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Iris reticulata, the netted iris or golden netted iris, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native from eastern Turkey to Iran, [3] but cultivated widely in temperate regions. The reticulata group of irises is characterised by a fibrous net surrounding the bulb.
It was originally described and published by Sir Michael Foster as Iris bakeriana in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Tab. 7084. on November 1, 1889. [10] Then in Flora Iranica (1975) it was re-classified to be a variety of Iris reticulata by Wendelbo. [11] This now is accepted by most botanists. Iris bakeriana (Foster) then become a synonym for ...
The name for the subgenus is very similar to Hermodactylus (the former name for Iris tuberosa), which was originally a separate genus to irises, but in 2001 was re-classified to be within the Hermodactyloides sub-genus. [5] Most species are native to central Europe and central Asia. They mostly have one or two long leaves and flower in early ...
"Japanese iris" is also a catch-all term for the Japanese iris proper (hanashōbu), the blood iris (I. sanguinea, ayame) and the rabbit-ear iris (I. laevigata, kakitsubata). I. unguicularis is a late-winter-flowering species from Algeria, with sky-blue flowers with a yellow streak in the centre of each petal, produced from Winter to Spring.
Iris albicans – white cemetery iris, white flag iris; Iris alexeenkoi Grossh. Iris aphylla L. – stool iris, table iris, leafless iris (including I. nudicaulis) Iris aphylla subsp. hungarica (Waldst. & Kit.) Helgi ; Iris attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Hayek; Iris benacensis A.Kern. ex Stapf; Iris bicapitata Colas; Iris croatica – Perunika I ...
In some of the species the stamens are partially fused with the petals. [1] The 3-locular seed capsule contains the seeds which are often circular, flat in some cases drop-like grains coloured black or sometimes orange (Iris pseudacorus). The species in the subfamily are often used as ornamental plants such as Iris and Tigridia.
Dwarf iris is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Iris danfordiae; Iris pumila; Iris reticulata, native to Russia, the Caucasus, and northern Iran; Iris verna, endemic to the Eastern United States; Iris lacustris, native to the Great Lakes region
Iridaceae (/ ɪ r ɪ ˈ d eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises.It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of c. 2500 species.