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)

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
Blood Iris (Iris sanguinea) or ayame

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.

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

  • Iris dichotoma Pall. (Vesper iris) (? formerly Pardanthopsis)
  • Iris domestica (commonly known as blackberry lily, was once Belamcanda chinensis, but since 2005 now known as Iris domestica)[3]

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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