Iris darwasica is a plant species from Tajikistan and northern Afghanistan in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus Iris, and in the section Regelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial. It has long an
A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower. The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentia
A Lilium flower showing the six tepals: the outer three are sepals and the inner three are petals.
Flowers of Magnolia × alba showing tepals in various stages of development
Tepals of Magnolia × wieseneri
A hellebore flower showing the petaloid sepals