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Iris sanguinea Donn ex Horn   (redirected from: Iris sanguinea f. sericiflora Y.N.Lee)
Family: Iridaceae
[Iris extremorientalis Koidz., moreIris kamayama Makino, Iris nertschinskia Lodd., Iris nertschinskia var. pumila Makino, Iris orientalis Thunb., Iris polakii Stapf, Iris sanguinea f. albiflora Makino, Iris sanguinea f. sericiflora Y.N.Lee, Iris sanguinea f. tetrapetala Doronkin, Iris sanguinea var. coronalis Y.N.Lee, Iris sanguinea var. violacea Makino, Iris sibirica subsp. orientalis Maxim., Iris sibirica var. orientalis (Schrank) Baker, Iris sibirica var. sanguinea (Donn ex Horn) Ker Gawl., Iris thunbergii C.E.Lundstr., Limniris sanguinea (Donn ex Hornem.) Rodion., Xiphion orientale Schrank]
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Chin Sung Chang
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Japan Flora: Rhizomes creeping, branched, dark brown fibrous; leaves glaucescent, 30-50 cm. long, 5-12 mm. wide, the midrib slender, not prominent; scapes 30-60 cm. long, hollow, unbranched, 1- to 3-bractate, the uppermost bract linear-lanceolate, green, acuminate, 5-6 cm. long, the bracteoles similar but sometimes longer than the bracts; flowers 2 or 3, red-purple, about 8 cm. across, the pedicels 2-4 cm. long, shorter than the bracteoles, much longer than the ovary, the outer perianth-segments broadly obovate, the claw yellow with transverse blue lines, the inner segments erect, small; anthers dark purple; stigma-appendages dentate. May-July. Moun­tain meadows.

Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu. Korea and e. Siberia.

var. violacea Makino. Leaves narrower and firmer, slightly tortuous, deeper green; flowers deep violet, the inner perianth-segments slightly longer. Said to have been introduced from Korea and sometimes to be planted in our area.

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National University and Korea National Arboretum of Korea Forest Service.
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