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| name = ''Iris kuschakewiczii''
| image =
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
| unranked_classis = [[Monocots]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Iridoideae]]
| tribus = [[Irideae]]
| genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]''
| subgenus = ''[[Iris subg. Scorpiris|Scorpiris]]''
| species = '''''Iris kuschakewiczii'''''
| binomial = ''Iris kuschakewiczii''
| binomial_authority = [[Boris Fedtschenko|B.Fedtsch.]] & [[Poljakov]]
| synonyms = {{Species list|Juno kuschakewiczii |(B.Fedtsch.) Poljakov<ref>{{cite web| title=Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch.| date=23 March 2012 | url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-322022 | publisher=theplantlist.org | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>}}
}}

'''''Iris kuschakewiczii''''' (also commonly known as ) is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', it is also in the subgenus of [[Iris subg. Scorpiris|Scorpiris]]. It is a [[bulbous]] [[perennial plant|perennial]].

It was originally published as 'Iris kuschakewiczi' by [[Boris Fedtschenko]] in 'Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb.' v. 158 (Bulletin of St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) in 1905.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iridaceae Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch. | date=23 March 2012 | url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=438770-1 | publisher=ipni.org (In ) | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

In 1958, [[Petr Petrovich Poljakov]] re-published it as 'Juno kuschakewiczii' in Fl. Kazakhst. 2: 249.<ref>{{cite web| title=Juno kuschakewiczii (B.Fedtsch.) Poljakov | date=23 March 2012 | url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-322994 | publisher=theplantlist.org | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

In 1939, it was suggested this was a form of [[Iris narynensis]], but when Mathew published "The Iris" in 1981, he retained it as a separate species.<ref name=american>{{cite web| title=(SPEC) Iris kuschakewiczii B. Fedtsch. | date=6 March 2010 |url=http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/Spec/SpecKuschakewiczii | publisher=wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society) | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

Iris kuschakewiczii is now an accepted name by the [[Royal Horticultural Society|RHS]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iris kuschakewiczii |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9292/Iris-kuschakewiczii/Details |publisher=www.rhs.org.uk| accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

It was named after a Russian botanist 'A. A. Kuschakewicz' who worked with N. J. Korolkov in 1872,<ref>{{cite web|title=Korolkov, N. J. & Kuschakewicz | url=http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?id=54270 | publisher=kiki.huh.harvard.edu | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> and Boris Fedtschenko in 1873.<ref>[[Eduard August von Regel|Eduard Regel]] {{Google books|oMh1kgAACAAJ| Descriptiones in regionibus Turkestanicis a Cl. Viris Fedschenko, Korolkow, Kuschakewicz et Krause collectis: Cum adnotationibus ad plantas vivas in Horto Imperiali Botanico Petropolitano cultas}}</ref>
A. A. Kuschakewicz collected many plants in [[Turkestan]] and [[Central Asia]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Gentiana humilis Steven | url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://science.mnhn.fr/all/list%3FrecordedBy%3DKuschakewicz%26fieldNumber%3D329&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dkuschakewicz%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1600%26bih%3D732 | publisher=science.mnhn.fr | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

It is mentioned in [[David Mabberley|D.J. Mabberley]] portable plant books of 1997.<ref>D. J. Mabberley {{Google books|ZVdoUPtqKCIC|The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants (2nd Edit)| page=363 }}</ref><ref>D. J. Mabberley {{Google books|9RyKKHtwXUYC|The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their cultivation and uses| page=405}}</ref>

It is fairly easy to grow in cultivation, within an [[alpine house]] or [[bulb frame]],<ref name=british>British Iris Society (1997) {{Google books| pL6uPLo7l2gC | A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation |page=246}}</ref> it does not need much moisture in summer.<ref name=pacific>{{cite web| title=Juno irises J-R | date=11 May 2014 | url=http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/JunoIrisesTwo | publisher=pacificbulbsociety.org | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref> It can be grown outside in a sheltered, sunny raised bed with well drained soils.<ref name=rareplants>{{cite web | title=Iris kuschakewiczii | url=http://www.rareplants.co.uk/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=494&P_ID=1360 | publisher=rareplants.co.uk | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=alpinegarden>{{cite web | title=Iris kuschakewiczii | year=2011 | url=http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Iris/kuschakewiczii | publisher= encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

