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List of Iris species

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Subgenus Iris

Stool iris (Iris aphylla) flower. Note prominent white "beard".
Iris reichenbachii
Iris tigridia from Russia

Bearded rhizomatous irises

Section Iris

Nazareth Iris, Iris bismarckiana
Iris arenaria (formerly Iris humilis subsp arenaria)

Section Oncocyclus

Section Hexapogon

Section Psammiris

Section Pseudoregelia

Section Regelia

Subgenus Limniris

Beardless rhizomatous irises It has been generally divided into 2 sections, 'Limniris', which is further divided down to about 16 series and 'Lophiris' (also known as 'Evansias' or crested iris.

Japanese Iris (Iris ensata) or hanashōbu, cv. 'Kumoinogan'
Iris graminea
Yellow-banded Iris, Iris orientalis
Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) or ayame

Section Limniris (listed in alphabetical order)

Series Californicae Pacific Coast irises

Series Chinenses (from east Asia)

Series Ensatae

Series Foetidissimae

Series Hexagonae (known as the Louisiana irises)

Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises)

Series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris)

Series Prismaticae (contains just one species from America)

Series Ruthenicae

Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)

Series Spuriae

Series Syriacae (species with swollen leaf bases and spiny bristles)

Series Tenuifoliae (mostly semi-desert plants)

Series Tripetalae (mostly having three petals)

Series Unguiculares

Series Vernae (contains just one species from America)

Iris wattii

Section Lophiris

Section Unguiculares

Unplaced hybrids

Subgenus Xiphium

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Xiphion.

Yellow Spanish Iris, Iris xiphium var. lusitanica

Section Xiphium

Subgenus Nepalensis

Bulbous irises. Formerly genus Junopsis.

Section Nepalensis

Subgenus Scorpiris

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises known as "junos". Formerly genus Juno.

Iris palaestina
Iris regis-uzziae in Israel

Section Scorpiris

See more species listed in 'Scorpiris' subgenus.

Subgenus Hermodactyloides

Iris reticulata

Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Iridodictyum.

Section Hermodactyloides

Subgenus Pardanthopsis

  • Iris dichotoma Pall. (Vesper iris) (was formerly Pardanthopsis)
  • Iris domestica (commonly known as blackberry lily, was once Belamcanda chinensis, but since 2005 now known as Iris domestica)

References

  1. Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 16–18. ISBN 0715305395.
  2. "Iris hollandica". Uniprot. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. Choi, Bokyung; Weiss-Schneeweiss, Hanna; Temsch, Eva M.; So, Soonku; Myeong, Hyeon-Ho; Jang, Tae-Soo (2020-09-28). "Genome Size and Chromosome Number Evolution in Korean Iris L. Species (Iridaceae Juss.)". Plants. 9 (10): 1284. doi:10.3390/plants9101284. ISSN 2223-7747. PMC 7650623. PMID 32998465.
  4. "Belamcanda". pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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