Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Mariana NICULESCU
Iris variegata L. (I. lepida Heuffel) (Iridaceae), is usually in the area from the oak forest zone to the beech floor, through meadows, thickets and forest clearings, in open forests, at the edges of forests. It can be easily recognized by its flowers with yellow inner perianth segments and yellow-white outer perianth segments mottled with brown to purple. This species is cited from few places in Oltenia. Following field research in the forest habitats of southern Oltenia, important populations of this species were identified. Such populations were identified in the lower Jiului basin, in the forest of the Segarcea and Perișor Forestry Districts. The species is found especially in the forests of the Quercus cerris and Q. frainetto, in the natural habitat - 91M0 Pannonian-Balkan oak - Oak forest.
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