Iris (plant)
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Iris is a flowering plant genus of 320 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belong
Iris sanguinea cultivar, Wakehurst Place, UK Diliff
Rhizomes of ornamental irises
Illustration of an iris flower with highlighted parts of the flower
Iris reichenbachii fruit
Iris subg. Iris
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Iris as a plant was originally named by Carl Linnaeus in his book Systema Naturae, with a great number of species being added into the genus. Including new ones that were found after the book's public
Iris (plant)
…restricted to the Old World; the sixth (subgenus Limniris) has a Holarctic distribution. The two largest subgenera are further divided into sections. The Iris subgenus has been divided into six sections; bearded irises (or pogon irises), Psammiris, Oncocyclus, Regelia, Hexapogon and Pseudoregelia. Iris subg. Limniris…
Purple Iris pn
Close-up of the flower, showing the yellow hairs of the 'beard'
Bearded iris cultivar 'Stepping Out'
Iris humilis subsp. arenaria