Iris clarkei

Iris clarkei
Iris clarkei seen in Bhutan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Sibiricae
Species:
I. clarkei
Binomial name
Iris clarkei
Synonyms[1]
  • Iris himalaica Dykes
  • Limniris clarkei (Baker ex Hook.f.) Rodion.

Iris clarkei is a species in the genus Iris, also the subgenus of Limniris and in the series Sibiricae. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Asia, including north east India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Burma and in China. It has grey-green leaves, long and thin green stem and violet, to dark blue, to blue or reddish purple flowers.

  1. ^ "Iris clarkei Baker ex Hook.f. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). Retrieved 15 December 2014.