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Mesopotamian Iris
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Mesopotamian Iris

Iris mesopotamica

Iris mesopotamica ('Mesopotamian Iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the middle East, within the countries of Turkey, Syria and Israel. It has linear, grey-green or green broad leaves, tall stem with 2-3 branches, holding up to 9 scented flowers, in shades of violet, purple, lavender blue and light blue, with a yellow and white or orange and white beard. It...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 544685.