California Iris

Japanese: カリフォルニア・アイリス - かりふぉるにああいりす
California Iris

…(b) Siberian iris consists of Iris sibirica L., Iris sanguinea Donn., and hybrids of these two species, and there were about 150 varieties by the early 1900s. Since then, the flower shape has been significantly improved, and in addition to blue-purple and white, varieties with pink and yellow flowers, which were not previously available, have been cultivated, and they are widely planted in gardens in the UK and the US. Other varieties include California iris, which consists of 11 species and their hybrids found in the foothills of the Pacific coast of the US, and Spuria iris, which consists of 16 species and their hybrids found in Europe, Asia Minor, and Central Asia. There are also Regelia, which is found in Central Asia, and Oncocyclus, which is found in eastern Mediterranean countries, and has bulbs with enlarged rhizomes and sparse hair-like projections on the tepals. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "California Iris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(b)シベリアン・アイリス類Siberian iris ヨーロッパ原産のコアヤメI.sibirica L.,アヤメI.sanguinea Donn.やこの2種の交雑種からなり,1900年代前期までに約150品種あり,以後,著しく花形が改良され,花色も青紫色,白色などのほかに今までなかった桃色,黄色などの品種も育成され,英米で広く庭植えされている。 ほかにアメリカの太平洋岸の山麓に産する11種とその交雑種からなるカリフォルニア・アイリス類California irisや,ヨーロッパ,小アジアや中央アジアなどに産す16種とその交雑種からなるスプリア・アイリス類Spuria irisなどがある。 また別に,肥大した地下茎のある球根と,花被片にまばらなひげ状突起をもち,中央アジアに産すレゲリア類Regeliaと東部地中海沿岸諸国に産するオンコキクルス類Oncocyclusがある。…

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