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Dwarf Iris
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Dwarf Iris

Iris pumila

Iris pumila, sometimes known as pygmy iris or dwarf iris, probably originated as a natural hybrid between Iris pseudopumila Boissier & Heldreich and I. attica Tineo. It ranges from Austria through eastern Europe and the Balkans, in Eurasian steppe in Ukraine, southern Russia into southern Siberia and northern Kazhakstan, and the Caucasus into Turkey.

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Where it lives

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Dwarf Iris in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.94

Dwarf Iris in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.129

Dwarf Iris in Florum et coronariarum historia

Florum et coronariarum historia

Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.154

Dwarf Iris in A New Herbal, or History of Plants

A New Herbal, or History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.220

Dwarf Iris in Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)

Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.242

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57646.