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Iris  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43191

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Belamcanda Adans.
  
  Common Name(s): iris [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAsparagales   
                            FamilyIridaceae   
                               GenusIris L. – iris  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesIris aphylla L. – stool iris 
                                  SpeciesIris bismarckiana Regel  
                                  SpeciesIris bracteata S. Watson – Siskiyou iris 
                                  SpeciesIris brevicaulis Raf. – zigzag iris 
                                  SpeciesIris chrysophylla Howell – yellowleaf iris 
                                  SpeciesIris cristata Aiton – crested iris, dwarf crested iris 
                                  SpeciesIris delavayi Micheli – long-scape iris 
                                  SpeciesIris dichotoma Pall.  
                                  SpeciesIris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb. – blackberry lily 
                                  SpeciesIris douglasiana Herb. – Douglas iris 
                                  SpeciesIris ensata Thunb. – Russian iris, Japanese iris 
                                  SpeciesIris fernaldii R.C. Foster – Fernald's iris 
                                  SpeciesIris foetidissima L. – stinking iris 
                                  SpeciesIris fulva Ker Gawl. – copper iris 
                                  SpeciesIris X fulvala Dykes  
                                  SpeciesIris germanica L. – orris, German iris 
                                  SpeciesIris giganticaerulea Small – giant blue iris 
                                  SpeciesIris halophila Pall.  
                                  SpeciesIris hartwegii Baker – rainbow iris 
                                  SpeciesIris hexagona Walter – Dixie iris 
                                  SpeciesIris hoogiana Dykes  
                                  SpeciesIris hookeri Penny ex G. Don – Canada beachhead iris 
                                  SpeciesIris innominata L.F. Hend. – Del Norte County iris 
                                  SpeciesIris lacustris Nutt. – dwarf lake iris 
                                  SpeciesIris laevigata Fisch. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey. – rabbitear iris 
                                  SpeciesIris longipetala Herb. – Long-petaled iris 
                                  SpeciesIris lutescens Lam. – Crimean iris 
                                  SpeciesIris macrosiphon Torr. – bowltube iris 
                                  SpeciesIris missouriensis Nutt. – wild iris, western blue flag, wildiris, Rocky Mountain iris 
                                  SpeciesIris munzii R.C. Foster – Munz's iris 
                                  SpeciesIris X nelsonii Randolph – Abbeville iris 
                                  SpeciesIris orientalis Mill. – yellowband iris 
                                  SpeciesIris pallida Lam. – sweet iris 
                                  SpeciesIris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl. – slender blue iris 
                                  SpeciesIris pseudacorus L. – yellow flag, paleyellow iris 
                                  SpeciesIris pumila L. – dwarf iris 
                                  SpeciesIris purdyi Eastw. – Purdy's iris 
                                  SpeciesIris X robusta E.S. Anderson – robust iris 
                                  SpeciesIris X sancti-cyri J. Rousseau  
                                  SpeciesIris sanguinea Hornem. – Japanese iris, blood iris 
                                  SpeciesIris savannarum Small – savanna iris 
                                  SpeciesIris setosa Pall. ex Link – beachhead iris 
                                  SpeciesIris sibirica L. – Siberian iris 
                                  SpeciesIris spuria L. – wild iris, seashore iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tectorum Maxim. – wild iris, wall iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tenax Douglas ex Lindl. – wild iris, toughleaf iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tenuis S. Watson – Clackamas iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tenuissima Dykes – longtube iris 
                                  SpeciesIris X thompsonii R.C. Foster – Thompson's iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tingitana Boiss. & Reut. – Morocco iris 
                                  SpeciesIris tridentata Pursh – savannah iris 
                                  SpeciesIris variegata L. – Hungarian iris 
                                  SpeciesIris verna L. – dwarf violet iris 
                                  SpeciesIris versicolor L. – harlequin blueflag 
                                  SpeciesIris X vinicolor Small (pro. sp.) – winecolor iris 
                                  SpeciesIris virginica L. – Virginia iris 
                                  SpeciesIris xiphium L. – Spanish iris 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Goldblatt   
  Notes: Senior Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri, 63166-0299, USA   
  Reference for: Iris    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Iridaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Iris   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Iris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Iris   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Iris   
       
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