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|name = Iris humilis&lt;br /&gt;
|image =  Iris humilis (Sand-Schwertlilie) IMG 8456.JPG&lt;br /&gt;
|regnum = [[Plantae]]&lt;br /&gt;
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]&lt;br /&gt;
|unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ordo = [[Asparagales]]&lt;br /&gt;
|familia = [[Iridaceae]]&lt;br /&gt;
|subfamilia = [[Iridoideae]]&lt;br /&gt;
|tribus = [[Irideae]]&lt;br /&gt;
|genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|subgenus = ''[[Iris subg. Iris|Iris]]''&lt;br /&gt;
|sectio = ''Psammiris''&lt;br /&gt;
|species = '''''Iris humilis'''''&lt;br /&gt;
|binomial = ''Iris humilis''&lt;br /&gt;
|binomial_authority = [[Johann Gottlieb Georgi|Georgi]] &lt;br /&gt;
|synonyms = {{Species list&lt;br /&gt;
| Iris dahurica |Herb. ex Klatt	&lt;br /&gt;
|Iris flavissima |Pall.	&lt;br /&gt;
|Iris flavissima subsp. transuralensis |Ugr.	&lt;br /&gt;
|Iris humilis f. foliata |Kuntze	&lt;br /&gt;
|Iris rupestris |Salisb.	&lt;br /&gt;
|Joniris humilis |(Georgi) Klatt&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=plantlist&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris humilis Georgi is an accepted name |date= 23 March 2013 |url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-321955 |publisher=theplantlist.org ([[The Plant List]])|accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
'''''Iris humilis'''''  is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', it is also in the subgenus of [[Iris subg. Iris|Iris]] and in the ''Psammiris'' section. It is a [[rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]], from a wide distribution range from [[Europe]] to [[Russia]] to [[China]], via [[Mongolia]] and [[Kazakhstan]]. It has sword-shaped leaves, a short stem and yellow flowers with an orange beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in [[temperateness|temperate]] regions.&lt;br /&gt;
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It once had ''[[Iris arenaria]]'' as a synonym or as a subspecies,it is a yellow dwarf iris only from central Europe. In some sources it is still listed as a subspecies of ''Iris humilis''.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Description==&lt;br /&gt;
''Iris humilis'' is very similar in form to ''[[Iris mandshurica]]'' (another ''Psammiris'' species), which leaves curve to one side, but it is a shorter plant.&amp;lt;ref name=onego&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Irises PSAMMIRIS |url=http://flower.onego.ru/other/iris/iris_hum.html |publisher=flower.onego.ru |accessdate=30 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has thick creeping rhizome,&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Yellow iris |url=http://www.online-spb.com/120-kasatik-zelteishii.html |publisher=online-spb.com |accessdate=30 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=VP |last=Amel'chenko |title=Iris Low |url=http://green.tsu.ru/redbook/?p=1041 |publisher=green.tsu.ru |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last=Petrovna |first=Khaltanova Helena  |date=2013 |title=Ontogenetic Structure Cenopopulations Iris Humilis Georgi Under Vitim Plateau And Eastern Sayan |url=http://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/ontogeneticheskaya-struktura-tsenopopulyatsiy-iris-humilis-georgi-v-usloviyah-vitimskogo-ploskogorya-i-vostochnogo-sayana |journal=Herald |publisher=Buryat State University |volume= |issue=4 |pages= |doi= |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which is branched,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt; and about 1&amp;amp;nbsp;cm in diameter.&amp;lt;ref name=agbina&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Lat. Iris |url=http://www.agbina.com/site.xp/053051050124052052055.html |publisher=agbina.com |accessdate= 30 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The rhizome has the remains of last seasons leaves on the top.&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has bluish-green,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt; gray-green,&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris humilis |url=http://www.greenmania.eu/knowledge-base/endangeredspecies/homoki-noszirom-iris-humilis/ |publisher=greenmania.eu |accessdate=30 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris humilis |url=http://www.hih-gruppen.se/iris/irisgalleri/arter/humilis_Spec.html |publisher=hih-gruppen.se |accessdate=30 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; or light glaucous green,&amp;lt;ref name=british&amp;gt;British Iris Society (1997) {{Google books|pL6uPLo7l2gC|A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation|pages=60-61}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Chapter I (Part 6) Psammiris |url=http://irisbotanique.over-blog.com/categorie-0.html&amp;amp;usg=ALkJrhh70LNmXSsW7XWSPOAq9g9rjg4IpQ |publisher=irisbotanique.over-blog.com |accessdate= 2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; sword shaped or lanceolate,&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt; [[basal (anatomy)|basal]] leaves.&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt; They can grow up to {{convert|5|-|10|cm|0|abbr=on}} long,&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt; and between 0.2-0.7&amp;amp;nbsp;cm wide,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=D. |last=Kramb |title=Iris humilis |date=21 September 2004 |url=http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Iris-humilis |publisher=signa.org (Species Iris Group of North America) |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris humilis |url=http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Iris/humilis |publisher=encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; They have incurving tips,&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt; and they disappear in summer, after flowering.&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has a simple dwarf (or short stem),&amp;lt;ref name=solstice&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Katie |last=Eberhart |title=Yellow Iris |url=http://www.solsticelight.com/aks/gallery/gardens/ourgarden/slideshow/pages/yellow_iris.htm |publisher=solsticelight.com |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=stebbings&amp;gt;{{cite book |last=Stebbings |first=Geoff |year=1997|title=The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises |url= |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David and Charles |page=16 |isbn=0715305395 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; that can grow up to between {{convert|5|-|25|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall.