🌿 Family

Iridaceae

342 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Iridaceae

Iris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.

Iris domestica, or blackberry lily, is a perennial herb native to Eastern Asia, grown as an ornamental used in traditional medicine.

Iris douglasiana Herb.

Iris douglasiana is a beardless coastal California-Oregon iris commonly cultivated for gardens.

Iris fernaldii R.C.Foster

Iris fernaldii is a low-growing rhizomatous iris cultivated for ornamental and restoration uses.

Iris florentina L.

Iris florentina L. is a cultivated iris with pale flowers, violet-scented rhizomes, and many commercial and traditional uses.

Iris foetidissima L.

Iris foetidissima is a flowering iris species native to Western Europe and North Africa, cultivated in temperate gardens.

Iris fulva Ker Gawl.

Iris fulva is a red-flowered Louisiana iris native to the southern US, adapted to wet freshwater habitats.

Iris glaucescens Bunge

Iris glaucescens Bunge is a small purple-blue flowering iris native to Central Asia that is toxic and difficult to cultivate.

Iris graminea L.

Iris graminea is a grass-leaved iris species native to Europe and temperate Asia, cultivated as a garden ornamental.

Iris halophila Pall.

Iris halophila Pall. is a shorter iris relative with varied flower colours, used in Chinese herbal medicine, growing across Eurasia.

Iris hartwegii Baker

Iris hartwegii Baker is an iris species endemic to central California, with several common names and now-synonymized former subspecies.

Iris hookeri Penny ex G.Don

Iris hookeri (beach head iris) is an iris species endemic to Northeast US and eastern Canadian coasts, blooming in July.

Iris humilis Georgi

Iris humilis Georgi is a small, yellow-flowered iris species native to temperate Eurasia with traditional medicinal uses.

Iris innominata L.F.Hend.

Iris innominata (Del Norte County iris) is a rare iris native to the Pacific Northwest US, often grown in gardens.

Iris japonica Thunb.

Iris japonica Thunb. is a flowering crested iris with a range across Asia, known for cultivation, recorded toxicity, and multiple human uses.

Iris lactea Pall.

Iris lactea Pall. is an Asian wild iris with diverse cultivation uses and a wide native range.

Iris lacustris Nutt.

Iris lacustris Nutt. is a small Great Lakes-region iris relative with blue to purple flowers and distinct elaiosome-bearing seeds.

Iris longipetala Herb.

Iris longipetala is a California-native iris species with toxic parts, cultivated in gardens.

Iris lortetii Barbey

Iris lortetii is an endemic, potentially toxic showy iris from the Eastern Mediterranean, known as difficult to cultivate.

Iris lutescens Lam.

Iris lutescens, the Crimean iris, is a hardy rhizomatous flowering plant cultivated as an ornamental in temperate regions.

Iris macrosiphon Torr.

Bowltube iris is an endemic California iris species used by Native Americans for fiber and cultivated as an ornamental.

Iris missouriensis Nutt.

Iris missouriensis is a toxic rhizomatous perennial iris with various recorded Native American uses.

Iris pallida Lam.

Iris pallida Lam. is a Mediterranean iris cultivated for orris root used in food, drink, and fragrance.

Iris planifolia (Mill.) T.Durand & Schinz

Iris planifolia is a small bulbous Mediterranean iris with large blue flowers, classified in subgenus Scorpiris.

Iris pseudacorus L.

Iris pseudacorus L. is a yellow-flowered wetland perennial with multiple ornamental cultivars and various ecological and practical uses.

Related Families

Orchidaceae 915 species Asparagaceae 371 species Amaryllidaceae 273 species Asphodelaceae 151 species Asteliaceae 11 species Hypoxidaceae 11 species Tecophilaeaceae 8 species Blandfordiaceae 4 species

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store