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'''''Iris purpureobractea''''' is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', it is also in the subgenus of [[Iris subg. Iris|Iris]]. It is a [[rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]], from
'''''Iris purpureobractea''''' is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', it is also in the subgenus of [[Iris subg. Iris|Iris]]. It is a [[rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]], from the cliffs and forest glades on the mountains of [[Turkey]]. It has straight or falcate shaped leaves, stem with several branches, the stem has purple [[Bract#Spathe|spathes]] (leaves of the flower bud), it has up to 8 fragrant flowers, in various colours between yellow (white, pale yellow, pale brown and tan) or blue (purple, lavender, pale blue to ice blue). It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions.


==Description==
It has broad rhizomes that have secondary roots,<ref name=irisbotanique>{{cite web |title=Chapter I Rhizomatous Iris (part 2) |url=http://irisbotanique.over-blog.com/article-chapitre-i-les-iris-rhizomateux-partie-2-123788250.h |publisher=irisbotanique.over-blog.com |accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref> they form clumps of plants.<ref name=perennials>{{cite book | first1=Roger | last1=Phillips | first2=Martyn | last2=Rix | title=Perennials Vol. 1 | page=190 | year=1991 | publisher=Pan Books Ltd. | isbn=9780330327749}}</ref>

It has straight or slightly falcate (sickle shaped), grey-green leaves,<ref name=american>{{cite web |first=Bob |last=Pries |title=(SPEC) Iris purpureobractea Mathew & Baytop |date=12 June 2014 |url=http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Spec/SpecPurpureobractea |publisher=wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society) accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> although the base of the leaves is purple violet.<ref name=irisbotanique/> They can grow up to between {{convert|10|-|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} long,<ref name=american/><ref name=irisbotanique/> and between 1.5 and 2.5 cm wide.<ref name=american><ref name=perennials/> Similar to ''[[Iris junonia]]'', it is [[herbaceous]], the leaves die in the winter, when they re-grow in the spring.<ref name=american/>

It has a slender stem or [[Peduncle (botany)|peduncle]], that can grow up to between {{convert|20|-|50|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall.<ref name=agaclar>{{cite web |title=Iris purpureobractea |url=http://www.agaclar.org/agac.asp?id=366 |publisher=agaclar.org |language=Turkish |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=rare>{{cite web |title=Iris purpureobracteata (pure yellow form) |url=https://www.rareplants.es/shop/uploads/Html/Iris-purpureobracteata-pure-yellow-form_6872_1.htm |publisher=rareplants.es |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=summary>{{cite web |title=Endemic Turkish Plants |url=http://www.explorecomenius.eu/The_Summary_of_the_Endemics.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=explorecomenius.eu |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref><!--also<ref name=american/><ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=perennials/><ref name=pacific>--> It is normally taller than the foliage.<ref name=irisbotanique/>

The stem has several branches,<ref name=telp>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Waters |title=A Hybridizer's Guide to Bearded Species |date=October 2010 |url=http://www.telp.com/irises/species.htm |publisher=telp.com |accessdate=26 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=signa>{{cite web |first=D. |last=Kramb |title=Iris purpureobractea |date=5 September 2004 |url=http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Iris-purpureobractea |publisher=signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America) |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> (or [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]s), normally 2-4, the lower branches are {{convert|2|-|6|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and the upper branches are sessile.<ref name=american/>

The stem has obtuse or rounded,<ref name=american/> inflated,<ref name=american/><ref name=hillview>{{cite web |title=Iris purpureobractea |url=http://hillviewrareplants.com.au/plant/iris-purpureobractea |publisher=hillviewrareplants.com |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> spathes that are very heavily stained purple.<ref name=perennials/><ref name=telp/><ref name=pacific>{{cite web |title=Iris summary |date=14 April 2014 |url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_Summary.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=pacificbulbsociety.org |accessdate=23 November 2014}}</ref><!--also<ref name=irisbotanique/>--> Hence, the name ''Iris purpureobractea''.<ref name=agaclar/><ref name=summary/><ref name=hillview/> They can grow up to {{convert|2|-|4.5|cm|0|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=american/>

