Iris halophila var. sogdiana

Iris halophila var. sogdiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Species:
Variety:
I. h. var. sogdiana
Trinomial name
Iris halophila var. sogdiana
Alexander Bunge and Valery Ivanovitsch Grubov
Synonyms
  • Chamaeiris sogdiana (Bunge) M.B.Crespo
  • Iris gueldenstadtiana var. sogdiana (Bunge) Maxim.
  • Iris sogdiana Bunge
  • Iris spuria subsp. sogdiana (Bunge) B.Mathew
  • Xyridion sogdianum (Bunge) Nevski

Iris halophila var. sogdiana is a species in the genus Iris, subgenus Limniris and series Spuriae. It is a variety of Iris halophila. It was once a species in its own right as Iris sogdiana, before being re-classified as a synonym of Iris halophila, but it has been re-classed again as a variant of Iris halophila. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, with blue-violet flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.