page_title: Iris atrofusca
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Iris atrofusca / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Iris atrofusca in Beer Sheva trail
context_page_description: Iris atrofusca is a species in the genus Iris, where it is placed in the subgenus Iris and the section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial from the deserts of Israel and Jordan. The species has long falcate or ensiform leaves, a long thick stem and large fragrant flowers that come in shades of purple brown, reddish-black, black-brown, dark brown, dark lilac or dark purple. The flowers also have a black or brownish-black signal patch and a thick beard that is brown-black, light brown or yellow tipped with brown. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
context_section_description: This species is native to temperate Western Asia.
caption: I. atrofusca on Beer Sheva trail in Israel
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