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}} ''Iris speculatrix'' is a beardless iris in the genus ''Iris'', in the subgenus ''Limniris'' and in the ''Chinenses series'' of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Asia, found in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has dark green, evergreen leaves, long slender stem and flowers in various blue shades, from violet, lilac, lavender, to light blue. ==Description== Iris speculatrix has a creeping, thick, short brown rhizome.〔〔〔 It has glossy, linear, lanceolate (grass-like), dark green leaves that are long wide.〔〔〔〔〔〔〔〔 The leaves have a sheath-like covering of fibres near the rhizome,〔〔 they also have veining,〔〔〔 which is sometimes criss-crossed and they are sometimes are considered evergreen.〔 It has long slender flowering stems of between tall.〔〔〔〔〔 ref name=pacific/>〔〔 Normally within the range.〔〔〔〔〔 These stems are the tallest of any species iris in the Chinenses Series.〔 The stems have 1 – 2 leaves on the stem,〔〔 and between 1 and 2 terminal (at the top of the stem) flowers,〔〔〔〔〔 in spring and summer,〔〔 between May 〔〔〔〔 and June.〔 It has 2 or 3 green, lanceolate (lance-like), long, spathes (leaves of the flower bud), which (are acuminate) end in a point.〔〔〔 The flowers come in a range of blue shades, from violet,〔〔〔〔 lilac,〔〔〔 lavender,〔〔〔 to light blue.〔〔〔 They are between in diameter.〔〔〔 Similar in size to ''Iris cristata''.〔 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 spatulate (spoon-like), long and wide, with a distinctive white, central signal area, that is speckled with purple and also surrounded by a dark purple area.〔〔〔〔〔 It also has a bright yellow or orange central crest.〔〔〔〔〔 The standards (the same colour as the falls) are erect, oblanceolate, long and wide.〔〔〔 It has long pedicel,〔〔〔 5mm long perianth tube,〔〔 under the tube is a solid beak.〔 It has 1.2 cm stamens, white anthers, long and 0.5mm wide ovary and 2.5 cm long and 7mm wide styles branches (that are a similar colour to the petals).〔 After the iris has flowered, between July and August, it produces an ellipsoid, seed capsule, long and 2 cm in diameter. They have a long beak (or acute point) at the top.〔〔〔 They also bend at a 90 degree angle (right angle) from the stem.〔〔 Inside the capsule, are dark brown, angled seeds with an aril (like a pale brown wing).〔 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 speculatrix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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