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''Iris kashmiriana'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Kashmir, India. It has straight, sword-shaped, glaucous leaves, tall, thick stem with up 2 short branches, which hold 2-3 flowers, which can be white, cream or pale blue, lilac, lavender or blue-purple. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, although in Kashmir, it is also planted on graves. ==Description== It has thick and stout rhizome,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=240010011 )〕〔British Iris Society (1997) 〕 which is fibrous,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://irisbotanique.over-blog.com/article-chapitre-i-les-iris-rhizomateux-partie-2-123788250.html )〕 and creeps along the ground. It has ensiform (sword-like),〔〔 yellowish-green, or glaucous (blue-green),〔〔〔 straight,〔〔〔 leaves. They have scarious (paper-like) margins,〔 and ribs.〔〔 The herbaceous leaves,〔 can grow up to between long,〔〔 and between wide.〔〔〔 It has an oval (in cross-section),〔 thick stem or peduncle,〔〔Kelly Norris 〕 that can grow up to between tall.〔〔 Occasionally, it can reach up to tall.〔 It has 1-2 short,〔 1 cm long,〔〔 branches (or pedicels).〔〔〔 The branching habit distinguishes it from ''Iris albicans'' (another white flowering tall bearded iris), which does not have branches.〔 The stem has long,〔 green, spathes (leaves of the flower bud),〔〔 They are long.〔〔〔 They appear from the middle of the stem, up towards the flowers,〔 and they have a narrow scarious margin,〔〔〔 The stems (and the branches) hold several clusters of flowers,〔 normally between 2 to 3 flowers,〔〔〔 early in the season,〔 between April to June.〔〔〔 Up to 4-6 flowers can be blooming at one time.〔 It has a cylindrical,〔 perianth tube, that is white, with blue markings and yellow-green veins,〔〔 or green tube.〔 The tube is long.〔〔〔 The fragrant flowers,〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.herbs2000.com/flowers/i_ibearded_species.htm )〕 also come in various shades. The most common,〔〔 are white,〔〔Umberto Quattrocchi 〕 or creamy white.〔 Or white tinged with blue.〔 Other forms found include pale blue,〔 lilac,〔〔〔 lavender or blue-purple,〔〔 the purple forms may not hybrids.〔 The white forms are very similar to ''Iris albicans''.〔 Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'.〔 The falls are obovate, rounded or cuneate (wedge-shaped),〔〔〔 long and wide.〔〔〔 They often have blue markings,〔 and yellow-green veining,〔 especially on the hafts (section of petal near the stem).〔〔〔 In the centre of the fall, is a dense, narrow,〔 white beard of hairs, tipped with yellow.〔〔〔 The standards are obovate, oblong or elliptic shaped, long and wide.〔〔〔 They have a short yellowish haft,〔〔 and sometimes have a sparse beard.〔 It has style branch that is 5 cm long,〔〔 with an entire stigma,〔〔 and large and triangular crests.〔 It has white,〔〔 or cream,〔 filaments, that are 1.3–2 cm long.〔〔〔 It has 1.4 – 1.7 cm long anthers,〔〔〔 and cream pollen. It has a green ovary, that has ridges and grooves,〔 and is 1 – 1.2 cm long.〔 After the iris has flowered, it rarely, produces a seed capsule, which is about long and 2.2 cm wide, with thick and woody capsule walls.〔 Within the capsule, are wrinkled, globular, dark red-brown,〔 or red-brown seeds.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iris kashmiriana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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