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Iris ensata

(Iris ensata Thunb.)

Up to 80 cm high, with erect, weakly leafy stems
and a thickened rhizome. Leaves are basal, simple,
whole, xiphoid, 1.2 cm wide, with a prominent shiny
midrib. Flowers are zygomorphic, 1–4 in number,
purple-violet, velvety, 7–8 cm in diameter. The outer
perianth lobes are up to 4 cm wide, in the middle with
a yellow elongated spot.
The only known location on Sakhalin is located
on the Krillon Peninsula (Nevelsky District). In the
Southern Kuriles, it occurs on the islands of Kunashir,
Shikotan, Zeleny. In Russia, it is also common in the
Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomous Region, the
Khabarovsk and Primorsky Territories. The general
range of the species includes China, the Korea
Peninsula and Japan.

Iris ensata

(Iris sanguinea Hornem)

Up to 80 cm high, with a straight,
unbranched stem and a thickened short
rhizome. Leaves are simple, whole, basal,
linear, 0.8 cm wide, with 2-3 noticeable veins
in the middle part. Flowers are zygomorphic,
blue with a marble pattern, 7–8 cm in
diameter. The outer perianth lobes are about
3 cm wide, with an almost rounded plate bent
downwards, at the base with white strokes.
In the Sakhalin region, it reaches the
north-eastern border of the range. It is rarely
found in the middle part of Sakhalin Island
(Poronaysky District) and in the south of
Kunashir Island. In Russia, it is distributed
in the southern regions of the East Siberia
and the Far East, including the Amur Region,
the Jewish Autonomous Region, the south of
the Khabarovsk Territory and the Primorsky
Territory. The range of the species also covers
Mongolia, China, the Korea Peninsula and
Japan.

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