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Iris (from Greek Ἶρις Ancient Greek:, the messenger of the gods among themselves and the personification of ἶρις, the "rainbow") is a feminine name.. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in reference to the goddess, and was later used along with other Ancient Greek names revived by 17th-century British poets, such as Doris and Phyllis.
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers.As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.
Section Iris. Iris adriatica Trinajstic ex Mitic; Iris albertii Reg. Iris albicans – white cemetery iris, white flag iris; Iris alexeenkoi Grossh.
Iris munzii is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's iris. Its flowers grow in inflorescences of three to four per stem, and are usually lighter shades of ...
It was first published and described as Iris xanthospuria by Brian Mathew and Turhan Baytop in 'The Garden' (published in London) Vol.107 Issue11, page446 in 1982. [18] [19] It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 3 December 2004. [19] Iris xanthospuria is an accepted name by the RHS. [20]
Iris purpureobractea is a plant species in the genus Iris, ... [11] Hence, the name Iris purpureobractea. [5] [7] [10] ... It is a rare plant, ...
Iris glaucescens is a plant species in the genus Iris and subgenus Iris.It is a rhizomatous perennial, found in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China.It has blue-grey sickle-shaped leaves, slender stem, and spring flowers in blue-violet, pale violet, lilac-purple, to deep purple, to light bluish, and almost white shades.
It is known as ungersk iris in Sweden. [23] Iris ruthenica was first published by John Bellenden Ker Gawler in Botanical Magazine in 1808. [23] [24] It was later published in 1811, as Iris ruthenica with the common name 'pigmy iris' in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, vol. 34, table 1393. [17] Pigmy iris is now used as the common name of Iris pumila.