Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Iridaceae

Iris Tourn. ex L.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Alatavia*	Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Belamcanda*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym; nom. cons.
*Beverna*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Chamaeiris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Chamoletta*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Coresantha*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Costia*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Cryptobasis*	Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Eremiris*	(Spach) Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Evansia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Gattenhofia*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Gemmingia*	Heist. ex Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Hermodactylus*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Iriastrum*	Heist. ex Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Iridodictyum*	Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Joniris*	(Spach) Klatt	heterotypic synonym
*Juno*	Tratt.	heterotypic synonym
*Junopsis*	Wern. Schulze	heterotypic synonym
*Limnirion*	Opiz	heterotypic synonym
*Limniris*	Fuss	heterotypic synonym
*Neubeckia*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Oncocyclus*	Siemssen	heterotypic synonym
*Ophioiris*	(Y. T. Zhao) Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Pardanthopsis*	(Hance) L. W. Lenz	heterotypic synonym
*Pardanthus*	Ker Gawl.	heterotypic synonym
*Pseudo-iris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Sclerosiphon*	Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Siphonostylis*	Wern. Schulze	heterotypic synonym
*Spathula*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Thelysia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Xeris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Xuris*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Xyridion*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Ioniris*	Baker	orthographic variant
*Xyphion*	Medik.	orthographic variant
*Iris acutiloba*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Iris adriatica*	Trinajstić ex Mitić	taxonomically included in
*Iris albicans*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Iris alexeenkoi*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris antilibanotica*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris aphylla*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris assadiana*	Chaudhary, G. Kirkw. & C. Weymouth	taxonomically included in
*Iris atrofusca*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris atropatana*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris atropurpurea*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris aucheri*	(Baker) Sealy	taxonomically included in
*Iris auranitica*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris barnumiae*	Foster & Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris basaltica*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris bismarckiana*	Damman & Sprenger	taxonomically included in
*Iris boissieri*	Henriq.	taxonomically included in
*Iris bostrensis*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Iris camillae*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris caucasica*	Hoffm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris cedreti*	Dinsm. ex Chaudhary	taxonomically included in
*Iris celikii*	Akpulat & K. I. Chr.	taxonomically included in
*Iris colchica*	Kem.-Nath.	taxonomically included in
*Iris damascena*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Iris danfordiae*	(Baker) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Iris edomensis*	Sealy	taxonomically included in
*Iris farashae*	Güner	taxonomically included in
*Iris filifolia*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Iris flavissima*	Pall.	taxonomically included in
*Iris foetidissima*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris galatica*	Siehe	taxonomically included in
*Iris gatesii*	Foster	taxonomically included in
*Iris graminea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris grant-duffii*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris grossheimii*	Woronow ex Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris halophila*	Pall.	taxonomically included in
*Iris haynei*	Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris hellenica*	Mermygkas, Kit Tan & Yannits.	taxonomically included in
*Iris hermona*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris histrio*	Rchb. f.	taxonomically included in
