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Iridaceae

342 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Iridaceae

Klattia stokoei L.Guthrie

Klattia stokoei (common names Stokoe's klattia and red klattia) is an endemic evergreen fynbos shrub from the Western Cape that bears red flowers.

Isophysis tasmanica (Hook.) T.Moore

Isophysis tasmanica is a unique Iridaceae plant endemic to Tasmania, growing from low to alpine elevations in open heath and sedgeland.

Iris caucasica M.Bieb.

Iris caucasica is a bulbous perennial iris species, with a subspecies used in Turkish folk medicine to treat colds.

Iris palaestina (Baker) Barbey

Iris palaestina is a bulbous iris native to the Middle East, with traditional medicinal use for urinary tract infections.

Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch.

Iris kuschakewiczii is a small purple-flowered bulbous iris that is easy to cultivate in the right growing conditions.

Iris songarica Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Iris songarica is a temperate Central Asian iris species with documented medicinal and practical uses.

Iris prismatica Pursh

Iris prismatica, or slender blue flag, is a perennial blue-flowered herb native to eastern North America that grows in wet, swampy conditions.

Iris purdyi Eastw.

Iris purdyi, or Purdy's/redwood iris, is a US west coast iris used traditionally for fiber and paper.

Iris bracteata S.Watson

Iris bracteata, the Siskiyou iris, is an endemic US iris species with cream/yellow veined flowers.

Iris ensata Thunb.

Iris ensata Thunb. is a hardy rhizomatous perennial widely cultivated as an ornamental across temperate regions worldwide.

Iris laevigata Fisch.

Iris laevigata (Japanese iris) is a water-loving Japanese iris species widely used in temperate water gardens.

Iris tridentata Pursh

This is a botanical description of Iris tridentata Pursh, covering its morphology, cultivation requirements, and status.

Iris brevicaulis Raf.

Iris brevicaulis, the Zig-zag iris, is the smallest hardiest Louisiana iris native to North America with blue flowers, toxic parts.

Iris giganticaerulea Small

Iris giganticaerulea, the giant blue iris, is the largest Louisiana iris species native to the southern US, cultivated in water gardens.

Iris uniflora Pall. ex Link

Iris uniflora is an Asian iris species used in Tibetan herbal medicine, cultivated for gardening in suitable regions.

Iris speculatrix Hance

Iris speculatrix Hance is a blue-flowered iris native to East Asia, rare in cultivation outside its native range.

Iris rossii Baker

Iris rossii Baker is a small purple-flowered iris species native to East Asia with known toxicity and rare cultivation use.

Iris haynei Baker

Iris haynei Baker is an Oncocyclus iris species endemic to parts of Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, with large fragrant dark purple flowers.

Iris acutiloba C.A.Mey.

Iris acutiloba C.A.Mey. is a dwarf creeping iris species native to Caucasus and Asian temperate regions.

Iris iberica Steven

Iris iberica Steven is a xeric meso-xerophytic iris species native to the Caucasus region with variable bicolored flowers.

Iris atrofusca Baker

Iris atrofusca, the dark 'black iris' of Israel and Jordan, is a tuberous flowering plant in the iris genus.

Iris hermona Dinsm.

Iris hermona Dinsm. is an endemic Oncocyclus iris from the Levant with the largest single flower in Israel.

Iris atropurpurea Baker

Iris atropurpurea Baker is a dark-flowered geophytic iris native to Israel's coastal sandy plains.

Iris bismarckiana E.Dammann & Sprenger

Iris bismarckiana is an Oncocyclus iris native to the Levant, grown as an ornamental garden plant and for perfume use.

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