List of Iris species
Subgenus Iris[]
Stool Iris (Iris aphylla) flower. Note prominent white "beard".
Iris tigridia from Russia
Bearded rhizomatous irises
Section Iris
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Nazareth Iris, Iris bismarckiana
Iris arenaria (formerly Iris humilis subsp arenaria)
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Section Oncocyclus
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Section Hexapogon
Section Psammiris
Section Pseudoregelia
Section Regelia
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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.[1]
Iris graminea
Yellow-banded Iris, Iris orientalis
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Section Limniris (going 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
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Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)
Series Spuriae
Series Syriacae (species with swollen leaf bases and spiney bristles)
Series Tenuifoliae (mostly semi-desert plants)
Series Tripetalae (mostly having three petals)
Series Unguiculares
Series Vernae (contains just one species from America)
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Section Lophiris
- Iris confusa – Bamboo Iris
- Iris cristata – Crested Iris
- Iris formosana Ohwi
- Iris henryi A.Gray
- Iris japonica Thunb.
- Iris lacustris – Dwarf Lake Iris
- Iris latistyla Y.T.Zhao
- Iris milesii Foster
- Iris speculatrix Hance
- Iris subdichotoma Y.T.Zhao
- Iris tectorum Maxim. – (Wall Iris)
- Iris tenuis S.Wats. – (Clackamas Iris)
- Iris wattii Baker ex Hook.f.
Section Unguiculares
- Iris lazica Albov
- Iris unguicularis Poiret
Unplaced hybrids
- R.C.Foster – (Thompson's Iris) (formerly in I. innominata)
- Iris × robusta E.Anderson. – (Robust Iris) (I. versicolor × I. Virginica)
- J.Rousseau – (Saint-Cyr iris) (I. hookeri × I. versicolor)
Subgenus Xiphium[]
Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Xiphion.
Yellow Spanish Iris, Iris xiphium var. lusitanica
Section Xiphium
- Iris boissieri Henriq
- Iris filifolia Boiss.
- Iris juncea Poir.
- Iris latifolia – English Iris
- Iris lusitanica Ker Gawl.
- Iris rutherfordii M Rodriguez,P Vargas,M Carine and S Jury
- Iris serotina Willk. in Willk. & Lange
- Iris tingitana Boiss. & Reut. – (Morocco Iris)
- Iris xiphium syn. Iris x hollandica[2] – Spanish Iris, Dutch Iris, Small Bulbous-rooted Iris
Subgenus Nepalensis[]
Bulbous irises. Formerly genus Junopsis.
Section Nepalensis
- Iris collettii Hook.
- Iris decora Wall.
- Iris staintonii H Hara
- Iris barbatula Noltie & Guan
Subgenus Scorpiris[]
Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises known as "junos". Formerly genus Juno.
Iris regis-uzziae in Israel
Section Scorpiris
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See more species listed in 'Scorpiris' subgenus.
Subgenus Hermodactyloides[]
Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Iridodictyum.
Section Hermodactyloides
- Iris danfordiae (Baker) Boiss.
- Iris histrio Rchb.f.
- Iris histrioides (G.F.Wilson) S.Arn.
- Iris hyrcana Woronow ex Grossh
- Iris kolpakowskiana Regel
- Iris pamphylica Hedge
- Ruskans
- Iris reticulata M Bieb. (includes Iris reticulata var. bakeriana Mathew and Wendelbo)
- Iris tuberosa L.
- formerly Hermodactylus tuberosus
- Iris vartanii Foster
- Iris winkleri Regel
- Iris winogradowii Fomin
Others[]
- 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)[3]
References[]
- ^ Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 16–18. ISBN 0715305395.
- ^ "Iris hollandica". Uniprot. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ "Belamcanda". pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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