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The Iris flower data set or Fisher's Iris data set is a multivariate data set used and made famous by the British statistician and biologist Ronald Fisher in his 1936 paper The use of multiple measurements in taxonomic problems as an example of linear discriminant analysis. [1]
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.
Iris foetidissima L. – Stinking Iris, Gladwin Iris, Stinking Gladwin, Gladdon, Roast-beef Plant; Series Hexagonae (known as the Louisiana irises) Iris brevicaulis Raf. – Zigzag Iris; Iris fulva Ker-Gawl. – Copper Iris; Iris giganticaerulea – Giant Blue Iris, Giant Blue Flag; Iris hexagona Walt. – Dixie Iris; Iris nelsonii Randolph ...
In 1971, an American Iris Society Foundation was established to foster research to improve the genus, to stimulate interest in the plant, and to sponsor publications about irises. The first project supported by the foundation was a revised edition of an AIS book, Garden Irises (issued in 1979 as The World of Irises ).
Iris virginica is a perennial plant that grows up to 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 ft) tall. The plant's sword-shaped basal leaves are erect or sometimes arching and measure up to 91 cm (3 ft) long and 2.5 cm (1 in) across at the base.
Iris croatica is a bearded ... Description. It has branched stems and dark violet flowers. [1] Like other irises ... Iris croatica Flora Croatica Database This ...
Iris iberica is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Caucasus Mountains of Armenia, eastern Georgia, and western Azerbaijan. It has narrow, glaucous, gray-green and sickle shaped leaves, short stem holding a single flower in late spring.
Iris hermona, the Golan iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris, and in the section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the pastures and meadows of the Golan Heights in Israel and Syria. It has linear, upright leaves, tall slender stem holding a bi-coloured flower, having a pale lilac, cream ...