Kingdom Plantae Family Iridaceae Tribe Irideae Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Iridoideae Genus Iris | |
Similar Iris kolpakowskiana, Iris histrio, Iris winkleri, Iris caucasica, Iris reticulata var baker | ||
Iris pamphylica is a species in the genus Iris. It is the largest member of the subgenus of Hermodactyloides, it is also in the section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.
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It was described by Ian Charleson Hedge in 1961. It was also recorded in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society No96 (1971).
It has been named after the old name for the region of Turkey, Pamphylia. In Turkish, it is known as Akseki navruzu.
Iris pamphylica is an accepted name by the RHS.
It was on the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.
It has featured on the 7,500,000 lira coin (as part of the Turkish flowers issue in 2002).
Habit
It has leaves that look square-like when seen in cross section. When in flower the leaves are between 10-20cm tall. The leaves grow up to 55cm when in full growth.
The flowers are 5-6cm wide, and flower in late winter-spring. The flowers are carried on a stem (unlike other species in the subgenus). It has standards that are blue with purple-brown falls with a yellow blotch.
It was found it likes to grow in loamy soils.
Native
Found in the fields of the Antalya Province of Turkey (near Manavgat), also on the edges of oak forests. Seen between 700-850 and 1500 m above sea level.