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

Iris xiphium 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 coronaria*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris hispanica*	Steud.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris lusitanica var. sordida*	(Salisb.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Iris spectabilis*	Spach	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Iris taitii*	Foster	heterotypic synonym
*Iris variabilis*	Jacq.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphium f. durandoi*	Batt.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphium var. battandieri*	Foster	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion verum*	Schrank	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion vulgare*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphia*	St.-Lag.	orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: iris d´Espanya; lliri cipriá; lliri ciprià; lliri de la Concepció; lliri gínjol; lliri xifi sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: albora; allica; allicas; boca de dragón; cadelas; lirio de color azul sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

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

Portuguese: açucena; espadana; lirio cárdeno; lirio malhado amarello; lirio roxo; maios sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: baya; boca de sierpe; espadaña olorosa; espadaña portuguesa; lirio; lirio azul; lirio azul de mayo; lirio bulboso; lirio bulboso de flor azul; lirio cuerno de Lisboa; lirio de campo; lirio de dos colores; lirio de la sierra; lirio de primavera; lirio de Valladolid; lirio espadañal; lirio español; lirio fino; lirio humilde pajizo; lirio ilírico; lirio inglés; lirio silvestre; lirio xifio; lirios; reyllabuey sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: espadaña; lliri xifi

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 40. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Iris xiphium L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ab0f3ef0-134a-4071-8919-9465aaff5df1

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status DD 2008 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.