&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=american&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=Kenneth |last=Walker |title=(SPEC) Iris humilis Georgi |date=23 January 2015 |url=http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Spec/SpecHumilis |publisher=wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society)| accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sand Iris |url=http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/74425/#b |publisher=davesgarden.com  |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris summary |date=14 April 2014 |url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_Summary.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=pacificbulbsociety.org |accessdate=23 November 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Cassidy |first1=George E.| last2=Linnegar | first2=Sidney | date=1987 |edition=Revised  | title= Growing Irises  |location=Bromley | publisher=Christopher Helm | page=125 | isbn=0-88192-089-4}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The stems have 2-3 [[spathe]]s (leaves of the flower bud), which are lanceolate and are (scarious) membranous at the top of the leaf.&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
They have short,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt; 7.5mm long pedicels (flower stalks).&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The stems hold between 1 and 3 flowers,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence&amp;gt;Elizabeth Lawrence, Nancy Sanders Goodwin and Allen Lacy {{Google books|ARmOKwXGkscC|A Rock Garden in the South|page=216}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in late spring,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=stebbings/&amp;gt; between April and June.&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=solstice/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The flowers only last for a day,&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt; but they sometimes repeat the display.&amp;lt;ref name=solstice/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The vanilla scented,&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt; flowers are {{convert|3|-|4|cm|0|abbr=on}} in diameter,&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt; come in shades of yellow,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=stebbings/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=aril&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Arill Irises |url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/ArilIrises |publisher=pacificbulbsociety.org |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; including bright yellow.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The flower buds are normally green, that have a slight tinge of bronze.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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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'.&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=ClaireAustin&amp;gt;{{cite book |first=Claire |last=Austin |title=Irises; A Garden Encyclopedia |year=2005 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=0881927309 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The falls are oblong shaped, and {{convert|35|mm|0|abbr=on}} long and 1.2&amp;amp;nbsp;cm wide.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt; They are veined brown or purple brown.&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=aril/&amp;gt; They have a central orange beard.&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The shorter,&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt; standards are {{convert|30|mm|0|abbr=on}} long and 0.3&amp;amp;nbsp;cm wide.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The standards are nor erect and this gives the flower a flattish appearance.&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has a 1&amp;amp;nbsp;cm long ovary and a 0.5&amp;amp;nbsp;cm long, funnel shaped perianth tube.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has styles that are shorter than the petals,&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt; about 2.5&amp;amp;nbsp;cm long, they have short narrow crests.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The anthers are cream with green-black edging and the pollen is greenish coloured.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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After the iris has flowered, in August,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt; it produces an elliptical seed capsule,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt; which is about 3&amp;amp;nbsp;cm long.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt; The capsules dehisce (split open), below the apex.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt; Inside the capsules, are wrinkled, light brown,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt; or brown,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt; pyriform (pear-shaped) seeds.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt; They have flat creamy-white aril (or appendage).&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Biochemistry===&lt;br /&gt;
As most irises are [[diploid]], having two sets of [[chromosomes]], this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings.&amp;lt;ref name=ClaireAustin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It is normally published as 2n=22.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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There has been several counts, over the years including 2n=27, Krogulevich 1978, 2n-24, Sokolovskya &amp;amp; Probatova, 1986, 2n=28, Starobudtsev &amp;amp; Mironova, 1990, 2n=28, Malakhova, 1990, 2n=28 Malakhova &amp;amp; Markova, 1994. As ''Iris flavissima'' 2n=22, Doronkin.&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt; This shows two separate entities.&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Since ''Iris arenaria'' has a count of 2n=22,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;offene-naturfuehrer.de&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=The genus Iris in Germany (Gregor Stolley) |url=http://offene-naturfuehrer.de/web/Die_Gattung_Iris_in_Deutschland_(Gregor_Stolley) |publisher=offene-naturfuehrer.de |accessdate=20 February 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This means that ''Iris flavissima'' is a synonym of ''Iris arenaria'' and 2n=27 or 2n=28 is the true counts of ''Iris humilis''.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Taxonomy==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Iris humilis (Sand-Schwertlilie) IMG 8480.JPG|thumb|Iris humilis]]&lt;br /&gt;
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It is pronounced as (Iris) EYE-ris (humilis) HEW-mil-is.&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has the common name of ''sand iris''.&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=grin&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Taxon: Iris humilis Georgi |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?428615 |publisher=ars-grin.gov ([[Germplasm Resources Information Network]])  |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
