Rare types including Iridaceae juss. of the Garagush mountain

The genus Iris Tourn. ex L. of the family Iridaceae Juss. there are 200 different species in the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 30 species of this genus in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, some of which are endemic to Azerbaijan or the Caucasus. All irises are decorative and used in ornamental gardening. Iris caucasica Stev. ( Iris caucasic a Hoffm.) and I. lycotis Woronow ( Iris iberica subsp. lycotis (Woronow) Takht.) grows on rocky and grassy slopes of The Garagush Mountain. Iris caucasica Stev. is included in the Red Data Book of Nakhchivan AR as an important subcatagory of protection with the status of Lower Risk - LR (a - Conservation Dependent - CD). Iris lycotis Woronow has been to its activity and other abiotic factors, its range is reduced its biology is poorly studied and it is included as an endangered species in the Red Data Book of Nakhchivan AR with the status of Near Threatened - NT. Species included in this category should be enshrined in special protected areas and their biological characteristics should be studied.