Iris lutescens

Iris lutescens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Iris
Species:	I. lutescens
Binomial name
*Iris lutescens* Lam.
Synonyms
'Iris chamaeiris'^[1]

Iris lutescens (Crimean iris) is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It grows up to 30cm tall, with broad leaves (about 2.5cm wide),^[1] producing yellow or violet flowers in spring (March-April). It prefers dry conditions during its dormant period in the summer.^[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

It is native to North East Spain, Southern France and Italy. It is found on rocky or sandy hillsides or in woodlands.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Phillips, Roger; Rix, Martyn (1991). Perennials Vol. 1. Pan Books Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 9780330327749.
↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
↑ "Iris lutescens". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

Iris subg. Iris

Section Iris	Section Iris I. adriatica I. alexeenkoi I. albertii I. albicans I. aphylla I. attica I. benacensis I. bicapitata I. cengialti I. croatica I. cypriana I. flavescens I. germanica I. glaucescens I. griffithii I. hellenica I. illyrica I. imbricata I. junonia I. kashmiriana I. lutescens I. marsica I. mesopotamica I. orjenii I. pallida I. perrieri I. pseudopumila I. pseudopallida I. pumila I. purpureobractea I. relicta I. reichenbachii I. revoluta I. sambucina I. scariosa I. schachtii I. suaveolens I. subbiflora I. taochia I. timofejewii I. variegata

Section Oncocyclus	I. acutiloba I. assadiana I. atrofusca I. atropurpurea I. barnumae I. bismarckiana I. camillae I. gatesii I. haynei I. hermona I. iberica I. kirkwoodi I. lortetii I. mariae I. meda I. paradoxa I. petrana I. polakii I. sari I. sofarana I. susiana

Section Hexapogon	I. falcifolia I. longiscapa

Section Psammiris	I. arenaria I. bloudowii I. curvifolia I. humilis I. kamelinii I. mandschurica I. potaninii I. vorobievii

Section Pseudoregelia	Iris cuniculiformis Iris dolichosiphon I. goniocarpa I. hookeriana I. ivanovae I. kamaonensis I. leptophylla I. narcissiflora I. psammocola I. sikkimensis I. tigrida

Section Regelia	I. afghanica I. darwasica I. heweri I. hoogiana I. korolkowii I. stolonifera

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