Although, this name normally refers to ''Iris arenaria'', which was formerly once thought to be a subspecies of Iris humilis, but it is now a separate species in its own right.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;offene-naturfuehrer.de&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; It is also known as ''low iris'',&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=plantarium&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Yellow Iris |url=http://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/20741.html |publisher=plantarium.ru |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and ''yellow iris''.&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=solstice/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=plantarium/&amp;gt; Note, that ''[[Iris pseudacorus]]'' is commonly known as the 'yellow flag' or 'yellow iris' as well.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is known as ''Sand-Schwertlilie'' (meaning sand iris) in Germany.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sand Schwertlilie |url=http://slovnik.seznam.cz/de-cz/?q=Sand Schwertlilie Sandschwertlilie |publisher= slovnik.seznam.cz |accessdate=1 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The Latin [[Botanical name#Binary name|specific epithet]] ''humilis'' refers to low growing or dwarfish.&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A.W.  |last2=Stearn |first2=William T. |date=1972 |edition=Revised |publication-date=1963 | title= A Gardener's Dictionary of Plant Names | publisher=Cassell and Company | page=173 | isbn=0304937215}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was first published and described by [[Johann Gottlieb Georgi]] in 'Bemerkungen einer Reise im Russischen Reich' (Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich) Vol.1 page196 in 1775.&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Iridaceae Iris humilis Georgi |url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=438713-1 |publisher=ipni.org (International Plant Names Index) |accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Alekseeva&amp;gt;{{cite web |first=N.B. |last=Alekseeva |title=Proceedings of Botanical Institute Komarov Academy of Sciences St Petersburg, The history of the introduction of wild species of Iris (Iridaceae) flora Russia |url=http://www.binran.ru/files/publications/Proceedings/Proceedings_300-years/Proceedings_300-years_Alexeeva.pdf |format=PDF |publisher=binran.ru |accessdate=2 May 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Georgi described from specimen plants from near to [[Lake Baikal]], (it was called originally ''Iris flavissima'').&amp;lt;ref name=Alekseeva/&amp;gt; Which is now classified as a synonym of ''Iris humilis''.&amp;lt;ref name=plantlist/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It was also published by Karl H. Ugrinsky in 'Fedde's Report. Spec. Nov., Beihefte' Vol.14 in 1922.&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1808, [[Bieberstein]] called a plant (from the [[Caucasus]] mountains) 'Iris humilis', in 'Fl. Taur.-Caucas' Vol.1 page33. It was later changed (due to Georgi's earlier publishing) and re-classified as a synonym of ''[[Iris pontica]]'' Zapal. need ref&lt;br /&gt;
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It was verified by [[United States Department of Agriculture]] and the [[Agricultural Research Service]] on 4 April 2003, then updated 2 December 2004.&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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''Iris humilis'' is an accepted name by the [[Royal Horticultural Society|RHS]].&amp;lt;ref name=rhs&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Iris humilis |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9273/Iris-humilis/Details |publisher=www.rhs.org.uk| accessdate=29 April 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Distribution and habitat==&lt;br /&gt;
It is [[native plant|native]] to a wide distribution area, including temperate regions of Asia and Europe.&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Range===&lt;br /&gt;
It is found in Europe,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=aril/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rhs/&amp;gt; within the countries of [[Austria]],&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt; [[Czechoslovakia]],&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt; [[Hungary]],&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt; and [[Romania]].&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=irisbotanique/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although, some or most of these plants could be ''Iris arenaria'', who has a distribution in central and eastern Europe.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is found within the [[Siberia]]n region,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt; of the [[Russian Federation]],&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=solstice/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=aril/&amp;gt; in the states of [[Buryatia]], [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]], [[Irkutsk]], [[Magadan]], [[Primorye]] and [[Tuva]].&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
It is also found in [[Kazakhstan]] (formerly part of Russia).&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Within Asia, it found in China,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rhs/&amp;gt; within the [[Provinces of China|Chinese provinces]], of [[Heilongjiang]], [[Jilin]], [[Nei Monggol]], [[Ningxia]] and [[Xinjiang]],&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It is also found in [[Mongolia]],&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=solstice/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=pacific/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=grin/&amp;gt; and [[Japan]].&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=rhs/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It is listed with  ''[[Iris glaucescens]]'', ''[[Iris lactea]]'', ''[[Iris ruthenica]]'', ''[[Iris sibirica]]'', ''[[Iris tenuifolia]]'' and ''[[Iris tigridia]]'' being found in the [[Altai-Sayan region]] (where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Biodiversity of Altai-Sayan Ecoregion |url=http://www.bioaltai-sayan.ru/regnum/eng/species_all.php?right=box-spec-p/iris.php |publisher=bioaltai-sayan.ru |accessdate=15 August 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Habitat===&lt;br /&gt;
