Iris tenuifolia

Iris tenuifolia
Flower head of Iris tenuifolia in Kazakhstan
Scientific 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. Tenuifoliae
Species:	I. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Iris tenuifolia Pall
Synonyms[1]
Cryptobasis tenuifolia (Pall.) Nevski Iris acaulis Pall. Iris regelii Maxim. ex Regel Joniris tenuifolia (Pall.) Klatt Neubeckia tenuifolia (Pall.) Alef. Xiphion tenuifolium (Pall.) Schrank

Iris tenuifolia is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Tenuifoliae of the genus. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from a wide region over central Asia, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, (the former Soviet Union republics of); Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia and in China. It has long greyish-green leaves, short stem and pale violet, lilac, pale blue, or purple flowers.