The stems (and the many branches) hold up to 8 flowers,<ref name=irisbotanique/> in spring,<ref name=agaclar/><ref name=hillview/> between March or April,<ref name=agaclar/> to
May,<ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=perennials/><ref name=rare/><!--also<ref name=american/>--> or (rarely) July.<ref name=summary/>
The fragrant flowers,<ref name=irisbotanique/> are {{convert|4|-|8|cm|0|abbr=on}} in diameter.<ref name=irisbotanique/> They are variable in colour,<ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=american/><ref name=hillview/> which come in shades of blue or yellow.<ref name=pacific/><ref name=signa/> The blue ranges from purple,<ref name=summary/> lavender,<ref name=irisbotanique/> ice-blue,<ref name=agaclar/><ref name=signa/><ref name=british/><!--also<ref name=summary/>--> and pale blue.<ref name=american/><ref name=perennials/><ref name=telp/> The yellow ranges from white,<ref name=irisbotanique/> off-white,<ref name=telp/> to pale yellow,<ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=american/><ref name=summary/><!--also<ref name=perennials/>--> straw yellow,<ref name=agaclar/><ref name=signa/> tan,<ref name=signa/> pale brown.<ref name=summary/> There are occasionally blended or bi-toned flowers, such as white and purple forms.<ref name=telp/><ref name=rare/> The blue forms, have a darker centre patch,<ref name=american/><ref name=hillview/> or veined with purple.<ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=perennials/> The yellow forms can be pale yellow with greenish-brown veining,<ref name=american/><ref name=perennials/><ref name=rare/> they also have bracts that are not so intensely purple stained.<ref name=british>British Iris Society (1997){{Google books|pL6uPLo7l2gC|A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation|page=48-49}}</ref>

The yellow forms of ''Iris junonia'',<ref name=kelly> Kelly Norris {{Google books|6YwFZmzxgecC|A Guide to Bearded Irises: Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts|page=344}}</ref> and yellow forms of ''[[Iris imbricata]]'' are similar in form to the yellow forms of ''Iris purpureobractea'', also forms of ''[[Iris germanica]] in the [[Taurus mountains]] near Egirdir are very similar to the iris.<ref name=gardner> Basak Gardner & Chris Gardner {{Google books|08KbBQAAQBAJ|Flora of the Silk Road: The Complete Illustrated Guide|page=68}}</ref>

Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large [[sepals]] (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or [[tepals]]), known as the 'standards'.<ref name=ClaireAustin>{{cite book |first=Claire |last=Austin |title=Irises; A Garden Encyclopedia |year=2005 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=0881927309 }}</ref>{{rp|17}}

The falls are obovate shaped, cuneate (wedge shaped) at the base, they are {{convert|5.2|-|6|cm|0|abbr=on}} long,<ref name=summary/> and between 2.8-3.5cm wide.<ref name=american/> In the centre of the fall, is a strip of thick hairs (the beard), which is white tipped with yellow,<ref name=american/><ref name=hillview/> or orange.<ref name=irisbotanique/> The standards are obovate (shaped) with a narrow claw (section of the petal closest to the stem), they are {{convert|5|-|6.5|cm|0|abbr=on}} long,<ref name=summary/> and between 2.5-4cm wide.<ref name=american/>

It has [[Stigma (botany)#Style|style branch]], that is 3-4cm long and 1.2-1,6cm wide.<ref name=american/>

After the iris has flowered, it produces an oblong seed capsule, that is {{convert|5|cm|0|abbr=on}} long and 1.5cm wide.<ref name=american/>


