Iris tenuissima Dykes is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Iris tenuissima Dykes

Iris tenuissima Dykes

Iris tenuissima Dykes is a rhizomatous perennial herb with two streaked flowers on an erect inflorescence.

Family
Genus
Iris
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Iris tenuissima Dykes

Iris tenuissima Dykes is a rhizomatous perennial herb. It produces narrow leaves and an erect inflorescence that holds two iris flowers. The flower has a long tubular throat that can exceed 5 centimeters in length, which opens out into tepals marked with streaks of white, purple, or reddish-brown.

Photo: (c) Todd Ramsden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Todd Ramsden · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Iris

More from Iridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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