Iris reichenbachii Heuff.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Iridaceae// Genus: Iris// Species: Iris reichenbachii Heuff.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula and Romania according to the Euro+Med Database (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Habitat:  Grasslands and pastures, rocky terrains, bushland, edges and clearings of forests.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

Iris reichenbachii – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower with exposed ovary and perianth tube. The perianth tube is up to 2 times longer than the ovary. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower with exposed ovary and perianth tube. The perianth tube is up to 2 times longer than the ovary. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – bracts. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – bract. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves and stems. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves and stems. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves and stems. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 07.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flower stalk and leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Iris reichenbachii – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 25.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Iris reichenbachii. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Iris%20reichenbachii&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 04.12.2021].

Last update: 19.11.2022.

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