| Iris haynei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Iris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Oncocyclus |
| Species: | I. haynei
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris haynei | |
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Iris haynei, the Faqqu'a Iris or Gilboa iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, subgenus Iris and section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the shrublands and mountainsides mostly in Palestine , on the Gilboa mountain. It has smooth, linear or lanceolate, greyish-green leaves. Long slender stem and in Spring, (between March and April) large, fragrant flowers in shades of deep purple, violet, purple, brownish purple or dusky lilac veining or speckling over a pale ground. It has a dark purple, black-brown, to blackish signal patch, and a beard, which is variable from dark purple, white, or dark tipped yellow. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, as it needs very dry conditions during the summer.
- ^ Sapir, Y. (2016). "Iris haynei". dx.doi.org (IUCN). doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13161709A18612375.en.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Iris haynei Baker is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Iris summary" (PDF). pacificbulbsociety.org. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ Solomon, E. (3 April 2005). "Iris haynei". signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America). Retrieved 2 October 2016.