Iris narbutii

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Iris narbutii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Scorpiris
Section: Iris sect. Scorpiris
Species:
I. narbutii
Binomial name
Iris narbutii
Synonyms [1]
  • Iris caucasica var. oculata(Maxim)
  • Iris dengerensis(B.Fedtsch.)
  • Iris hissaricaO.Fedtsch. ex Kneuck.
  • Juno dengerensis(B.Fedtsch.) Soják
  • Juno narbutii (O.Fedtsch.) Vved.

Iris narbutii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Iris , subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Central Asia. It has dark green leaves, short stems, spring flowers in shades of greenish-yellow to pale violet.

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Description

Iris narbutii has a brown bulb with papery tunic, [2] the bulb is approx. 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in diameter. [3] It has thickened roots, [4] which look similar to fat short pointed tubers. [5] The thin, channelled dark green leaves emerge before the flowers, they are 5–25 mm wide (close to the base of the plant). [4] [6] [3] They gradually narrow to an apex (falcate-like or lanceolate), [2] and have a very visible white edging/margin. [4]

One of the shorter Juno irises, similar to Iris leptorrhiza , [2] only growing to a height of 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in). [4] [6] [7]

It blooms in early-mid spring, [3] flowering between January to April depending on the weather conditions. [4] [2] [6] It has 1 or 2 scentless flowers per bulb stem. [4] [3] [7]

The flowers come in a range of shades between greenish-yellow to pale violet. [2] [6] [7] The green-purple perianth tube is about 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) long. [4] [3] It has standards (3.5–5 cm or 1.4–2.0 in) that hang downwards. [6] [8] [9] It has falls that start upright, but then the blade bends downwards, with a dark violet blotch at the tip. They have a raised white crest surrounded by a yellow zone/area. [2] [7] [9] The yellow zone can sometimes have a dark purple ring around it. [3]

It has whitish pollen. [4]

Taxonomy

It is sometimes misspelt as 'Iris narbuti'. [10] [11]

It was first published as Juno narbutii by Olga Fedtschenko in 'Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obscestva Ljubitelej Estestvoznanija, Antropologii i Etnografii, Sostojascago pri (Imperatorskom) Moskovskom Universitete' in 1902. [12] It was later published as Iris narbutii by Boris Fedtschenko in Bull. Jard. Bot. St. Petersb. Vol.V on page 157 in 1905. [4]

Iris narbutii is now an accepted name by the RHS. [13]

It is listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K. [14]

It may have been named after 'Narbuta Beg'(1774-1798), a grandson of 'Abd al-Karim' (Khanate of Kokand) of the Fergana Valley, Central Asia, where the iris was found. [15]

Native

Iris narbutii is from Central Asia. [7] [9] Originally found on the slopes of Syr-Darya river valley. [4] [8]

It is found on the rocky, gravelly slopes of the mountains of western Tien Shan and southern Pamir Mountains. [3] Also seen near to Samarkand and Tashkent. [4]

Olga Fedtschenko had speculated that the plants from west Tien Shan, could be a separate species, due to their paler colour. [4]

In Chulbair Mountains, Uzbekistan, it is a threatened species and close to extinction. [2]

Cultivation

It can be seen growing in the 'Le Grand Clos Botanique Garden' in Bourgueil, France. [16]

It can be cultivated in pots, [2] or in well-drained soils in sunshine (like other Juno irises). [6]

Known hybrids

In Russia, Vvedenskii had noted several natural hybrids including;

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References

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