===Biochemistry===
===Biochemistry===
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It was first published and described (with a colour photograph) by Mathew and Baytop in 'The Garden' (published in London) Vol.107, issue11 page 445-448 in 1982.<ref name=american/><ref name=ipni>{{cite web |title=Iridaceae Iris purpureobractea B.Mathew & T.Baytop |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=900130-1 |publisher=ipni.org (International Plant Names Index) |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=grin>{{cite web |title=Taxon: Iris purpureobractea B. Mathew & T. Baytop |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?428958 |publisher=ars-grin.gov ([[Germplasm Resources Information Network]]) |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref>
It was first published and described (with a colour photograph) by Mathew and Baytop in 'The Garden' (published in London) Vol.107, issue11 page 445-448 in 1982.<ref name=american/><ref name=ipni>{{cite web |title=Iridaceae Iris purpureobractea B.Mathew & T.Baytop |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=900130-1 |publisher=ipni.org (International Plant Names Index) |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=grin>{{cite web |title=Taxon: Iris purpureobractea B. Mathew & T. Baytop |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?428958 |publisher=ars-grin.gov ([[Germplasm Resources Information Network]]) |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref>

It is a bearded Iris, that was classified as belonging to the subgenus of 'Iris subgenus Iris', (which was formerly known as Section Pogoniris (Spach) Baker).<ref name=american/>
It is a relative of ''Iris junonia'',<ref name=telp/> another bearded iris in the mountains of [[Adana province|Adana]] and [[Içel province|Içel]] provinces of Turkey.<ref name=american/> It closely resembles a miniature tall bearded iris.<ref name=kelly/>


It was verified by [[United States Department of Agriculture]] and the [[Agricultural Research Service]] on 4 April 2003, then updated on 3 December 2004.<ref name=grin/>
It was verified by [[United States Department of Agriculture]] and the [[Agricultural Research Service]] on 4 April 2003, then updated on 3 December 2004.<ref name=grin/>
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===Range===
===Range===
It is an [[endemic]],<ref name=gamma>{{cite journal |last=İkİncİ |first=Nursel |date=2011 |title=Gamma-diversity of vascular plant taxa of the surrounding of Lake Sünnet (Bolu, NW Turkey) compared with other regions in Bolu |url=https://www.academia.edu/6101861/Gamma-diversity_of_vascular_plant_taxa_of_the_surrounding_of_Lake_S%C3%BCnnet_Bolu_NW_Turkey_compared_with_other_regions_in_Bolu |journal=Biological Diversity and Conservation |publisher= |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=107-121 |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> found in western and south-western,<ref name=signa/><ref name=telp/><ref name=agaclar/> Turkey,<ref name=rhs/><ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=pacific/><!--also<ref name=ipni/><ref name=grin/>--> (within the [[Provinces of Turkey|provinces]] of [[Denizli Province|Denizli]], [[Mugla Province|Mugla]],<ref name=hillview/> [[Sakarya Province|Sakararya]], [[Usak Province|Usak]] and in [[Bolu Province]],<ref name=gamma/>).<ref name=american/><ref name=agaclar/> It is also found in the [[Geographical regions of Turkey|geographical region]] of the [[Eastern Anatolia Region]].<ref name=Kandemir/>
It is an [[endemic]],<ref name=gamma>{{cite journal |last=İkİncİ |first=Nursel |date=2011 |title=Gamma-diversity of vascular plant taxa of the surrounding of Lake Sünnet (Bolu, NW Turkey) compared with other regions in Bolu |url=https://www.academia.edu/6101861/Gamma_diversity_of_vascular_plant_taxa_of_the_surrounding_of_Lake_S%C3%BCnnet_Bolu_NW_Turkey_compared_with_other_regions_in_Bolu |journal=Biological Diversity and Conservation |publisher= |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=107-121 |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=Kandemir>{{cite journal |last=Kandemir |first=Nezahat |date=2006 |title=An Investigation on the Autecological of Endemic Iris taochia Woronow Ex Grossh. (Iridaceae) Distributed in the North East Anatolia Region. Pakistan |url=http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2006.2753.2760 |journal= Journal of Biological Sciences |publisher= |volume=9 |issue= |pages= 2753-2760 |doi= 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2753.2760 |accessdate=24 November 2015}} </ref> found in north, northwest,<ref name=british/> western and south-western,<ref name=signa/><ref name=telp/><ref name=agaclar/> Turkey,<ref name=rhs/><ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=pacific/><!--also<ref name=ipni/><ref name=grin/>--> (within the [[Provinces of Turkey|provinces]] of [[Denizli Province|Denizli]], [[Mugla Province|Mugla]],<ref name=hillview/> [[Sakarya Province|Sakararya]], [[Usak Province|Usak]] and in [[Bolu Province]],<ref name=gamma/>).<ref name=american/><ref name=agaclar/> It is also found in the [[Geographical regions of Turkey|geographical region]] of the [[Eastern Anatolia Region]], where it is found with ''Iris junonia'', ''[[Iris taochia]]'' and ''[[Iris schachtii]]''.<ref name=Kandemir/>


