Iris pseudocaucasica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Xiphium. It is a bulbous perennial.

The name is derived from 'pseudo' from the Greek word meaning 'false' and 'caucasica' meaninf from the Caucasus.^[2]

It is not to be confused with Iris caucasica, although in the same sub-genus of iris, they are different plants.

It was first published in 'Vĕstnik Tiflisskago Botaniceskago Sada. Moniteur du Jardin Botanique de Tiflis' on pages 40-41 in 1916 by Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim.^[3]

Iris pseudocaucasica is an accepted name by the RHS.^[4]

It is listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K.^[5]

It has been studied in Iran during a karyotypic study in 2013, with Iris songarica, Iris aucheri and Iris sisyrinchium.^[6]

leaves 3-4 differs from Iris causica having yellowish green or blue flowers with a perianth tube of 3-4cm long .^[7]

Iris pseudocaucasica Grossheim (Alexander Grossheim, 1916, N. Iran, N.E. Iraq, S.E. Turkey and S. Transcaucasia); Subgenus Scorpiris, (Juno); B1; height 2-8" (6-20 cm); 1-4 flowers translucent yellowish green or icy blue, with yellow crests. Monit. Jard. 251. 1928: Bot. Tiflis 40-51: 11. 1916; Fl. Cauc. 1. 2n=20, Hall, 2000. ^[8]

Jahan Nama, Golestan ^[9]

along the lakeside to the Chalus Gorge north of Tehran, where

in crevices and under overhangs there is Dinysia aretioides, white flowered Juno Iris pseudocaucasica (218/392, 273/286) with prominently veined channelled foliage and whitish to icy-blue flowers ^[10]

Iris pseudocaucasica Grossheim 1916 Southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, north and northwestern Iran and Armenia The wild plant grows in scree and on rocky slopes. The flowers are either pale yellow or pale blue with yellow crests on the falls and large winged standards. Height: 18 cm (7 in.). Bloom: April and June.^[11]

I. pseudacorus L. Europe, western Siberia, Caucasus, Iran, Turkey, North Africa. Introduced in eastern Asia, North America. 30-63" (75-160 cm). Yellow; sometimes with darker yellow signal, ringed or veined brown. 2n=34. Syn. I. acoroides. var. bastardii (Spach.) Dykes. Lacks the darker yellow zone on the falls. Dykes: unblotched pale yellow occasional in normal populations, many places. var. mandschurica (Hort.) Pale yellow

from Red Data Book of Armenia Can be found in Arevik National park Description. Bulbous herb. Stem 10–25 cm. Leaves flat, folded, falcate, with white cartilagineous margins, 1–1,5 cm wide. Flowers 2–3, light bluish, light bluish–violet or greenish–yellow. Distribution. In Armenia it is distributed in Yerevan (central part of Urts mountain range) and Meghri (Aygedzor, Vardanadzor, Gudemnis, Shvanidzor, Gyumarants, Nyuvadi) floristic regions. EOO is 1200 km2, AOO is 32 km2, the number of locations is 4. Besides Armenia the species grows in Nakhichevan, East Anatolia, North Iraq, North and North–West Iran. Ecological, biological and phytocoenological peculiarities. Grows in lower and middle mountain belts, at the altitudes of 600–1600 (2000) meters above sea level, on dry stony and clay slopes, in the shibliak, juniper open forest. Flowering from March to May, fruiting from May to June. Limiting factors. Restricted extent of occurrence and area of occupancy, loss/degradation of habitats caused by the expansion of mining industry. ^[12]

Iris pseudocaucasica 10 (15)cm, Juno Iris with pale yellow (sometimes light blue, creamy or greenish yellow) flowers with strongly recurving falls above channeled, glaucous leaves. Native of stony hillsides in N Iraq northwards to Armenia and N Iran at up to 3.500m. For a well drained, rather rocky soil in a winter damp protected spot in full sun. IV-VI. ref rareplants url=http://www.rareplants.eu/shop/uploads/Html/Iris-pseudocaucasica_6871_1.htm