It grows in [[calcareous]] sandy and stony (or rocky) areas.&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt; Including (mountain and hill) slopes,&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt; meadows,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=plantarium/&amp;gt; steppes,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=alpine/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=plantarium/&amp;gt; and on the edges of [[birch]] forests,&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt; or [[pine]] forests,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt; and beside river banks.&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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They can be found at an altitude of {{convert|200|-|1500|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Conservation==&lt;br /&gt;
The iris is rare in various regions,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt; especially in European Russia and Ukraine.&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It is listed in the [[Red Data Book of the Russian Federation|Red Book]] of [[Omsk]] and [[Tyumen]] regions (of Siberia).&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Many populations of ''Iris humilis'' exist in protected reserves including, Azas, Baikal-Lensky, Baikal, Barguzinsky, Sokhondinsky and Ubsunur.&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Herald/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Cultivation==&lt;br /&gt;
It is [[Hardiness (plants)|hardy]] to between [[USDA]] Zone 1 and Zone 6.&amp;lt;ref name=signa/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt; It survives in Siberia, so is cold resistant.&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It prefers to grow in well drained soils,&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt; it prefers soils containing sand.&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It can tolerate mildly acidic or mildly alkaline soils (PH levels between 6.1 and 7.8),&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt; including those with lime.&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It can tolerate positions in full sun or partial shade.&amp;lt;ref name=greenmania/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=Lawrence/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It has average water needs during the growing season,&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The leaves can be damaged by [[Rust (fungus)|rust fungi]].&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It can be grown in rock gardens,&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=gruppen/&amp;gt; including rock screes,&amp;lt;ref name=cassidy/&amp;gt; but needs plenty of space.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It is rarely grown in the UK.&amp;lt;ref name=stebbings/&amp;gt; To grow in the UK, [[William Rickatson Dykes]] recommends to plant the iris, on a 5&amp;amp;nbsp;cm layer of sand, over garden soil with added leaf mould (or compost).&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1812, it was grown in gardens near [[Moscow]].&amp;lt;ref name=Alekseeva/&amp;gt; It was then tested at botanic gardens in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Barnaul]], [[Novosibirsk]] and [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]].&amp;lt;ref name=onego/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Propagation===&lt;br /&gt;
It can be propagated by [[Division (horticulture)|division]] (of the rhizome), or by seed growing.&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=agbina/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the wild, some habitats generate poor seed and vegetative propagation.&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The plant needs to be hand pollinated (in the UK) to create seed.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Seeds are collected from the dry pods/capsules, when the seeds are ripe.&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Seeds need cold [[stratification (botany)|stratification]], to germinate. They germinate very slowly. In the lab, seeds do not exceed a germination rate of 30%.&amp;lt;ref name=green/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Seeds should be sown in trays, in a cold frame or unheated greenhouse.&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Germinated seedlings, can produce flowers in the second year of growth.&amp;lt;ref name=british/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Hybrids and cultivars===&lt;br /&gt;
''Iris humilis'' cultivars include; 'Borzeana', 'Dahurica', 'Flavissima', 'Flavissima Orientalis', 'Flavissima Phylospatha', 'Stolonifera' 'Transuralensis' and 'Umbrosa'.&amp;lt;ref name=american/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Toxicity==&lt;br /&gt;
Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.&amp;lt;ref name=daves/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Traditional medicine==&lt;br /&gt;
The rhizomes can be used as part of a [[Tibet]]an [[herbal medicine]] to regulate [[menstruation]].  A powdered form of the rhizome can be used for [[sepsis]] and infections.&amp;lt;ref name=kasatik/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Other sources==&lt;br /&gt;
* Aldén, B., S. Ryman &amp;amp; M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).&lt;br /&gt;
* Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR).&lt;br /&gt;
* Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 39–40.&lt;br /&gt;
* Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.&lt;br /&gt;
* Wu Zheng-yi &amp;amp; P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994–. Flora of China (English edition).&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*{{Commons category-inline|Iris humilis}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{Wikispecies-inline|Iris humilis}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Iris subg. Iris}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Iris (plant)|humilis]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Central Asia]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Eastern Europe]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of China]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of the Czech Republic]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Hungary]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Kazakhstan]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Mongolia]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Romania]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Russia]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Flora of Siberia]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Garden plants of Asia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Poisonous plants]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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