Including being found on [[Mount Honaz|Honaz Mountain]],<ref name=rare/><ref name=perennials/> in Denizli Province.
Including being found on [[Mount Honaz|Honaz Mountain]],<ref name=rare/><ref name=perennials/> in Denizli Province.


===Habitat===
===Habitat===
It grows on the mountains (made of volcanic rock,<ref name=american/>), in scrub lands,<ref name=american/> on rock slopes,<ref name=rare/> on cliff sides, or on [[plateaus]],<ref name=summary/> within open [[glades]] in forests (made up of cedar and pine trees,<ref name=rare/>).<ref name=perennials/><ref name=american/><ref name=gardner/><!--also<ref name=agaclar/>-->

They can be found at an altitude of {{convert|60|-|1600|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref name=perennials/><ref name=american/><ref name=summary/>

====Synecology====
Within the open glades in forests in Turkey, ''Iris purpureobractea'' grows with other bulbs such as, [[colchicum]]s, [[snowdrops]],<ref name=gardner/> ''[[Tulipa armena]]'', ''[[Tulipa undulatifolia]]'', ''[[Fritillaria whittallii]]'' and ''[[Fritillaria elwesii]]'',<ref name=Fleur>{{cite journal |first=Fleur |last=Pavlidis |date=June 2010 |title=Hunting for Wild Flowers in south-West Turkey |url=http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/ex-turkey.html |journal=The Mediterranean Garden |publisher= |volume=61 |accessdate=23 November 2015}}</ref> ''[[Sternbergia candida]]'', ''[[Hyacinthella siirtensis]]'' (Siirt hyacinth), ''[[Iris xanthospuria]]'' and crocuses, (including ''[[Crocus baytopiorum]]'' (Baytop's crocus), ''[[Crocus abantensis]]'' (Abant crocus), ''[[Crocus antalyensis]]'' (Antalya crocus), ''[[Crocus asumania]]'' (Asuman crocus), ''[[Crocus watti]]'' (the Watts crocus)).<ref name=Discover>{{cite web |first=Brian Frederick |last=Mathew |title=Discover Plants of Turkey |url=http://obanettr.org/default.asp?baslik=turkiyenin_bitkilerini_kesfetmek&page=2&a=167&b=1&c=167 |publisher=obanettr.org |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref>

It also grows with ''[[paeonia mascula]]'',<ref name=Fleur/> under pine trees (''[[Pinus]]''),<ref name=rare/> oak trees and ''[[cedrus libani]]'' (cedar of lebanon).<ref name=gardner/>

==Conservation==
It is a rare plant, with only a few wild colonies of plants,<ref name=irisbotanique/> especially around the provinces of Denizli and Mugla in Turkey.<ref name=hillview/>
It is listed in the [[IUCN Red List]] as 'least threatened'.<ref name=agaclar/>

==Cultivation==
It is [[Hardiness (plants)|hardy]] to close to -15oC,<ref name=perennials/> which means it is hardy enough to grow in [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=January 2014 - A talk on Mediterranean geophytes by John Fielding |url=http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyfrance.com/baRpt2014n01.htm |publisher=mediterraneangardensocietyfrance.com |accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> It prefers to grow in well drained soils, in locations in full sun.<ref name=perennials/><ref name=irisbotanique/><ref name=rare/>
It can be grown in [[rock gardens]],<ref name=irisbotanique/> but can be damaged by slugs and aphids.<ref name=irisbotanique/>

