Iris halophila

Iris halophila
Seen in the Botanical Garden of Moscow State University
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Spuriae
Species:
I. halophila
Binomial name
Iris halophila
Synonyms
  • Chamaeiris aurea (Link) M.B.Crespo
  • Chamaeiris desertorum (Gueldenst.) Medik.
  • Chamaeiris halophila (Pall.) M.B.Crespo
  • Chamaeiris lilacina (Borbás) M.B.Crespo
  • Iris aurea Link
  • Iris autumnalis Tausch
  • Iris desertorum Moench [Illegitimate]
  • Iris desertorum Gueldenst.
  • Iris diluta M.Bieb.
  • Iris dubia Poir.
  • Iris erratica Baker [Illegitimate]
  • Iris gawleri F.Delaroche
  • Iris gueldenstadtiana Lepech.
  • Iris guldenstaedtiana Lepech.
  • Iris halophila var. halophila (unknown)
  • Iris heterophylla Spreng.
  • Iris lilacina Borbás
  • Iris pallida Salisb. [Illegitimate]
  • Iris salsa Pall.
  • Iris spathulata Willd. [Illegitimate]
  • Iris spuria var. desertorum (Gueldenst.) Sims
  • Iris spuria subsp. gueldenstadtiana (Lepech.) Soldano
  • Iris spuria subsp. halophila (Pall.) B.Mathew & Wendelbo
  • Iris spuria var. halophila (Pall.) Sims
  • Iris stenogyna F.Delaroche
  • Iris wittmaniana Baker
  • Xiphion gueldenstadtianum (Lepech.) Schrank
  • Xiphion ochroleucum Schrank
  • Xiphion stenogynum (F.Delaroche) Alef.
  • Xyridion aureum (Link) Klatt
  • Xyridion gueldenstadtianum (Lepech.) Klatt
  • Xyridion halophilum (Pall.) Klatt
  • Xyridion stenogynum (F.Delaroche) Klatt

Iris halophila is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus Limniris and in series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, with yellow, white or violet flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It comes from a wide range from eastern Europe to China in Asia. It was known for a long while as a subspecies of Iris spuria, before being treated as a separate species in its own right.