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