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Hermodactylus tuberosus. Salisb. (Iris tuberdsa, Linn.). Tubers 2-4, about 1 in. long: st. 1-fld., 1 ft. or more high: lvs. 2-3, glaucous, 4-angled, 1-2 ft. long: spathe usually with only 1 large lanceolate valve: outer perianth-segms. 2 in. long, black-purple: inner ones green. April. B.M. 631. F.S. 11:1083. G.C. II. 23:672.—H. longifolius, Sweet, is a form, according to Baker, with lvs. 3-4 ft. long; and H. bispatheceus, Sweet, a form with 2 valves in the spathe. H. tuberosus is sometimes called the "widow iris" or "mourning iris," from its fls. of apple- green and velvet-black. J. N. Gerard.
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==Cultivation==
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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