IRANICUM
Published in Fedde Repert:49: 257 (1940). The only Iranian species so far recorded, it comes from the Elbruz Mountains, north Iran. This species was collected by Admiral J.P. Furse in 1960. The following description is based on the field collection from P.F. 2531:- rosettes open, dull green flushed red, 3 to 5 cm in diameter; rosette leaves are narrow-obovate, apiculate, ciliate on margins and just a few hairs on back of leaves, otherwise the leaves are glabrous (some forms collected in 1960 do have a fine pubescence). Offsets are on very short stolons, Flower-petals are rose-pink with narrow white margins, filaments are rose, anthers brownish-pink. Not a difficult species to grow although best protected from winter wet.