*Iris histrioides*	(G. F. Wilson) S. Arn.	taxonomically included in
*Iris humilis*	Georgi	taxonomically included in
*Iris iberica*	Steven	taxonomically included in
*Iris imbricata*	Lindl.	taxonomically included in
*Iris juncea*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Iris junonia*	Schott	taxonomically included in
*Iris kerneriana*	Asch. & Sint. ex Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris kirkwoodiae*	Chaudhary	taxonomically included in
*Iris koyuncui*	Fırat	taxonomically included in
*Iris lactea*	Pall.	taxonomically included in
*Iris latifolia*	(Mill.) Voss	taxonomically included in
*Iris lazica*	Albov	taxonomically included in
*Iris lortetii*	Barbey ex Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Iris lusitanica*	Ker Gawl.	taxonomically included in
*Iris lutescens*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Iris mariae*	Barbey	taxonomically included in
*Iris marsica*	I. Ricci & Colas.	taxonomically included in
*Iris masiae*	Foster	taxonomically included in
*Iris mzchetica*	Rodion.	taxonomically included in
*Iris nectarifera*	Güner	taxonomically included in
*Iris nezahatiae*	Güner & H. Duman	taxonomically included in
*Iris nigricans*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris nusairiensis*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Iris orientalis*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Iris orjenii*	Bräuchler & Cikovac	taxonomically included in
*Iris palaestina*	(Baker) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Iris pallida*	Lam.	taxonomically included in
*Iris pamphylica*	Hedge	taxonomically included in
*Iris paradoxa*	Steven	taxonomically included in
*Iris persica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris peshmeniana*	Güner & T. Hall	taxonomically included in
*Iris petrana*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris planifolia*	(Mill.) Fiori & Paol.	taxonomically included in
*Iris pontica*	Zapał.	taxonomically included in
*Iris postii*	Mouterde	taxonomically included in
*Iris pseudacorus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris pseudocaucasica*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris pseudonotha*	Galushko	taxonomically included in
*Iris pseudopumila*	Tineo	taxonomically included in
*Iris pumila*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris purpureobractea*	B. Mathew & T. Baytop	taxonomically included in
*Iris regis-uzziae*	Feinbrun	taxonomically included in
*Iris reichenbachii*	Heuff.	taxonomically included in
*Iris reticulata*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Iris revoluta*	Colas.	taxonomically included in
*Iris ruthenica*	Ker Gawl.	taxonomically included in
*Iris rutherfordii*	J. Mart. Rodr., P. Vargas, Carine & Jury	taxonomically included in
*Iris sari*	Schott ex Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris scariosa*	Willd. ex Link	taxonomically included in
*Iris schachtii*	Markgr.	taxonomically included in
*Iris schelkowinkowii*	(Fomin) Fomin	taxonomically included in
*Iris schischkinii*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris serotina*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Iris sibirica*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris sintenisii*	Janka	taxonomically included in
*Iris sisianica*	Zubov & Bondarenko	taxonomically included in
*Iris sprengeri*	Siehe	taxonomically included in
*Iris spuria*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris stenophylla*	Hausskn. ex Baker	taxonomically included in
*Iris suaveolens*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Iris susiana*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris swensoniana*	Chaudhary, G. Kirkw. & C. Weymouth	taxonomically included in
*Iris taochia*	Woronow ex Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Iris tenuifolia*	Pall.	taxonomically included in
*Iris timofejewii*	Woronow	taxonomically included in
*Iris tingitana*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Iris tuberosa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris unguicularis*	Poir.	taxonomically included in
*Iris variegata*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris vartanii*	Foster	taxonomically included in
*Iris versicolor*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris wallisiae*	T. Hall & Seisums	taxonomically included in
*Iris westii*	Dinsm.	taxonomically included in
*Iris winogradowii*	Fomin	taxonomically included in
*Iris xanthospuria*	B. Mathew & T. Baytop	taxonomically included in
*Iris xiphium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Iris yebrudii*	Dinsm. ex Chaudhary	taxonomically included in
*Iris zagrica subsp. hakkariensis*	Fırat	taxonomically included in

