Iris acutiloba (Iris acutiloba)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves, roots Iris acutiloba is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and Oncocyclus Section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of the Caucasus and found in Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Dagestan in the North Caucasus, and Iran. It is a dwarf species, with narrow, falcate or curved leaves, it has one flower in spring or early summer, that comes in shades from cream, creamy white, whitish, pale brown, light grey, to pale violet. It is heavily veined or streaked and pointed, with 2 dark spots and brown, purple, dark purple, or black short beard. It has a small, thick and compressed rhizomes, which have many branches, and gives the plant a creeping habit, across the surface of the ground, while being heated by the sun. The creeping habit creates clumps.It has narrow, slender, curved,or falcate (sickle-shaped), leaves, that are glaucous, grey green, or medium green.They can grow up to between 10 cm (4 in) long, and between 0.2 and 0.6 cm wide.It is dwarf species, and has a slender stem or peduncle, that can grow up to between 8–25 cm (3–10 in) tall
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Iridaceae
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Genus: Iris
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