pdf). 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Autumn 2013 Catalogue" (pdf). rareplants.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Janis Ruksans,Bulb Nursery Catalogue" (pdf). www.reticulatas.com. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Specimen: K000524267". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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