List of Iris species

Subgenus Iris

Stool Iris (Iris aphylla) flower. Note prominent white "beard".
Iris tigridia from Russia

Bearded rhizomatous irises

Section Iris

Iris arenaria (formerly Iris humilis subsp arenaria)

Section Oncocyclus

Section Hexapogon

Section Psammiris

Section Pseudoregelia

Section Regelia

Subgenus Limniris

Beardless rhizomatous irises It has been generally divided into 2 sections, 'Limniris', which is further divided down to about 16 series and 'Lophiris' (also known as 'Evansias' or crested iris.[1]

Japanese Iris (Iris ensata) or hanashōbu, cv. 'Kumoinogan'
Yellow-banded Iris, Iris orientalis

Section Limniris (going inalphabetical order)

Series Californicae Pacific Coast irises

Series Chinenses (from east Asia)

Series Ensatae

Series Foetidissimae

Series Hexagonae (known as the Louisiana irises)

Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises)

Series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris)

Series Prismaticae (contains just one species from America)

Series Ruthenicae

Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)

Series Spuriae

Series Syriacae (species with swollen leaf bases and spiney bristles)

Series Tenuifoliae (mostly semi-desert plants)

Series Tripetalae (mostly having three petals)

Series Unguiculares

Series Vernae (contains just one species from America)

Section Lophiris

Section Unguiculares'

Unplaced hybrids

Subgenus Xiphium

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Xiphion.

Yellow Spanish Iris, Iris xiphium var. lusitanica

Section Xiphium

Subgenus Nepalensis

Bulbous irises. Formerly genus Junopsis.

Section Nepalensis

Subgenus Scorpiris

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises known as "junos". Formerly genus Juno.

Section Scorpiris

See more species listed in 'Scorpiris' subgenus.

Subgenus Hermodactyloides

Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Iridodictyum.

Section Hermodactyloides

Others

References

  1. Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 16–18. ISBN 0715305395.
  2. "Iris hollandica". Uniprot. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  3. "Belamcanda". pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
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