Iris attica

Iris attica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Iris
Section: Iris sect. Pogon
Species:
I. attica
Binomial name
Iris attica
Boiss. & Held. Boissier and Heldreich
Synonyms
  • Iris pumila subsp. attica (Boiss. & Held.) Hayek,[1][2][3]
  • Iris ochridana (unknown),[2][4]

Iris attica, the Greek iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of the Balkans in Europe, within the countries of Greece, former Yugoslavia, Turkey and North Macedonia. It has sage green or grey-green leaves, that are sickle-shaped, a stout short stem and 2 variable flowers, in shades from yellow to purple. They have a white or blue beard. It is often called Iris pumila subsp attica, but is classified in most sources, as a separate species, although it is closely related to Iris pumila, as a possible parent plant. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

  1. ^ James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification (2011) , p. 246, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b "Iris summary" (PDF). pacificbulbsociety.org. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Iris attica". alpine-plants.eu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ^ Kramb, D. (15 July 2003). "Iris attica". signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America). Retrieved 5 September 2015.