List of Iris species

Subgenus Iris

Bearded rhizomatous irises

Section Iris

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]

Section Lophiris

Section Unguiculares

Unplaced hybrids

  • Iris thompsonii R.C.Foster – (Thompson's Iris) (formerly in I. innominata)
  • Iris × robusta E.Anderson. – (Robust Iris) (I. versicolor × I. Virginica)
  • Iris × sancti-cyriJ.Rousseau – (Saint-Cyr iris) (I. hookeri × I. versicolor)

Subgenus Xiphium

Smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Xiphion.

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.

Reticulate-bulbed bulbous irises. Formerly genus Iridodictyum.

Section Hermodactyloides

Subgenus Pardanthopsis

Source:[3]

  • Iris dichotoma Pall. (Vesper iris) (was formerly Pardanthopsis)
  • Iris domestica (commonly known as blackberry lily, was once Belamcanda chinensis, but since 2005 now known as Iris domestica)[4]

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. ^ Choi, Bokyung; Weiss-Schneeweiss, Hanna; Temsch, Eva M.; So, Soonku; Myeong, Hyeon-Ho; Jang, Tae-Soo (2020-09-28). "Genome Size and Chromosome Number Evolution in Korean Iris L. Species (Iridaceae Juss.)". Plants. 9 (10): 1284. doi:10.3390/plants9101284. ISSN 2223-7747. PMC 7650623. PMID 32998465.
  4. ^ "Belamcanda". pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 December 2014.