1961, Botanical author Georgi
Iris humilis Georgi (Johann Gottlieb Georgi, 1961); Section Psammiris. Height 2-10" (5-25 cm); Flowers yellow, falls flared; beards orange; Georgi in Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich 1, 196; Karl H. Ugrinsky in Fedde's Report. Spec. Nov., Beihefte 14: (1922).
Synonyms: Iris arenaria Wald. & Kit.; Iris dahurica Klatt ex Herbert; Iris flavissima Pallas; Iris pineticola Klokuv.; Iris borzeana (Prodan) Prodan.
Chromosome counts: The following two chromosome reports suggest we may be dealing with two separate entities; 2n=27, Krogulevich 1978; 2n-24, Sokolovskya & Probatova, 1986; 2n=28, Starobudtsev & Mironova, 1990; 2n=28, Malakhova, 1990; 2n=28 Malakhova & Markova, 1994. As I. flavissima 2n=22, Doronkin.
Iris humilis variations include;
'Arenaria', 'Borzeana', 'Dahurica', 'Flavissima', 'Flavissima Orientalis', 'Flavissima Phylospatha', 'Stolonifera' 'Transuralensis', 'Umbrosa'.
Iris humilis crosses include;
'Arenaphylla', 'Bricky', 'Bronya', 'Buster Brown', 'Butter Ball', 'Cream Tart', 'Cup & Saucer', 'Gay Flirt', 'Glow Gleam', 'Goetz', 'Jenny', 'Keepsake', 'Kola', 'Koviar', 'Lilac Girl', 'Meine Mutter', 'Mini Pearl', 'Missona', 'Mist O' Pink' 'Morning Light' 'One Little Indian' 'Patula' 'Pumar Alpha', 'Pumar Beta', 'Six Bits', 'Sunaire', 'Tampa', 'Tiny Treasure', 'Ugrinskyana', 'Valery Germanis', 'Ylo'.
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