Iris setosa var. hondoensis




Family Iridaceae
Subfamily Iridoideae
Tribe Irideae
Scientific name Iris setosa Pallas ex Link var. hondoensis Honda
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) kirigamine hiougi-ayame (キリガミネヒオウギアヤメ, 霧ヶ峰檜扇菖蒲 [meaning: Mt. Kirigamine Japanese cypress fan iris])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Kirigamine)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=52-57
Description Leaves 20-40cm long, 1-2cm wide. Scapes electing 30-90cm tall. Flowers purple ca. 8cm across, inner perianths ca. 2.5cm long, flowering in May to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Iris setosa Pall. ex Link
Iris setosa Pallas ex Link
Polyphenols in Iris setosa var. canadensis and Their Chemotaxonomic Comparisons with Three Japanese Varieties
Wild Iris Species in Japan
Water purificant (US Patent 6254800/2001)
Iris transformation method (US Patent 6459017/2002)
Low complexity classification from a single unattended ground sensor node (US Patent 7343362/2008)
Note Iris setosa Pallas ex Link var. canadensis M. Foster (syn. Iris hookeri Penny ex G. Don) is a local variety of Iris setosa Pallas ex Link var. setosa.
Photos at Kyoto Botanical Garden below are those of plants which have been cultivated by Kyoto Botanical Garden and displayed as Iris setosa var. setosa. However, I think that the plants were Iris setosa var. hondoensis Honda but not Iris setosa var. setosa.



May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden