21a. Iris lactea var. lactea 
白花马蔺 (原变种) bai hua ma lin (yuan bian zhong) 
 Iris biglumis Vahl;  I. ensata Thunberg var.  chinensis (Fischer) Maximowicz;  I. iliensis Poljakov;  I. lactea var.  chinensis (Fischer) Koidzumi;  I. longispatha Fischer;  I. pallasii Fischer var.  chinensis Fischer.
Outer perianth segments pale violet, or milky white with purple veins; inner segments pale violet. 2 n = 40*, 50*.
Hillsides, grasslands, roadsides; 600--3800 m. Anhui, Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang [Afghanistan, N India, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia].