List of Iris species

Subgenus Iris

Bearded rhizomatous irises

Section Iris

• Iris adriatica <small>Trinajstic ex Mitic</small>
• Iris albertii <small>Reg.</small>
• Iris albicans &ndash; white cemetery iris, white flag iris
• Iris alexeenkoi <small>Grossh.</small>
• Iris aphylla <small>L.</small> &ndash; stool iris, table iris, leafless iris (including I. nudicaulis)
• Iris aphylla subsp. hungarica <small>(Waldst. & Kit.) Helgi </small>
• Iris attica <small>(Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek</small>
• Iris benacensis <small>A.Kern. ex Stapf</small>
• Iris bicapitata <small>Colas</small>
• Iris croatica &ndash; Perunika <small>I.Horvat & M.D.Horvat</small>
• Iris cypriana <small>Foster & Baker</small>
• Iris flavescens <small>Delile</small> &ndash; lemonyellow iris (= I. variegata?)
• Iris furcata <small>Bieb.</small> &ndash; forked iris
• Iris × germanica <small>L.</small> &ndash; German bearded iris (includes I. × barbata)
• Iris × germanica nothovar. florentina <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris glaucescens <small>Bunge</small>
• Iris griffithii <small>Baker</small>
• Iris hellenica <small>Dionysios Mermygkas, Kit Tan & Artemios Yannitsaros</small>
• Iris imbricata <small>Lindl.</small>
• Iris junonia <small>Schott ex Kotschy</small>
• Iris kashmiriana <small>Baker</small>
• Iris lutescens <small>Lam.</small> (including I. italica)

• Iris marsica <small>I.Ricci & Colas.</small>
• Iris mesopotamica &ndash; Mesopotamian iris
• Iris orjenii &ndash; Orjen iris <small>Bräuchler & Cikovac</small>
• Iris pallida &ndash; sweet iris, Dalmatian iris <small>Lam.</small>
• Iris pallida subsp. cengialti <small>(Ambrosi ex A.Kern.) Foster</small>
• Iris pallida subsp. illyrica (Iris illyrica) <small>(Tomm. ex Vis.) K.Richt.</small>
• Iris perrieri <small>Simonet ex P.Fourn.</small>
• Iris pseudopumila <small>Tineo</small>
• Iris pumila <small>L.</small>
• Iris purpureobractea <small>B.Mathew & T.Baytop</small>
• Iris relicta <small>Colas.</small>
• Iris reichenbachii <small>Heuff.</small> &ndash; Reichenbach's iris
• Iris revoluta <small>Colas.</small>
• Iris sambucina <small>L.</small>
• Iris scariosa <small>Willd. ex Link</small>
• Iris schachtii <small>Markgr.</small>
• Iris setina <small>Colas.</small>
• Iris suaveolens <small>Boiss. & Reut.</small> (including I. iliensis)
• Iris subbiflora <small>Brot.</small>
• Iris taochia <small>Woronow ex Grossh.</small>
• Iris timofejewii <small>Woronow</small>
• Iris variegata <small>L.</small> &ndash; Hungarian iris

Section Oncocyclus

• Iris acutiloba <small>C.A.Mey.</small> (including I. ewbankiana)
• Iris antilibanotica <small> Dinsm.</small>
• Iris assadiana <small>Chaudhary, Kirkw. & C.Weymolauth</small>
• Iris atrofusca <small>Baker</small>
• Iris atropurpurea <small>Baker</small>
• Iris auranitica <small> Dinsm.</small>
• Iris barnumiae <small>Baker & Foster</small>
• Iris basaltica <small> Dinsm.</small>
• Iris bismarckiana <small>Reg.</small> &ndash; Nazareth Iris
• Iris bostrensis <small>Mouterde</small>
• Iris camillae <small>Grossh.</small>
• Iris cedreti <small>Dinsm. ex Chaudhary</small>
• Iris damascena <small>Mouterde</small>
• Iris gatesii <small>Foster</small>
• Iris grossheimii <small>Woronow ex Grossh.</small>
• Iris haynei <small>Baker</small> &ndash; Gilboa Iris
• Iris hermona <small>Dinsm.</small> &ndash; Hermon Iris
• Iris heylandiana <small>Boiss. & Reut.</small>
• Iris iberica <small>Hoffm.</small>
• Iris iberica subsp. elegantissima <small>(Sosn.) Fed. & Takht.</small>
• Iris iberica subsp. lycotis <small>(Woronow) Takht.</small>
• Iris kirkwoodii (including I. calcarea)
• Iris lortetii <small>Barbey ex Boiss.</small>
• Iris lortetii var. samariae <small>(Dinsm.) Feinbrun</small>
• Iris mariae <small>Barbey.</small>
• Iris meda <small>Stapf</small>
• Iris nigricans <small> Dinsm.</small>
• Iris nectarifera <small>Güner</small>
• Iris paradoxa <small>Steven</small>
• Iris petrana <small>Dinsm.</small>
• Iris sari <small>Schott ex Bak.</small>
• Iris schelkownikowii <small>Fomin</small>
• Iris sprengeri <small>Siehe</small>
• Iris susiana <small>L.</small> &ndash; Mourning Iris
• Iris swensoniana <small> Chaudhary, G.Kirkw. & C.Weymouth</small>
• Iris westii <small>Dinsm.</small>
• Iris yebrudii <small>Dinsm. ex Chaudhary</small>

