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}} ''Iris songarica'' 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 Central Asia, located in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It has long strap-like leaves, a long stem and 2-3 flowers in shades of violet, dark blue, to lavender blue. ==Description== ''Iris songarica'' flowers are similar in form to ''Iris spuria'' but differ in the colour shades.〔 It has a slender, knobbly, dark rhizome.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://wiki.plantae.se/index.php/Iris_songarica )〕 Under the rhizome, are filamentous (feeder) roots, that can grow to a depth of into the soils and extend outwards between .〔 On top of the rhizome, is the vestiges or remains of last seasons leaves, the maroon-brown fibres interweave, creating a spiral like effect. They also surround the base of the new leaves, as a sheath.〔〔〔〔〔 It has rigid, strap-like, linear, greyish-green leaves, which are long and 2-3mm wide, (at flowering time). Afterwards, they then extend up to long and 7-10mm wide.〔〔〔〔〔 It has a visible longitudinal vein.〔 It has a terete (round in cross-section), flowering stem, that can grow up to long.〔〔〔〔〔 The stem often is longer than the leaves.〔 It has 3 pointed (acuminate), green, between long and 1.8–2 cm wide, spathes (leaves of the flower bud).〔〔 The stems hold normally 2-3 (normally), 3-5 (rarely) terminal (top of stem) flowers,〔〔〔 blooming in spring,〔 between June and July.〔 The multiple flowering plants were originally called ''Iris songarica var. multiflora'', but this has been classified as a synonym.〔 The funnel-like flowers are in diameter, and come in shades of violet, dark blue,〔 to lavender blue.〔〔〔〔〔〔 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 fiddle shaped, long and 1 cm wide, with an ovate or elliptic limb (at the tips).〔〔 They have violet or purple spots or blotches.〔〔〔〔 The oblanceolate, erect standards are long and 5mm wide.〔 They also can have a darker colour veining, spots or blotches.〔〔〔 It has a long perianth tube,〔〔〔 4.5 cm long pedicel,〔〔 2.5 cm long ovary and 2.5 cm long stamens.〔 It has linear, reddish-brown anthers,〔〔〔 The style branches are 3.5 cm long and 1 cm wide,〔 similar in size to the standards,〔 but a different shade of colour. It has 2-lobed stigmas, with triangular shaped teeth and purple filaments.〔 After the iris has flowered, it produces an ovoid to cylindric, sometimes oblong, seed capsule,〔〔 long and 1.5–2 cm wide,〔 in mid to late summer,〔 between May and June (in Central Asia)〔 or August and September (in China)〔 It is leather-like, veined and has a long beak-like appendage on the top.〔 It can carry up 20 seeds.〔 The seeds are maroon-brown to dark brown, pyriform (pear-shaped) or elliptical, rugose (wrinkled), with a hard coating.〔〔〔〔〔 They have a basal hilum.〔 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 songarica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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