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Iris mariae Barbey

Iris mariae Barbey

Iris mariae Barbey

Iris mariae is an endemic desert iris from Israel and Egypt that is toxic to ingest.

Iris bloudowii Ledeb.

Iris bloudowii Ledeb.

Iris bloudowii Ledeb.

Iris bloudowii Ledeb. is a yellow-flowered creeping iris species native to temperate central Asia.

Iris potaninii Maxim.

Iris potaninii Maxim.

Iris potaninii Maxim.

Iris potaninii is a dwarf Asian iris species used in traditional and modern herbal medicine.

Iris arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Iris arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Iris arenaria Waldst. & Kit.

Iris arenaria is a small yellow-flowered iris species native to central and eastern Europe's steppe and sandy habitats.

Iris kemaonensis Wall. ex D.Don

Iris kemaonensis Wall. ex D.Don

Iris kemaonensis Wall. ex D.Don

Iris kemaonensis is an iris species native to Asia, with medicinal uses in Tibetan and Indian traditional medicine.

Iris tigridia Bunge ex Ledeb.

Iris tigridia Bunge ex Ledeb.

Iris tigridia Bunge ex Ledeb.

Iris tigridia is a small tufted iris species native to temperate northeast Asia, used in gardens, medicine, and as fodder.

Iris pseudopumila Tineo

Iris pseudopumila Tineo

Iris pseudopumila Tineo

Iris pseudopumila Tineo is a perennial iris with variable colored flowers, native to the Mediterranean, with two accepted subspecies.

Iris bicapitata Colas.

Iris bicapitata Colas.

Iris bicapitata Colas.

Iris bicapitata is a small bearded iris native to southeast Italy, grown by specialty plant collectors.

Iris variegata L.

Iris variegata L.

Iris variegata L.

Iris variegata is a European iris with variegated flowers, extremely hardy and cultivated in gardens.

Iris furcata M.Bieb.

Iris furcata M.Bieb.

Iris furcata M.Bieb.

Iris furcata M.Bieb. is an iris species native to Eastern Europe, similar but distinct from Iris aphylla.

Iris reichenbachii Heuff.

Iris reichenbachii Heuff.

Iris reichenbachii Heuff.

Iris reichenbachii is a hardy perennial bearded Balkan endemic iris with wide ecological adaptability and documented in vitro propagation methods.

Iris suaveolens Boiss. & Reut.

Iris suaveolens Boiss. & Reut.

Iris suaveolens Boiss. & Reut.

Iris suaveolens is a dwarf fragrant iris found in the Balkans and Turkey, with edible and medicinal uses.

Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link

Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link

Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link

Iris scariosa is an iris species native to central Asia and eastern Europe, used in Chinese traditional medicine.

Iris adriatica Trinajstic ex Mitic

Iris adriatica Trinajstic ex Mitic

Iris adriatica Trinajstic ex Mitic

Iris adriatica is a small bearded iris species native to the Dalmatian coast of Croatia.

Iris reticulata M.Bieb.

Iris reticulata M.Bieb.

Iris reticulata M.Bieb.

Iris reticulata is a small winter-blooming bulb iris native to western Asia, widely cultivated as a garden plant.

Iris vartanii Foster

Iris vartanii Foster

Iris vartanii Foster

Iris vartanii is a bulbous perennial iris species originally found in parts of the Levant, and is extinct in Jordan.

Iris histrio Rchb.f.

Iris histrio Rchb.f.

Iris histrio Rchb.f.

Iris histrio, the Syrian iris, is a bulbous perennial iris species native to Central Asia and nearby regions.

Iris tenuifolia Pall.

Iris tenuifolia Pall.

Iris tenuifolia Pall.

Iris tenuifolia Pall. is a short-stemmed iris native to Central Asia with medicinal uses.

Iris bungei Maxim.

Iris bungei Maxim.

Iris bungei Maxim.

Iris bungei is an East Asian iris used in traditional medicine, with specific palatability to different farm animals.

Iris kolpakowskiana Regel

Iris kolpakowskiana Regel

Iris kolpakowskiana Regel

Iris kolpakowskiana Regel is a bulbous purple-flowered iris native to mountainous regions of central temperate Asia.

Iris grant-duffii Baker

Iris grant-duffii Baker

Iris grant-duffii Baker

Iris grant-duffii Baker is a yellow-flowered iris species with spiny rhizomes, native to the Levant and rarely cultivated.

Iris tectorum Maxim.

Iris tectorum Maxim.

Iris tectorum Maxim.

Iris tectorum Maxim. is an iridaceous plant with blue or white blooms, used in traditional medicine and widely cultivated.

Iris formosana Ohwi

Iris formosana Ohwi

Iris formosana Ohwi

Iris formosana Ohwi is a clumping iris native to northeastern Taiwan with large, varied-color spring flowers.

Iris dichotoma Pall.

Iris dichotoma Pall.

Iris dichotoma Pall.

Iris dichotoma Pall., also called Vespers iris, is an Asian iris with distinctive late-afternoon single-day blooms.

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