''Iris juncea'' (commonly called the rush iris) is a
smooth-bulbed bulbous iris species. The name is derived from 'juncea' from the
Greek
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word meaning 'rush-like'.
It was first described by
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
Jean Louis Marie Poiret (11 June 1755 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, Saint-Quentin7 April 1834 in Paris) was a French clergyman, Botany, botanist, and Exploration, explorer.
From 1785 to 1786, he was sent by Louis XVI of France, Louis XVI to Algeri ...
in 1871. It was then illustrated in
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
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Each of the issue ...
in 1898.
[Richard Lynch ]
Its flowers are light yellow and fragrant. Normally 2 per stem in summer.
[ It flowers between June and July.][
It grows to a height of between 1 and 2 feet.
The 3mm wide leaves appear in the autumn and then fade before flowering.][James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) ]
The bulb is reddish-brown in colour.[
It can be found in (]Algeria
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and Tunisia
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) in North Africa,Spain
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and Sicily
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.[
Other varieties known include;][
* ''iris juncea var. merimieri'' (Lynch) Sulphur yellow flowers
* ''iris juncea var. numidica'' (Anon) lemon-yellow flowers (from Africa)][
* ''iris juncea var. pallida'' (Lynch) large soft yellow flowers
]
References
External links
juncea
Garden plants
Flora of Spain
Flora of Europe
Flora of Africa
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