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}} ''Iris kerneriana'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in series Spuriae. It is a small bulbous perennial plant, with fragrant, yellow flowers from Turkey. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and known as ''Kerner Iris'' or ''Kerner's Iris''. ==Description== It is often confused with ''Iris halophila'', which has bigger leaves. It is also similar in form to ''Iris sintenisii'', except for the colour of the flowers, for the shape of the falls and for the fact that the spathe valves are not sharply keeled. It has long thin rhizomes. That can form creeping clumps of plants. It has narrow,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/3381 )〕 grass-like, bright green – pale green leaves.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.herbs2000.com/flowers/i_ispuria.htm )〕 They can grow up to long,〔 and 2-3mm wide, (rarely 1 cm).〔 They are more compact than ''Iris graninea''.〔 The flower stems are normally taller than the very narrow leaves.〔 They can grow up to between, tall.〔〔〔〔〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rareplants.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=3629&strPageHistory=related )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gardenaway.com/search/plant_view/iris-kerneriana )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jardinsdugue.eu/encyclopedie-des-plantes/?plante=iris-kerneriana )〕 Very rarely, they reach .〔〔 In larger, more established plants, the strong erect, flower stems can branch and bear between 2-4 blooms on each plant.〔〔〔〔 It has bracts that have wide transparent margins, which become scarious after antithesis (after flowering).〔 The scented flowers,〔〔〔 begin to appear between spring and early summer,〔〔〔〔〔 between May and July.〔〔〔 The flowers in a range of yellow shades; from sulphur yellow,〔〔〔 to lemon yellow,〔〔〔〔 to straw-yellow,〔〔 to pale yellow,〔〔〔 and deep cream.〔〔〔 The flowers are in diameter.〔〔 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 narrow pointed, lance-shaped,〔 falls are reflexed,〔 arching over, so the tips of the falls almost touch the stem.〔〔 They have a deeper yellow signal patch,〔〔 then fade to cream at the edges.〔 The cream standards are upright and erect,〔〔 sometimes twisted.〔 The style arms are similar in form to the falls.〔 It has a perianth tube that can extends to 2 cm longer than the spathes, (leaves of the flower bud), but the spathe can almost extend to the base of the segments.〔 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 kerneriana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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