Iris halophila sogdiana

Description

It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'. The falls are broadly ovate, elliptic, or orbicular with a long claw (section leading to the stem).The fall is 4.5-6 cm (2-2 in) long,and 2.5 cm wide.They have purple or violet veining,and a central yellow or white stripe or signal area.The standards are short, lanceolate or oblanceolate, erect wavy, and 3-6 cm (1-2 in) long and 8-20 mm wide.It has a 7-10 mm long perianth tube,the ovary has a long tapering beak, which can be up to 40mm long.It has a narrow,violet Stigma (botany)#Style,2.5 cm long violet-lilac stigmas,1.27 cm long anthers, which equal the filament length.After the iris has flowered, it produces an oblong-ovate, hexagonal, (2.5-4 cm long) seed capsule in September. It has a long beak-like appendage on the top,and 6 visible, longitudinal groves.Inside the capsule, are light brown, angular seeds, with a loose membranous testa (surface)