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Irises
Iris
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 320 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is flags, while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as junos, particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
The often-segregated, monotypic genera Belamcanda (blackberry lily, I. domestica), Hermodactylus (snake's head iris, I. tuberosa), and Pardanthopsis (vesper iris, I. dichotoma) are currently included in Iris.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common Beardless Irises
subgenusLimniris
Bearded Irises
subgenusIris
Spuria Irises
subgenusXyridion
Dwarf Crested Irises
subgenusLophiris
Bulbous Irises
subgenusXiphion
Pardanthopsis
subgenusPardanthopsis
Longipetalae
sectionLongipetalae
Tall Crested Irises
subgenusCrossiris
Dwarf Iris
speciesIris verna
Juno Irises
subgenusScorpiris
Winter-Blooming Irises
subgenusSiphonostylis
Monospatha
sectionMonospatha
Nepalensis
subgenusNepalensis
Iris probstii
speciesIris probstii
Iris nantouensis
speciesIris nantouensis
Iris neosetosa
speciesIris neosetosa
Iris neoensata
speciesIris neoensata
Iris × neumayeri
hybridIris × neumayeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Crüger, Peter: Doctrina Astronomie sphaerica
Crüger, Peter · 1635 · p.3
Ukiyo-e Paintings
American Art Association · 1926 · p.155
The Art and Science of the True Proportion of Attic Letters
Tory, Geoffroy · 1549 · p.80
Antwerp Origins
Johannes Goropius Becanus · 1580 · p.967
Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 23)
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.69
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.345
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.113
Living Images of Plants
Otto Brunfels · 1532 · p.390
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.569
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.219
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.220
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.94
In the stacks
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Every page naming Iris in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47780.