▁b ic ap it ata . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁and ▁described ▁by ▁Maria ▁Col as ante ▁in ▁' Fl ora ▁Mediter rane a ' ▁( Fl . ▁Med it .) ▁Vol . 6 ▁on ▁page ▁ 2 1 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁spec im ens ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁I ris ▁l utes c ens , ▁which ▁also ▁grows ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Italy ▁( including ▁near ▁Laz io ▁and ▁T osc ana ). ▁Later ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁that ▁I ris ▁b ic ap it ata ▁and ▁I ris ▁l utes c ens ▁are ▁botan ically ▁different ▁and ▁distinct . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁sym pat ric ▁with ▁I ris ▁pseud op um ila ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁probable ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁I ris ▁b ic ap it ata . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁verified ▁by ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁Research ▁Service ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁then ▁updated ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Life . ▁ ▁I ris ▁b ic ap it ata ▁is ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁name ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁R HS , ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁South - e astern ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Range ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Italy , ▁in ▁Ap