Illustration of the iris found in Turkey, Iraq, Azerbaijan and Iran, by Matilda Smith from Curtis's Botanical Magazine Vol.115 (series 3) in 1889
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Iris subg. Iris
Section:
Iris sect. Oncocyclus
Species:
I. barnumiae
Binomial name
Iris barnumiae
Foster & Baker
Synonyms[1]
Iris barnumiae subsp. barnumiae
Iris barnumiae is a species in the genus Iris; it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. It has pale glaucous green and narrow leaves, that are slightly sickle-shaped and fade soon after blooming. It has, in mid- to late spring, fragrant flowers in shades of purple, from red-purple, mulberry to purplish-violet, with a yellow tipped with purple beard. It was renamed as I. barnumiae in after a plant naming conference in 2011, but is still sometimes named as I. barnumae in some sources. It has one accepted subspecies Iris barnumiae subsp. demawendica and two forms; Iris barnumiae f. protonyma (Stapf) B.Mathew & Wendelbo and Iris barnumiae f. urmiensis (Hoog) B.Mathew & Wendelbo, which has yellow flowers. Sometimes I. barnumiae f. barnumiae is used to describe the basic form. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, due to its needing very dry and warm summer conditions.
^"Iris barnumiae Foster & Baker is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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