Family: Iridaceae
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Iris heweri Grey-Wilson & B.Mathew
Isotype of Iris heweri Grey-Wilson & B.Mathew
Collector/Expedition: Grey, C. & Hewer, T. F.
Collection number: 769
Collection date: 7th May 1971
Country/Territory: Afghanistan:Baghlan
Collecting locality: Afghanistan:Baghlan:18 miles E of Banu, S. of the village of Pul-i-sar.
Habitat: Mountain slopes.; Vegetation: Artemisia sp. dominating.
Description: 'Stoloniferous' perennial. Old rhizomes pale brown. Young ones whitish. Leaves, scape and bracts pale to mid green. Scape 4-10cm tall. Standards deep or mid blue-purple with a little pale whitish purple beard in the lower half. Fall, half whitish veined deep purple blue, blade deep purple-blue. Styles mid or pale purple-blue. Stamens, filaments pale purple-blue, anthers white.
Miscellaneous notes: Sunny.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00373882
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00373882
Herbarium region: 2A (West Asia and Egypt)
Number of sheets: 1
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