Iris albicans Lange

Iris albicans Lange

Synonymy

    • "Iris florentina" auct. fl. graec., non L., err. sec. Dimopoulos & al. 20131
    • 1. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31
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    Distribution

    GR(IoI Pe StE NE Kik KK EAe

    Greece (East Aegean islands present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; Sterea Ellas present)

    Status

    Alien / Established

    Chorology

    [Arabian]

    Life-form

    Geophyte (Cryptophyte)

    Habitat

    Agricultural and Ruderal habitats

    IUCN category

    Not Evaluated

    Presidential Decree 67/81

    No

    Notes

    Native of Saudi Arabia and Yemen, distributed through W Asia and the E Mediterranean by man as a plant to adorn graveyards (Mathew 1989: 22). White-flowered plants in the I. germanica group called I. albicans or I. florentina (see Synonyms) are frequently cultivated in Greece and may persist in the outskirts of settlements. They are more common than indicated by the records but not invasive.

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