− | Iris reichenbachii, Heuffel. (I. bosniaca, Beck. I. balkana, Janka. I. reichenbachiana, Baker). Rhizome stout; tufts crowded: lvs. 3-43 in. long, ¼ -3/4 in. wide, increasing in size after flowering-time: st. 6-10 in. long, 1-headed, bearing 1-2 reduced lvs.: spathes 1-2-fld., 1 ½ -2 in. long; valves ventricose, green, or slightly scarious: fls. reddish brown-purple with bluish white beard, or yellow with orange beard; outer segms. obovate, cuneate, 2 in. long, 1 in. broad; inner Begins, oblong-elliptical, emargmate, suddenly constricted to a canaliculate claw. Bosnia and Herzegovina to Bulgaria and Macedonia.—Resembles I. chamaeiris, but differs in the flattened, acutely keeled spathea and the thin texture of the fls. The yellow-fld. forms are often slightly veined with purple.
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| + | '''Iris reichenbachii''', Heuffel. (synonyms ''I. bosniaca'', Beck. ''I. balkana'', Janka. ''I. reichenbachiana'', Baker). [[Rhizome]] stout; tufts crowded: leaves 3-4 inches long, 1/4 -3/4 inch wide, increasing in size after flowering-time: [[stem]]s 6-10 inches long, 1-headed, bearing 1-2 reduced leaves: [[spathe]]s 1-2-flowered, 1 ½ -2 inches long; [[valve]]s [[ventricose]], green, or slightly [[scarious]]: [[flower]]s reddish brown-purple with bluish white [[beard]], or yellow with orange beard; outer segments [[obovate]], [[cuneate]], 2 inches long, 1 inch broad; inner Begins, oblong-elliptical, emargmate, suddenly constricted to a canaliculate claw{{SCH}}. [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] to [[Bulgaria]] and [[Macedonia]]{{SCH}}. Resembles ''I. chamaeiris'', but differs in the flattened, acutely keeled spathea and the thin texture of the flowers. The yellow-flowered forms are often slightly veined with purple{{SCH}}. |