Children

Iris acutiloba C. A. Mey.
Iris adriatica Trinajstić ex Mitić
Iris albicans Lange
Iris alexeenkoi Grossh.
Iris antilibanotica Dinsm.
Iris aphylla L.
Iris assadiana Chaudhary, G. Kirkw. & C. Weymouth
Iris atrofusca Baker
Iris atropatana Grossh.
Iris atropurpurea Baker
Iris aucheri (Baker) Sealy
Iris auranitica Dinsm.
Iris barnumiae Foster & Baker
Iris basaltica Dinsm.
Iris bismarckiana Damman & Sprenger
Iris boissieri Henriq.
Iris bostrensis Mouterde
Iris camillae Grossh.
Iris caucasica Hoffm.
Iris cedreti Dinsm. ex Chaudhary
Iris celikii Akpulat & K. I. Chr.
Iris colchica Kem.-Nath.
Iris damascena Mouterde
Iris danfordiae (Baker) Boiss.
Iris edomensis Sealy
Iris farashae Güner
Iris filifolia Boiss.
Iris flavissima Pall.
Iris foetidissima L.
Iris galatica Siehe
Iris gatesii Foster
Iris graminea L.
Iris grant-duffii Baker
Iris grossheimii Woronow ex Grossh.
Iris halophila Pall.
Iris haynei Baker
Iris hellenica Mermygkas, Kit Tan & Yannits.
Iris hermona Dinsm.
Iris histrio Rchb. f.
Iris histrioides (G. F. Wilson) S. Arn.
Iris humilis Georgi
Iris iberica Steven
Iris imbricata Lindl.
Iris juncea Poir.
Iris junonia Schott
Iris kerneriana Asch. & Sint. ex Baker
Iris kirkwoodiae Chaudhary
Iris koyuncui Fırat
Iris lactea Pall.
Iris latifolia (Mill.) Voss
Iris lazica Albov
Iris lortetii Barbey ex Boiss.
Iris lusitanica Ker Gawl.
Iris lutescens Lam.
Iris mariae Barbey
Iris marsica I. Ricci & Colas.
Iris masiae Foster
Iris mzchetica Rodion.
Iris nectarifera Güner
Iris nezahatiae Güner & H. Duman
Iris nigricans Dinsm.
Iris nusairiensis Mouterde
Iris orientalis Mill.
Iris orjenii Bräuchler & Cikovac
Iris palaestina (Baker) Boiss.
Iris pallida Lam.
Iris pamphylica Hedge
Iris paradoxa Steven
Iris persica L.
Iris peshmeniana Güner & T. Hall
Iris petrana Dinsm.
Iris planifolia (Mill.) Fiori & Paol.
Iris pontica Zapał.
Iris postii Mouterde
Iris pseudacorus L.
Iris pseudocaucasica Grossh.
Iris pseudonotha Galushko
Iris pseudopumila Tineo
Iris pumila L.
Iris purpureobractea B. Mathew & T. Baytop
Iris regis-uzziae Feinbrun
Iris reichenbachii Heuff.
Iris reticulata M. Bieb.
Iris revoluta Colas.
Iris ruthenica Ker Gawl.
Iris rutherfordii J. Mart. Rodr., P. Vargas, Carine & Jury
Iris sari Schott ex Baker
Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link
Iris schachtii Markgr.
Iris schelkowinkowii (Fomin) Fomin
Iris schischkinii Grossh.
Iris serotina Willk.
Iris sibirica L.
Iris sintenisii Janka
Iris sisianica Zubov & Bondarenko
Iris sprengeri Siehe
Iris spuria L.
Iris stenophylla Hausskn. ex Baker
Iris suaveolens Boiss. & Reut.
Iris susiana L.
Iris swensoniana Chaudhary, G. Kirkw. & C. Weymouth
Iris taochia Woronow ex Grossh.
Iris tenuifolia Pall.
Iris timofejewii Woronow
Iris tingitana Boiss. & Reut.
Iris tuberosa L.
Iris unguicularis Poir.
Iris variegata L.
Iris vartanii Foster
Iris versicolor L.
Iris wallisiae T. Hall & Seisums
Iris westii Dinsm.
Iris winogradowii Fomin
Iris xanthospuria B. Mathew & T. Baytop
Iris xiphium L.
Iris yebrudii Dinsm. ex Chaudhary
Iris zagrica subsp. hakkariensis Fırat

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Finnish: (perho)kurjenmiekat sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: irisar

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 38. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Iris Tourn. ex L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/26e3819b-2e42-45f0-90df-e9676a48983d

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Occurrence

Present

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Doubtful

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Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

no data

Importance

EU Birds Directive:
Annex I 2009 This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

This species is the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution, according to Annex I of the EU Bird Directive 2009/147/EC.

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.

annex IV

HYPPZ:
listed This species is a plant pest species according to the HYpermedia en Protection des Plantes: Zoology (HYPPZ)

IUCN:
Red List status VU 2008 This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

This species is vulnerable and is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.