Iris pontica — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris

At a glance

Occurrence records410

Data sources4

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Iris pontica's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility410 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF410 records

01Narrative

Iris pontica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and in series Spuriae. It is a dwarf rhizomatous perennial plant from eastern Europe, the Causcasus region and Russia, with a short stem and violet-blue and white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Plant height max0.35 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Life cycle & reproduction5

Flowering endJun

Flowering startMay

Life formrhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formcryptophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTsteppe

Woodinessnon-woody

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type410 records

Wild obs. + sensor326

Museum / vouchered75

Other9

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO588 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy84% within 1 km

≤100 m 87≤1 km 98≤10 km 33>10 km 2

220 georeferenced · 106 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor326

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 18≤10 km 5

28 georeferenced · 47 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence75

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Institution	Specimens
Moscow State Universitylocation not on record	4
BRNUlocation not on record	2

2 institutions · 6 of 75 vouchered records shown · 69 without an institution code