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Iris ruthenica

Synonyms: Iris ruthenica var. ruthenica; Iris ruthenica var. typica; Joniris ruthenica (homotypic); Limniris ruthenica (homotypic); Xiphion ruthenicum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Iris ruthenica, sometimes called 'Ever Blooming Iris' (in the UK), 'Russian Iris', 'Pilgrim Iris' and 'Hungarian Iris' (in Europe), is a species in the genus Iris- subgenus Limniris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, with a wide distribution, ranging from eastern Europe to Central Asia. It has grass-like leaves, thick stem and violet or bluish lavender flowers which are marked with violet veining.
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Infraspecies

Iris ruthenica brevituba
Iris ruthenica ruthenica

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve Zapovednik Ia 458883 Russia  
Katunsky Biosphere Reserve 393162 Altai, Russia
Sayano-Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve Ia 964620 Krasnoyarsk, Russia

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0