Section Hexapogon

• Iris falcifolia <small>Bunge</small>
• Iris longiscapa <small>Ledeb.</small>

Section Psammiris

• Iris arenaria <small>Waldst. & Kit.</small>
• Iris bloudowii <small>Ledeb.</small>
• Iris curvifolia <small>Y.T.Zhao</small>
• Iris humilis <small>Georgi</small>
• Iris kamelinii <small>Alexeeva</small>
• Iris mandshurica <small>Maxim.</small>
• Iris potaninii <small>Maxim.</small>
• Iris vorobievii <small>N.S.Pavlova</small>

Section Pseudoregelia

• Iris cuniculiformis <small>Noltie & K.Y.Guan</small>
• Iris dolichosiphon <small>Noltie</small>
• Iris goniocarpa <small>Bak.</small>
• Iris hookeriana <small>Fost.</small>
• Iris ivanovae <small>Doronkin</small>
• Iris kemaonensis <small>Wall.</small>
• Iris leptophylla <small>Lingelsheim</small>
• Iris narcissiflora <small> Diels.</small>
• Iris sikkimensis <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris tigridia <small>Bunge ex Ledeb.</small>

Section Regelia

• Iris afghanica <small>Wendelbo</small>
• Iris darwasica <small>Regel</small>
• Iris heweri <small>Grey-Wilson & Mathew</small>
• Iris hoogiana <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris korolkowii <small>Regel</small>
• Iris kuschkensis <small>Grey-Wilson & Mathew</small>
• Iris lineata <small>Foster ex Regel</small>
• Iris stolonifera <small>Maxim.</small>

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.

Section Limniris (listed in alphabetical order)

Series Californicae Pacific Coast irises

• Iris bracteata &ndash; Siskiyou Iris
• Iris chrysophylla &ndash; Yellow-leaved Iris
• Iris douglasiana &ndash; Douglas Iris
• Iris fernaldii &ndash; Fernald's Iris
• Iris hartwegii &ndash; Hartweg's Iris, Rainbow Iris, Sierra Iris
• Iris innominata &ndash; Del Norte Iris
• Iris macrosiphon &ndash; Bowltube Iris
• Iris munzii &ndash; Munz's Iris, Tulare Lavender Iris
• Iris purdyi &ndash; Purdy's Iris
• Iris tenax &ndash; Tough-leaved Iris, Oregon Iris
• Iris tenuissima <small>Dykes</small> &ndash; (Long-tubed Iris)

Series Chinenses (from east Asia)

• Iris henryi <small>Baker</small>
• Iris koreana <small>Nakai</small>
• Iris minutoaurea <small>Makino</small>
• Iris odaesanensis <small>Y.N.Lee</small>
• Iris proantha <small>Diels</small>
• Iris rossii <small>Baker</small>
• Iris speculatrix <small>Hance</small>

Series Ensatae

• Iris lactea <small>Pall.</small>

Series Foetidissimae

• Iris foetidissima <small>L.</small> &ndash; Stinking Iris, Gladwin Iris, Stinking Gladwin, Gladdon, Roast-beef Plant

Series Hexagonae (known as the Louisiana irises)

• Iris brevicaulis <small>Raf.</small> &ndash; Zigzag Iris
• Iris fulva <small>Ker-Gawl.</small> &ndash; Copper Iris
• Iris giganticaerulea &ndash; Giant Blue Iris, Giant Blue Flag
• Iris hexagona <small>Walt.</small> &ndash; Dixie Iris
• Iris nelsonii <small>Randolph</small> &ndash; (Abbeville Iris)
• Iris savannarum <small>Small</small> &ndash; Prairie iris

Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises)