===Propagation===
Irises can generally be propagated by [[Division (horticulture)|division]],<ref>{{cite web |title=How to divide iris rhizomes |url=http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/propagating/how-to-divide-iris-rhizomes/169.html |publisher=gardenersworld.com |accessdate=12 October 2015}}</ref> or by seed growing.<ref name=hillview/>

===Hybrids and Cultivars===
It can be used in hybridization, used like ''[[Iris aphylla]]'', except that it has yellow pigmentation and purple bract/spathe colouring. It can be crossed with various other bearded irises.<ref name=telp/>


==Toxicity==
==Toxicity==

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Iris purpureobractea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Iris
Species:
Iris purpureobractea
Binomial name
Iris purpureobractea
B. Mathew and [[Turhan Baytop
 T. Baytop]]
Synonyms

none known[1]

Iris purpureobractea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the cliffs and forest glades on the mountains of Turkey. It has straight or falcate shaped leaves, stem with several branches, the stem has purple spathes (leaves of the flower bud), it has up to 8 fragrant flowers, in various colours between yellow (white, pale yellow, pale brown and tan) or blue (purple, lavender, pale blue to ice blue). It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Description

It has broad rhizomes that have secondary roots,[2] they form clumps of plants.[3]

It has straight or slightly falcate (sickle shaped), grey-green leaves,[4] although the base of the leaves is purple violet.[2] They can grow up to between 10–25 cm (4–10 in) long,[4][2] and between 1.5 and 2.5 cm wide.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[5][6] It is normally taller than the foliage.[2]

The stem has several branches,[7][8] (or [[Pedicel (botany)|pedicel]s), normally 2-4, the lower branches are 2–6 cm (1–2 in) long and the upper branches are sessile.[4]

The stem has obtuse or rounded,[4] inflated,[4][9] spathes that are very heavily stained purple.[3][7][10] Hence, the name Iris purpureobractea.[11][6][9] They can grow up to 2–4.5 cm (1–2 in) long.[4]

The stems (and the many branches) hold up to 8 flowers,[2] in spring,[11][9] between March or April,[11] to May,[2][3][5] or (rarely) July.[6] The fragrant flowers,[2] are 4–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter.[2] They are variable in colour,[2][4][9] which come in shades of blue or yellow.[10][8] The blue ranges from purple,[6] lavender,[2] ice-blue,[11][8][12] and pale blue.[4][3][7] The yellow ranges from white,[2] off-white,[7] to pale yellow,[2][4][6] straw yellow,[11][8] tan,[8] pale brown.[6] There are occasionally blended or bi-toned flowers, such as white and purple forms.[7][5] The blue forms, have a darker centre patch,[4][9] or veined with purple.[2][3] The yellow forms can be pale yellow with greenish-brown veining,[4][3][5] they also have bracts that are not so intensely purple stained.[12]

The yellow forms of Iris junonia,[13] and yellow forms of Iris imbricata are similar in form to the yellow forms of Iris purpureobractea, also forms of Iris germanica in the Taurus mountains near Egirdir are very similar to the iris.[14]

Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'.[15]: 17 

The falls are obovate shaped, cuneate (wedge shaped) at the base, they are 5.2–6 cm (2–2 in) long,[6] and between 2.8-3.5cm wide.[4] In the centre of the fall, is a strip of thick hairs (the beard), which is white tipped with yellow,[4][9] or orange.[2] The standards are obovate (shaped) with a narrow claw (section of the petal closest to the stem), they are 5–6.5 cm (2–3 in) long,[6] and between 2.5-4cm wide.[4]

It has style branch, that is 3-4cm long and 1.2-1,6cm wide.[4]

After the iris has flowered, it produces an oblong seed capsule, that is 5 cm (2 in) long and 1.5cm wide.[4]