==Habit==
Iris kuschakewiczii has bulb 1.5 cm (in diameter),<ref name=floraofussr>{{cite web| first=V.L. | last=Komarov | year=1935 | title=Akademiya Nauk SSSR (FLORA of the U.S.S.R.) Vol. IV | publisher=archive.org | url=https://archive.org/stream/floraofussr04bota/floraofussr04bota_djvu.txt | accessdate=9 October 2014}}</ref> with a paper tunic-coating. It has thickened storage roots, close to the base.<ref name=british/><ref name=onego>{{cite web | title=Juno | url=http://flower.onego.ru/lukov/juno_v.html | publisher=flower.onego.ru | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

It grows up to a height of between {{convert|10|-|15|cm|in|round=0.5|abbr=on}}, including the flower.<ref name=american/><ref name=pacific/><ref name=alpinegarden/>
It has a thick stem, which is between 3–5 cm long, hidden by the leaves, unbranched with 1-4 flowers.<ref name=british/><ref name=rareplants/><ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/> The blooms appear in April–May<ref name=british/><ref name=floraofussr/>

The non-scented flowers appear above a perianth tube of 3.5-4.5 cm long.<ref name=british/><ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/>
The flowers come in various shades of purple, from greenish purple,<ref name=onego/> pale violet,<ref name=american/><ref name=alpinegarden/><ref name=floraofussr/> violet-blue,<ref name=rareplants/> to lilac blue.<ref name=british/> The (3.5–4 cm long)<ref name=british/> falls have very dark violet blotches and lines on either side of a prominent white crest,<ref name=american/><ref name=rareplants/><ref name=alpinegarden/><ref name=onego/> or white signal patch.<ref name=british/> The blades are oblong-obvate shaped (about 1.2 x 0.7 cm).<ref name=british/><ref name=floraofussr/> The standards are 1 – 1.5 cm long (often 3 lobed shaped).<ref name=british/><ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/> The flowers measure approx. 6.5–8 cm in diameter.<ref name=alpinegarden/>

The bracts and bracteole are green with membranous tips and margins.<ref name=british/>

The fruits appear in late spring-early summer.<ref name=onego/>

It has 4-5 dark green glaucous leaves which gradually taper to the apex,<ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/> (falcate),<ref name=british/> They are clustered together at the base,<ref name=british/> and are 1-1.5 cm wide (close to the base).<ref name=british/><ref name=alpinegarden/><ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/> They also have a contrasting white edge or margin.<ref name=british/><ref name=alpinegarden/>

==Native==
In 1905, Iris kuschakewiczii was found in [[Turkestan]],<ref name=american/> on the northern foothills of the [[Tien Shan Mountains]] of [[Central Asia]].<ref name=british/><ref name=pacific/><ref name=alpinegarden/><ref name=floraofussr/>

It can be found on gravelly and rocky slopes, on the red-clay hills of [[Kazakhstan]] (on the north-western spurs of the Tien Shan).<ref name=floraofussr/><ref name=onego/>

It is also found in the [[Ala Archa National Park]] (25 km from the capital of [[Bishkek]]) of [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick | last=Hayes| title=Kyrgyzstan | url=http://www.kewguild.org.uk/media/pdfs/v15s113p257-57.pdf | format=pdf | publisher=kewguild.org.uk | accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.signa.org/index.pl?Display+Iris-kuschakewiczii+1 Image of Iris kuschakewiczii]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0304+0174 Image of a pot of several Iris kuschakewiczii's]

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[[Category:Iris (plant)|kuschakewiczii]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1905]]
[[Category:Flora of Central Asia]]
[[Category:Flora of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Flora of Kyrgyzstan]]

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