Iris reichenbachii

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Iris
Section: I. sect. Pumilae
Species: Iris reichenbachii
Name

Iris reichenbachii Heuff., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 28. 1858.
Synonyms

Homotypic

Iris virescens subsp. reichenbachii (Heuff.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 701. 1882.

Heterotypic

Iris athoa Foster, Gard. Chron. 1893(1): 711. 1893.
Iris balkana Janka, Magyar Tud. Akad. Értes. 12: 173. 1874.
Iris bosniaca (Beck) Dörfl., Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 1894: 3086. 1894.
Iris chamaeiris subsp. balkana (Janka) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 254. 1890.
Iris livida James Booth ex Berg, Flora 16(1 Beibl.): 30. 1833), nom. illeg.
Iris reichenbachii var. bosniaca Beck, Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 2: 51. 1877.
Iris reichenbachii var. lutea Peia, Contr. Bot. Univ. "Babes-Bolyai" Cluj-Napoca 1980: 32. 1980.
Iris reichenbachii var. tenuifolia Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 40: 8. 1899.
Iris reichenbachii var. tubifera Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 40: 8. 1899.
Iris serbica Pancic, Fl. Serbiae: 670. 1874.
Iris skorpilii Velen., Fl. Bulg.: 535. 1891.
Iris virescens subsp. bosniaca (Beck) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 254. 1890.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Romania, Yugoslavia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Heuffel, J.A. 1858. Enumeratio plantarum Banatus Temesiensis. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 8: 39–240. PDF Reference page. : 8:28.

Additional references

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.) 1980. Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / London / New Rochelle / Melbourne / Sydney, xxxvi + 452 pp., ISBN 0-521-20108-X. Reference page. 

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris reichenbachii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15. Reference page. 
Hassler, M. 2022. Iris reichenbachii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2022. Iris reichenbachii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris reichenbachii. Published online. Accessed: Feb 15 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris reichenbachii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Feb 15.

Vernacular names

Iris reichenbachii is a perennial bearded iris species native to Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, and into northeast Greece. Flowers are dull purple, yellow, or violet, with each stem giving one or two flowers.[2][3][4]

It is sometimes commonly known as the 'Rock iris' in Romania.[5]
References

"Iris reichenbachii Heuff. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
James W. Waddick; Austin, Claire (2005). Irises: a gardener's encyclopedia. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 185. ISBN 0-88192-730-9.
"StackPath". www.gardeningknowhow.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
"Balkan iris (Iris reichenbachii) - JungleDragon". www.jungledragon.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
Sebastian Bonifaciu Romania, Tourist Guide (1985), p. 281, at Google Books