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| May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at mountain forest in Niigata prefecture |
April 2006 at mountain forest in Niigata prefecture |
| Family | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily | Iridoideae |
| Tribe | Irideae |
| Scientific name | Iris gracilipes A. Gray, non Pampanini |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime shaga (ヒメシャガ, 姫射干 [meaning: dwarf shaga (shaga = Chinese name of Belamcanda chinensis (misunderstanding or mistransported name))]) |
| (English common name) slender iris | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountain slope in mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
| Description | Leaves 20-40cm long, 5-12mm wide.Scapes 15-30cm tall. Flowers pale purple 4-5cm across, corolla tubes ca. 12mm long, flowering in April to May. Fruits ca. 8mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Iris gracilipes A. Gray |
| Wild Iris Species in Japan |
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| May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
April 2006 at mountain forest in Niigata prefecture |
April 2006 at mountain forest in Niigata prefecture |
