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Perennial wetland herb, 30–80 cm high, erect, poorly ramified above. With underground tuber and sword-like leaves, the basal leaf obtuse. Tall stalks bear purple-red flowers collected in one-sided inflorescence, with strongly curved flower tube. Clonal plant.
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Schweingruber, F.H., Kučerová, A., Adamec, L., Doležal, J. (2020). Iridaceae. In: Anatomic Atlas of Aquatic and Wetland Plant Stems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33420-8_63
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