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Iris L.
iris

       
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Iris L.

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Distribution:
Iris L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Iris L.

View 29 genera in Iridaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Iris aphylla L.. . Image Available.
Iris aphylla
stool iris
Distribution of Iris bismarckiana Regel. .
Iris bismarckiana
Distribution of Iris bracteata S. Watson. .
Iris bracteata
Siskiyou iris
Distribution of Iris brevicaulis Raf.. . Image Available.
Iris brevicaulis
zigzag iris
Distribution of Iris chrysophylla Howell. . Image Available.
Iris chrysophylla
yellowleaf iris
Distribution of Iris cristata Aiton. . Image Available.
Iris cristata
dwarf crested iris
Distribution of Iris delavayi Micheli. .
Iris delavayi
long-scape iris
Distribution of Iris douglasiana Herbert. . Image Available.
Iris douglasiana
Douglas iris
Distribution of Iris ensata Thunb.. . Image Available.
Iris ensata
Japanese iris
Distribution of Iris fernaldii R.C. Foster. .
Iris fernaldii
Fernald's iris
Distribution of Iris flavescens Delile. . Image Available.
Iris flavescens
lemonyellow iris
Distribution of Iris foetidissima L.. . Image Available.
Iris foetidissima
stinking iris
Distribution of Iris fulva Ker Gawl.. . Image Available.
Iris fulva
copper iris
Distribution of Iris ×fulvala Dykes [brevicaulis × fulva]. .
Iris ×fulvala
Distribution of Iris germanica L.. . Image Available.
Iris germanica
German iris
Distribution of Iris giganticaerulea Small. . Image Available.
Iris giganticaerulea
giant blue iris
Distribution of Iris hartwegii Baker. . Image Available.
Iris hartwegii
rainbow iris
Distribution of Iris hexagona Walter. . Image Available.
Iris hexagona
Dixie iris
Distribution of Iris innominata L.F. Hend.. . Image Available.
Iris innominata
Del Norte County iris
Distribution of Iris lacustris Nutt.. . Image Available.
Iris lacustris
dwarf lake iris
Distribution of Iris laevigata Fisch. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.. . Image Available.
Iris laevigata
rabbitear iris
Distribution of Iris lutescens Lam. [excluded]. . Image Available.
Iris lutescens
Crimean iris
Distribution of Iris macrosiphon Torr.. . Image Available.
Iris macrosiphon
bowltube iris
Distribution of Iris missouriensis Nutt.. . Image Available.
Iris missouriensis
Rocky Mountain iris
Distribution of Iris munzii R.C. Foster. .
Iris munzii
Munz's iris
Distribution of Iris ×nelsonii Randolph [brevicaulis × fulva × hexagona]. .
Iris ×nelsonii
Abbeville iris
Distribution of Iris orientalis Mill.. . Image Available.
Iris orientalis
yellowband iris
Distribution of Iris pallida Lam.. . Image Available.
Iris pallida
sweet iris
Distribution of Iris prismatica Pursh ex Ker Gawl.. . Image Available.
Iris prismatica
slender blue iris
Distribution of Iris pseudacorus L.. . Image Available.
Iris pseudacorus
paleyellow iris
Distribution of Iris pumila L.. . Image Available.
Iris pumila
dwarf iris
Distribution of Iris purdyi Eastw.. . Image Available.
Iris purdyi
Purdy's iris
Distribution of Iris reticulata M. Bieb.. . Image Available.
Iris reticulata
Distribution of Iris ×robusta E.S. Anderson [versicolor × virginica]. .
Iris ×robusta
Distribution of Iris ×sancti-cyrii Rouss. [setosa × versicolor]. .
Iris ×sancti-cyrii
sanctimonious iris
Distribution of Iris sanguinea Hornem.. .
Iris sanguinea
blood iris
Distribution of Iris setosa Pall. ex Link. . Image Available.
Iris setosa
beachhead iris
Distribution of Iris sibirica L.. . Image Available.
Iris sibirica
Siberian iris
Distribution of Iris spuria L.. . Image Available.
Iris spuria
seashore iris
Distribution of Iris tectorum Maxim.. . Image Available.
Iris tectorum
wall iris
Distribution of Iris tenax Douglas ex Lindl.. . Image Available.
Iris tenax
toughleaf iris
Distribution of Iris tenuis S. Watson. .
Iris tenuis
Clackamas iris
Distribution of Iris tenuissima Dykes. . Image Available.
Iris tenuissima
longtube iris
Distribution of Iris thompsonii R.C. Foster. .
Iris thompsonii
Thompson's iris
Distribution of Iris tingitana Boiss. & Reut. [excluded]. . Image Available.
Iris tingitana
Morocco iris
Distribution of Iris tridentata Pursh. . Image Available.
Iris tridentata
savannah iris
Distribution of Iris variegata L.. .
Iris variegata
Hungarian iris
Distribution of Iris verna L.. . Image Available.
Iris verna
dwarf violet iris
Distribution of Iris versicolor L.. . Image Available.
Iris versicolor
harlequin blueflag
Distribution of Iris ×vinicolor Small (pro sp.) [excluded]. .
Iris ×vinicolor
winecolor iris
Distribution of Iris virginica L.. . Image Available.
Iris virginica
Virginia iris
Distribution of Iris xiphium L.. . Image Available.
Iris xiphium
Spanish iris
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Classification:
Iris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus Iris L. – iris
 

More Accounts and Images:
Iris L.

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View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43191.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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