Iris narynensis
Species of flowering plant
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Iris narynensis is a plant species in the genus Iris belonging to the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.
| Iris narynensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Scorpiris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Scorpiris |
| Species: | I. narynensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris narynensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Juno narynensis (O.Fedtsch.) Vved. | |
It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.[2]
The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the species was originally discovered.[3]
It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S. K.[4]
Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 2007.[5]
Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.[6]
It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4–5.[7]
It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.[8]
Habit
Native
Iris narynensisCorrecting publication info is native to Kyrgyzstan in USSR and Tien Shan Mountains in Central Asia.[9] It has been found in a river canyon at around 600 m above sea level.[3]
