It is found in the former USSR republic,[REF][REF] of Turkestan,[REF][REF][REF] Tajikistan,[REF][REF] and Uzbekistan[REF][REF] .
The iris is located within the Pamir Alay mountains,[REF][REF] and Varzob River valley in Dushanbe,[REF] of Tajikistan [REF].