• Iris ensata <small>Thunb.</small> &ndash; Japanese Iris, hanashōbu (Japanese) (including I. kaempferi)
• Iris laevigata <small>Fisch</small> &ndash; Rabbitear Iris, Shallow-flowered Iris, kakitsubata (Japanese)
• Iris maackii <small>Maxim.</small>
• Iris pseudacorus <small>L.</small> &ndash; Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag
• Iris versicolor <small>L.</small> &ndash; Larger Blue Flag, Harlequin Blueflag
• Iris virginica <small>L.</small> &ndash; Virginia Iris

Series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris)

• Iris longipetala <small>Herb.</small> &ndash; (Coast Iris)
• Iris missouriensis &ndash; Rocky Mountain Iris, Western Blue Flag

Series Prismaticae (contains just one species from America)

• Iris prismatica<small>Pursh ex Ker-Gawl.</small> &ndash; (Slender Blue Flag)

Series Ruthenicae

• Iris ruthenica <small>Ker-Gawl.</small>
• Iris uniflora <small>Pall.</small>

Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises)

• Iris bulleyana <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris chrysographes &ndash; Black Iris
• Iris clarkei <small>Baker</small>
• Iris delavayi <small>Micheli</small>
• Iris forrestii <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris sanguinea <small>Hornem. ex Donn</small> &ndash; Blood Iris, ayame (Japanese)
• Iris sibirica &ndash; Siberian Iris
• Iris typhifolia <small>Kitag.</small>
• Iris wilsonii <small>C.H.Wright</small>

Series Spuriae

• Iris brandzae <small>Prod.</small>
• Iris crocea <small>Jacquem. ex R.C.Foster</small> (including I. aurea)
• Iris graminea <small>L.</small>
• Iris halophila <small>Pall.</small>
• Iris halophila var. sogdiana <small>(Bunge) Grubov</small>
• Iris kerneriana <small>Asch. & Sint.</small>
• Iris ludwigii <small>Maxim.</small>
• Iris notha <small>M.Bieb.</small>
• Iris orientalis <small>Mill.</small> &ndash; (Yellow-banded Iris)
• Iris pontica <small>Zapal.</small>
• Iris pseudonotha<small> Galushko</small>
• Iris sintenisii <small>Janka</small>
• Iris spuria &ndash; Blue Iris
• Iris spuria subsp. carthaliniae <small>(Fomin) B.Mathew </small>
• Iris spuria subsp. demetrii <small> (Achv. & Mirzoeva) B.Mathew </small>
• Iris spuria subsp. maritima <small>(Dykes) P.Fourn. </small>
• Iris spuria subsp. musulmanica <small> (Fomin) Takht. </small>
• Iris xanthospuria <small>B.Mathew & T.Baytop</small>

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

• Iris grant-duffii <small>Baker</small>
• Iris masia <small>Foster</small>

Series Tenuifoliae (mostly semi-desert plants)

• Iris anguifuga <small>Y.T.Zhao & X.J.Xue</small>
• Iris bungei <small>Maxim.</small>
• Iris cathayensis <small>Migo</small>
• Iris farreri <small>Dykes</small>
• Iris kobayashii <small>Kitag.</small>
• Iris loczyi <small>Kanitz</small>
• Iris qinghainica <small>Y.T.Zhao</small>
• Iris songarica <small>Schrenk</small>
• Iris tenuifolia <small>Pall.</small>
• Iris ventricosa <small>Pall.</small>

Series Tripetalae (mostly having three petals)

• Iris hookeri <small>Penny</small> &ndash; Hooker's Iris
• Iris setosa <small>Pallas ex Link</small> &ndash; (Beachhead Iris)
• Iris tridentata <small>Pursh</small> &ndash; Savanna Iris

Series Unguiculares

• Iris lazica <small>Albov</small>
• Iris unguicularis <small>Poir.</small>

Series Vernae (contains just one species from America)

• Iris verna <small>L.</small> &ndash; Dwarf Violet Iris

Section Lophiris

• Iris confusa &ndash; Bamboo Iris
• Iris cristata &ndash; Crested Iris
• Iris formosana <small>Ohwi</small>
• Iris gracilipes <small>A.Gray</small>
• Iris henryi <small>A.Gray</small>
• Iris japonica <small>Thunb.</small>
• Iris lacustris &ndash; Dwarf Lake Iris
• Iris latistyla <small>Y.T.Zhao</small>
• Iris milesii <small>Foster</small>
• Iris speculatrix <small>Hance</small>
• Iris subdichotoma <small>Y.T.Zhao</small>
• Iris tectorum <small>Maxim.</small> &ndash; (Wall Iris)
• Iris tenuis <small>S.Wats.</small> &ndash; (Clackamas Iris)
• Iris wattii <small>Baker ex Hook.f.</small>

