Iris

Contains 11 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Iris L.
IRIS; FLAG
Mature fruits are very helpful for identification but rarely are collected. The flowers are very showy and, in most of our irises, the sepals are the most prominent and largest part of the flower. The sepals are the brightly colored (violet, blue, copper, yellow) outer whorl that often have markings (e.g. yelllow or white) near the base and center. The petaloid stigmas (inner whorl) arch directly over the sepals and can be bifurcate at the tip. The petals are the middle whorl that alternate with the sepals, and in I. tridentata are rather small. However, in Iris domestica the stigmas are not petal-like.
Classification
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ASPARAGALES
Iris
Citation
IRIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 38. 1753.
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TYPE: Iris germanica Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 536. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Iris cristata Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris domestica Blackberry-lily
Iris germanica German Iris, Fleur-de-Lys
Iris hexagona Anglepod Blue Flag
Iris prismatica Slender Blue Iris, Slender Blue Flag
Iris pseudacorus Water Flag, Yellow Flag
Iris shrevei Southern Blue Flag
Iris tridentata Savannah Iris
Iris verna var. smalliana Upland Dwarf Iris
Iris verna var. verna Coastal Plain Dwarf Iris, Sandhill Iris
Iris virginica Southern Blue Flag
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.