Iris (Iridaceae)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Iris']

English: blackberry-lily
العربية: سوسن
مصرى: سوسن
azərbaycanca: Süsən
беларуская: Касач
български: Ирис
བོད་ཡིག: ཕྱེ་ལེབ་མེ་ཏོག
čeština: kosatec
чӑвашла: Ирис
dansk: Iris-slægten
Deutsch: Schwertlilien
Zazaki: Kolbıze
Ελληνικά: Ίρις
Esperanto: Irido
español: Lirio
eesti: Võhumõõk
euskara: Lirio
فارسی: زنبق
suomi: Kurjenmiekat
Nordfriisk: Irisen
galego: Lirio
עברית: אירוס
hrvatski: Perunika
hornjoserbsce: Škleńčica
magyar: Írisz
հայերեն: Հիրիկ
Bahasa Indonesia: Brojo
Ido: Irido
íslenska: Íris
日本語: アヤメ属
ქართული: ზამბახი
Taqbaylit: Amemmu
қазақша: Құртқашаш
قازاقشا (تٴوتە): قۇرتقاشاش
قازاقشا (جۇنگو): قۇرتقاشاش
қазақша (кирил): Құртқашаш
қазақша (Қазақстан): Құртқашаш
qazaqşa (latın): Qurtqaşaş
qazaqşa (Türkïya): Qurtqaşaş
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಐರಿಸ್
한국어: 붓꽃속
kurdî: Pizîlaq
كوردي (عەرەبی): پزیلاق
kurdî (latînî): Pizîlaq
кыргызча: Чекилдек
lietuvių: Vilkdalgis
latviešu: īrisi
македонски: Перуника
മലയാളം: ഐറിസ്
norsk bokmål: sverdliljeslekta
Nederlands: Lis
norsk nynorsk: Sverdliljeslekta
norsk: Sverdliljeslekta
Nouormand: Glageul
ирон: Хъæздидинæг
polski: Kosaciec
Runa Simi: Hamachi
română: Stânjenel
русский: Ирис, Касатик
سنڌي: زنبق
žemaitėška: Ėrėsos
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Perunika
slovenčina: kosatec
slovenščina: Perunika
српски / srpski: Перунике
српски (ћирилица): Перунике
srpski (latinica): Perunike
svenska: Irissläktet
தமிழ்: ஐரிஸ்
Tayal: boxi’
тоҷикӣ: Савсан
tojikī: Savsan
українська: Півники
vepsän kel’: irisad
Tiếng Việt: Chi Diên vĩ
võro: Häitsvä kalmus
吴语: 鸢尾属
中文: 鸢尾属
中文（中国大陆）: 鸢尾属
中文（简体）: 鸢尾属
中文（繁體）: 鳶尾屬
中文（香港）: 鳶尾屬
中文（新加坡）: 鸢尾属
中文（臺灣）: 鳶尾屬

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Iridaceae • Genus: Iris (Iridaceae) L. (1753)

Genus Iris L. (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic synonyms
- Alatavia Rodion., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 84(7): 103. (1999)
- Belamcanda Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 60. 1763)
- Beverna Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 20. (1763)
- Chamaeiris Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417. (1790)
- Chamoletta Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 60. (1763)
- Coresantha Alef., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 298. (1863)
- Costia Willk., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 18: 131. (1860)
- Cryptobasis Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 331. (1937)
- Evansia Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 303. (1812)
- Gattenhofia Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418. (1790)
- Gemmingia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 27. (1763)
- Hermodactylus Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p.. (1754)
- Ioniris Baker, Gard. Chron., n.s., 6: 143. (1876)
- Iriastrum Heist. ex Fabr., Enum., ed. 2: 34. (1763)
- Iridodictyum Rodion., Rod Iris-Iris: 201. 1961.
- Joniris (Spach) Klatt, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 502. (1872)
- Juno Tratt., Auswahl Gartenpflanzen 1: 135. (1821)
- Junopsis Wern.Schulze, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 117: 327. (1970)
- Limnirion Opiz, Seznam: 59. (1852)
- Limniris Fuss, Fl. Transsilv.: 636. (1866)
- Neubeckia Alef., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 290. (1863)
- Oncocyclus Siemssen, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 4: 706. (1846)
- Ophioiris (Y.T.Zhao) Rodion., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 89: 1359. (2004)
- × Pardancanda L.W.Lenz, Aliso 7: 407. (1972)
- Pardanthopsis (Hance) L.W.Lenz, Aliso 7: 403. (1972)
- Pardanthus Ker Gawl., Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 246. (1804)
- Pseudoiris Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 417. (1790)
- Sclerosiphon Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 331. (1937)
- Siphonostylis Wern.Schulze, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 112: 331. (1965)
- Spathula Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 163. (1869(
- Thelysia Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 303. (1812)
- Xeris Medik., Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 1: 256. (1791)
- Xiphion Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p.. (1754)
- Xuris Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 546. (1763)
- Xyphion Medik., Hist. & Commentat. Acad. Elect. Sci. Theod.-Palat. 6: 418. (1790)
- Xyridion Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 17: 163. (1869)

Species

Type species Iris germanica L. (1753)

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Iris aphylla
Iris albicans

b

Iris bracteata

d

e

Iris ensata

f

Iris foetidissima

g

h

i

Iris innominata

j

Iris japonica
Iris junonia

l

m

o

Iris orientalis

p

r

Iris reichenbachii
Iris reticulata

s

t

Iris tectorum

v

w

Iris wattii

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Iris xiphioides
Iris xiphium

See also: Iris in art.

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Madeira.
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: China
  - China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Taiwan.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Malaya, Philippines.
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States, Belarus, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Nunavut, Yukon.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Iris (Iridaceae).

Iris (Iridaceae)

Genus Iris L. (1753)

Species

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