Iris zagrica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Hermodactyloides
Section: Iris sect. Reticulatae
Species:
I. zagrica
Binomial name
Iris zagrica
B.Mathew and Zarrei

Iris zagrica is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial plant.

It was described by botanical authors Brian Mathew and Mehdi Zarrei 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 Mountains in Iran.[1]

In 2010, it was exhibited at the RHS London Early Spring Show by a Director of Kew. It was awarded a Botanical Certificate by the Joint Rock Garden Plant Committee of the Alpine Garden Society.[3]

Habit

It has a long icy blue flower stalk and a very short tube. The blue standards have a darker central zone. The falls are powerfully veined, imperial purple, with an orange central crest.[4]

Some rare versions have pure white flowers.[5]

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.[6]

Native

Originating from and named after the Zagros, a mountain range in western Iran. It can also be found in Iraq.[5] It can be found as high as almost 2000m above sea level.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Mathew, Brian; Zarrei, Mehdi (2009). "653. Iris zagrica". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 26 (3): 245–252. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8748.2009.01655.x.
  2. ↑ "Iris winkleri". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "RHS London Early Spring Show 2010". alpinegardensociety.net. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Autumn 2013 Catalogue" (PDF). rareplants.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Janis Ruksans, Bulb Nursery Catalogue" (PDF). www.reticulatas.com. 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Specimen: K000524267". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

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