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

Iris pseudacorus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Iris*	Tourn. ex L.	accepted genus name
*Alatavia*	Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Belamcanda*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*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

Species group names

*Iris palustris*	Gaterau	homotypic synonym; nom. superfl.
*Limnirion pseudacorus*	(L.) Opiz	homotypic synonym
*Limniris pseudacorus*	(L.) Fuss	homotypic synonym
*Xiphion pseudacorus*	(L.) Schrank	homotypic synonym
*Xyridion pseudacorus*	(L.) Klatt	homotypic synonym
*Acorus adulterinus*	Garsault	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Colchicum falcifolium*	Stapf	heterotypic synonym
*Iris acoriformis*	Boreau	heterotypic synonym
*Iris acoroides*	Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Iris bastardii*	Boreau	heterotypic synonym
*Iris curtopetala*	F. Delaroche	heterotypic synonym
*Iris flava*	Tornab.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris lutea*	Lam.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pallidior*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Iris paludosa*	Pers.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris palustris*	Moench	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Iris pseudacorus f. longiacuminata*	Prodan	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus f. nyaradyana*	Prodan	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus f. submersa*	Glück	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus subsp. acoriformis*	(Boreau) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus subsp. bastardii*	(Boreau) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus var. acoriformis*	(Boreau) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus var. acoroides*	(Spach) Baker	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus var. bastardii*	(Boreau) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Iris pseudacorus var. ochroleuca*	Peterm.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris sativa*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Moraea candolleana*	Spreng.	heterotypic synonym
*Pseudo-iris palustris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Vieusseuxia iridioides*	F. Delaroche	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Xiphion acoroides*	(Spach) Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Xyridion acoroideum*	(Spach) Klatt	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: acoro bastardo; falso acoro; lidio amarillo; lirio amarillo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Asturian: espadaña sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: espadaña; ezpataina; liriñ-gorria; lirio; lirio hori; lirio horia; lirio-gorria; ostargi-belar hori; ostargi-belar horia sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: balca; boga; bova; coltell groc; espadanya; espadella; garitjol groc; garitxol groc; ginjol groc; gínjol groc; lliri groc sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: keltakurjenmiekka 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

Galician: abolla candelas; abolla-candelas; aborta-cadelas; ácoro-bastardo; espadaina; espadaina amarela; espadana; espadaña; espadana amarela; espadela; gladiolo; lirio; lirio amarelo; lirio dos charcos; lírio-amarelo; lirio-dos-pantanos; lírio-dos-pantanos; xavana sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: espadaña amarilla; lidio amarillo; lirio amarillo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: coltell groc; espadella; ginjol groc; gínjol groc; jinjol groc; jinjol groch; lliri groch sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: abolla-candelas; acoro bastardo; ácoro bastardo; ácoro-bastardo; espadaina amarela; lirio amarello; lirio amarello dos charcos; lírio amarelo dos pântanos; lirio espadanal; lirio falso-acoro; lírio-amarelo; lírio-amarelo-dos-pantanos; lírio-bastardo; lírio-dos-charcos; lirio-dos-pantanos; lírio-dos-pantanos sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: acaro bastardo; acoro acuático amarillo; acoro bastardo; ácoro bastardo; acoro falso; acoro palustre; ácoro palustre; alsusena; azucena; azucena amarilla; brimbio; espadaña; espadaña amarilla; espadaña de flor amarilla; espadaña fina; espadañal; falso acoro; falso ácoro; falso-acoro; flor de lis; gladiolo de agua; iris amarillo; jarro de oro; lirio; lirio amarillo; lirio amarillo de agua; lirio amarillo de lagunas; lirio borde; lirio cárdeno; lirio común; lirio de agua; lirio de la marisma; lirio de los pantanos; lirio espadañal; lirio espadañal amarillo; lirio pajizo; lirio salvaje; lirio salvaje amarillo; lirio silvestre; lirios de campo; liris de la espadaña de flor amarilla; pseudoacoro; rabiacán; raíz de lirio amarillo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: svärdslilja 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

Valencian: lliri groc; lliri groch

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 pseudacorus L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2d858c1e-7c9a-4a71-afa0-b51b0bdf9580

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Occurrence

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Environment

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Importance

IUCN:
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.