Section Unguiculares

• Iris lazica <small>Albov</small>
• Iris unguicularis <small>Poiret</small>

Unplaced hybrids

• Iris thompsonii <small>R.C.Foster</small> &ndash; (Thompson's Iris) (formerly in I. innominata)
• Iris × robusta <small>E.Anderson.</small> &ndash; (Robust Iris) (I. versicolor × I. Virginica)
• Iris × sancti-cyri<small>J.Rousseau</small> &ndash; (Saint-Cyr iris) (I. hookeri × I. versicolor)

Subgenus Xiphium

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Xiphion.

Section Xiphium

• Iris boissieri <small>Henriq</small>
• Iris filifolia <small>Boiss.</small>
• Iris juncea <small>Poir.</small>
• Iris latifolia &ndash; English Iris
• Iris lusitanica <small>Ker Gawl.</small>
• Iris rutherfordii <small>M Rodriguez,P Vargas,M Carine and S Jury</small>
• Iris serotina <small>Willk. in Willk. & Lange</small>
• Iris tingitana <small>Boiss. & Reut.</small> &ndash; (Morocco Iris)
• Iris xiphium <small>syn. Iris x hollandica</small> &ndash; Spanish Iris, Dutch Iris, Small Bulbous-rooted Iris

Subgenus Nepalensis

Bulbous irises. Formerly genus Junopsis.

Section Nepalensis

• Iris collettii <small>Hook.</small>
• Iris decora <small>Wall.</small>
• Iris staintonii <small>H Hara</small>
• Iris barbatula <small>Noltie & Guan</small>

Subgenus Scorpiris

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

Section Scorpiris <div>

• Iris albomarginata <small>R.C.Foster</small>
• Iris aucheri <small>(Baker) Sealy</small> (including I. sindjarensis)
• Iris bucharica <small>Foster</small>
• Iris caucasica <small>Hoffm.</small>
• Iris cycloglossa <small>Wendelbo</small>
• Iris drepanophylla <small>Aitch. & Baker</small>
• Iris fosteriana <small>Aitch. & Baker</small>
• Iris graeberiana <small>Sealy</small>
• Iris kuschakewiczii<small>B.Fedtsch</small>
• Iris magnifica <small>Vved.</small>
• Iris maracandica<small> (Vved.) Wendelbo</small>
• Iris narynensis <small>O.Fedtsch.</small>
• Iris narbutii <small>O.Fedtsch.</small>
• Iris orchioides <small>Carriere</small>

• Iris palaestina <small>(Bak.) Boiss.</small>
• Iris persica <small>L.</small>
• Iris planifolia <small>(Mill.) Fiori & Paol.</small>
• Iris postii <small>Mouterde</small>
• Iris pseudocaucasica <small>Grossh.</small>
• Iris regis-uzziae <small>Feinbrun</small>
• Iris rosenbachiana <small>Reg.</small>
• Iris stenophylla <small>Hausskn ex Baker</small>
• Iris tubergeniana <small>Foster (Vved)</small>
• Iris vicaria <small>Vved.</small>
• Iris warleyensis <small>Foster</small>
• Iris willmottiana <small>Foster</small>
• Iris zaprjagajevii <small>Abramov</small>
• Iris zenaidae <small>Botschant</small>

</div> See more species listed in 'Scorpiris' subgenus.

Subgenus Hermodactyloides

Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Iridodictyum.

Section Hermodactyloides

• Iris danfordiae <small>(Baker) Boiss.</small>
• Iris histrio <small>Rchb.f.</small>
• Iris histrioides <small>(G.F.Wilson) S.Arn.</small>
• Iris hyrcana <small>Woronow ex Grossh</small>
• Iris kolpakowskiana <small>Regel</small>
• Iris pamphylica <small>Hedge</small>
• Iris pskemensis <small>Ruskans</small>
• Iris reticulata <small>M Bieb.</small> (includes Iris reticulata var. bakeriana <small>Mathew and Wendelbo</small>)
• Iris tuberosa <small>L.</small>
• formerly Hermodactylus tuberosus
• Iris vartanii <small>Foster</small>
• Iris winkleri <small>Regel</small>
• Iris winogradowii <small>Fomin</small>

Subgenus Pardanthopsis

Source:

• Iris dichotoma <small>Pall.</small> (Vesper iris) (was formerly Pardanthopsis)
• Iris domestica (commonly known as blackberry lily, was once Belamcanda chinensis, but since 2005 now known as Iris domestica)

References