(SPEC) Iris curvifolia Zhao
1982, Botanical author Zhao
Iris curvifolia Zhao (
Y. T. Zhao, 1982, Xinjiang province, China);
Section Psammiris. Height 4-6" (10-15 cm); Bright yellow flowers with brown lines; It is said to be similar to
Iris bloudowii but shorter, with bracts that are only slightly inflated, much less so than
I. bloudowii, and leaves that are very falcate, therefore its name curvifolia. It appears to have a short creeping rhizome about 2 cm. in diameter with a few persistent old leaf bases at the base of the shoot. The sickle-shaped leaves are said to be 10-20 cm. long by 1-1.5 cm. wide. The flowers are about 4.5-6 cm in diameter with a perianth tube 2-3 cm long. Zhao in
Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 20: (1) 99 1982.
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