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''Iris kobayashii'' is a beardless iris in the genus ''Iris'', in the subgenus ''Limniris'' and in the ''Tenuifoliae series'' of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from China. It has slightly twisted leaves, short stems and 1 to 2 purple or blue and yellow flowers. ==Description== ''Iris kobayashii'' has short, tough, woody-like, rhizomes.〔〔 With strong flesh roots underneath.〔 It has yellowish brown sheaths (to the leaves), which are the remains of last seasons growths.〔 It has linear, slightly twisted (spiral-like), leaves, that are long and 2-3mm wide.〔〔 They have pointed ends.〔 It has short flowering stems, that grows up to between long.〔 Sometimes, the stems do not emerge from below ground.〔〔 It has 2 or 3, green, lanceolate, between long and 8-10mm wide, large spathes (leaves of the flower bud).〔〔 The stems hold 1 or 2 terminal (top of stem) flowers, blooming in May.〔 The small flowers are in diameter, are purple or blue and yellow, with markings of opposite colours.〔〔 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 narrowly oblanceolate, 3 cm long and 5mm wide. The standards are erect, narrowly oblanceolate, 2 cm long and 2-3mm wide.〔 It has a 1 cm long pedicel,〔〔 4–5 cm long and slender perianth tube, 1.5-1.8 cm long stamens, yellow or purple anthers and a 1 cm long ovary. It also has small style branches.〔 After the iris has flowered, it produces an ellipsoid seed capsule, 2 cm long and 7-8mm wide, with a beaked top and 6 ribs, between June and August.〔 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 kobayashii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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