Iris narynensis explained

Iris narynensis is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.

It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.[1]

The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the iris was found.[2]

It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S. K.

Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 2007.[3]

Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.[4]

It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4-5.[5]

It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.[6]

Habit

Iris narynensis has 1 or 2 dark-violet[7] (or pale violet). It has dark violet falls.[8] The flowersare up to 7 cm across.[7] It is a very small growing iris, only reaching 5 cm (or 2 in.)[8]

Native

Iris narynensisCorrecting publication info is native to Kyrgyzstan in USSR and Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia.[7] It has been found in a river canyon at around 600 m above sea level.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iris narynensis . apps.kew.org . 1 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Patrick . Hayes . Kyrgyzstan . www.kewguild.org.uk . 1 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019021947/http://www.kewguild.org.uk/media/pdfs/v15s113p257-57.pdf . 19 October 2014 .
  3. Rina Kamenetsky, Hiroshi Okubo (Editors)
  4. Web site: Iris narynensis . www.rhs.org.uk. 1 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Iris Juno L. . www.efloras.org . 1 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Komil. Tojibaev. Turginov. Orzimat. A new species and a new combination of Iris subgenus Scorpiris (Iridaceae) from Central Asia (Hissar Range, Pamir-Alai). 2011–2013. biotaxa.org. 1 September 2014.
  7. Book: Cassidy . G.E.. Linnegar . S.. 1987 . Revised . Growing Irises. Bromley . Christopher Helm . 145–146 . 0-88192-089-4 .
  8. Web site: Summary of the Genus Iris. www.pacificbulbsociety.org . 1 September 2014.