It was first described in notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978 by Prof. Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (an Israeli botanist).

[7] It flowers in early spring in January and February, after the leaves have emerged from the ground.

[7] Compared to Iris aucheri, it is smaller, has fewer leaves and has a yolk-yellow coloured crest.

Compared to iris nusairiensis, it has highest leaf is not dilated and its yellow crest has a white margin.

[13] It was found on north or west facing rocky slopes [10] of Southern Jordan and Negev in Israel.