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Cosmetics/Essential oils- Orris root oil,extracted from roots is a fragrance ingredient and fixative in perfumes and potpourri. It is also used as a flavouring in soft drinks, sweets, chewing gum etc.
Italy, Yugoslavia
Temperate biome
Perennial herb.
Erect, round, and unbranched.
Sword-shaped, greyish-green with a smooth surface. Arranged in a fan-like clump at the base of the stem.
Large, fragrant, with three upright falls (outer petals) and three drooping standards (inner petals). Colors range from pale lavender-blue to violet, sometimes with white or yellow markings.
Elongated capsules containing brown seeds.
Flowering: May-June.