Biochemistry

In 1989, a karyological study was carried out on 4 iris species in Turkey; including Iris junonia Schott et Kotschy ex Schott, Iris purpureobractea B. Matthew et T.Baytop, Iris taochia Woronow ex Grossh., and Iris schachtii. It found the chromosome counts of the iris species. It was also found that Iris purpureobractea has a complex karyology and plant morphology.[16]

As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.[15]: 18  Iris purpureobractea is a diploid,[13] and has a count of 2n = 48,[2][7][8] It is also recorded as 2n=24,48,49 and 72.[4][16]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet purpureobractea refers to the purple bracts of the iris.[13][6][17]

The plant was collected on Honaz Dag, by Professor Asuman Baytop of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University.[4] Asuman was Turhan Baytop's wife and fellow botanist.[18]

It was first published and described (with a colour photograph) by Mathew and Baytop in 'The Garden' (published in London) Vol.107, issue11 page 445-448 in 1982.[4][19][20]

It is a bearded Iris, that was classified as belonging to the subgenus of 'Iris subgenus Iris', (which was formerly known as Section Pogoniris (Spach) Baker).[4] It is a relative of Iris junonia,[7] another bearded iris in the mountains of Adana and Içel provinces of Turkey.[4] It closely resembles a miniature tall bearded iris.[13]

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003, then updated on 3 December 2004.[20]

It is listed in the Encyclopedia of Life.[21]

Iris purpureobractea is a 'tentatively' accepted name by the RHS.Last-listed in the RHS Plant Finder in 1999 Tentatively accepted name [22]

Distribution and habitat

It is native to temperate Asia.[20]

Range

It is an endemic,[23][24] found in north, northwest,[12] western and south-western,[8][7][11] Turkey,[22][2][10] (within the provinces of Denizli, Mugla,[9] Sakararya, Usak and in Bolu Province,[23]).[4][11] It is also found in the geographical region of the Eastern Anatolia Region, where it is found with Iris junonia, Iris taochia and Iris schachtii.[24]

Including being found on Honaz Mountain,[5][3] in Denizli Province.

Habitat

It grows on the mountains (made of volcanic rock,[4]), in scrub lands,[4] on rock slopes,[5] on cliff sides, or on plateaus,[6] within open glades in forests (made up of cedar and pine trees,[5]).[3][4][14]

They can be found at an altitude of 60–1,600 m (200–5,250 ft) above sea level.[3][4][6]

Synecology

Within the open glades in forests in Turkey, Iris purpureobractea grows with other bulbs such as, colchicums, snowdrops,[14] Tulipa armena, Tulipa undulatifolia, Fritillaria whittallii and Fritillaria elwesii,[25] Sternbergia candida, Hyacinthella siirtensis (Siirt hyacinth), Iris xanthospuria and crocuses, (including Crocus baytopiorum (Baytop's crocus), Crocus abantensis (Abant crocus), Crocus antalyensis (Antalya crocus), Crocus asumania (Asuman crocus), Crocus watti (the Watts crocus)).[26]

It also grows with paeonia mascula,[25] under pine trees (Pinus),[5] oak trees and cedrus libani (cedar of lebanon).[14]

Conservation

It is a rare plant, with only a few wild colonies of plants,[2] especially around the provinces of Denizli and Mugla in Turkey.[9] It is listed in the IUCN Red List as 'least threatened'.[11]

Cultivation

It is hardy to close to -15oC,[3] which means it is hardy enough to grow in France.[27] It prefers to grow in well drained soils, in locations in full sun.[3][2][5] It can be grown in rock gardens,[2] but can be damaged by slugs and aphids.[2]

Propagation

Irises can generally be propagated by division,[28] or by seed growing.[9]

Hybrids and Cultivars

It can be used in hybridization, used like Iris aphylla, except that it has yellow pigmentation and purple bract/spathe colouring. It can be crossed with various other bearded irises.[7]

Toxicity

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.[29]

Culture

n Mozambique, released in 17 June 2002, as part of a set of Postage stamps about flora, was a stamp that shows an illustration of the iris.[30]

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Other sources

  • Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  • Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 38.

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