Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean scrub

Range

Middle East

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Mesopotamian Iris is a tall, rhizomatous perennial from the middle east, growing in Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Israel. Its tall stems hold up to nine fragrant flowers in shades of violet, purple, lavender blue and light blue.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Iris

Species

Iris mesopotamica