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Iris ensata, the Japanese iris [1] or Japanese water iris (Japanese: hanashōbu), formerly I. kaempferi, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Japan, China, Korea and Russia, and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. "Japanese iris" may also refer to I. sanguinea and I. laevigata, both native to Japan.
The hanashōbu (ハナショウブ, 花菖蒲, Iris ensata var. ensata , syn. I. ensata var. hortensis I. kaempferi) grows in the wet land and is the most extensively cultivated variety in Japanese gardens. According to the place where it was cultivated, it is classified into the Edo (Tokyo), Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture), Ise (Mie Prefecture ...
The taxonomy of this species has been very confused. It was originally named Iris ensata lactea in 'Transactions of the Linnean Society of London' (page 328) on 1 May 1794 but later Iris ensata was re-classified as Iris kaempferi, which is now a synonym of Iris ensata (within Iris series Laevigatae).
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, ... Iris ensata 'Blue Beauty' Iris 'Queen of Angels'
Iris giganticaerulea – Giant Blue Iris, Giant Blue Flag; Iris hexagona Walt. – Dixie Iris; Iris nelsonii Randolph – (Abbeville Iris) Iris savannarum Small – Prairie iris; Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises) Iris ensata Thunb. – Japanese Iris, hanashōbu (including I. kaempferi)
Iris nelsonii Randolph – (Abbeville iris) Iris savannarum Small – Prairie iris; Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises) Iris ensata Thunb. – Japanese iris, hanashōbu (including I. kaempferi) Iris laevigata Fisch – Rabbitear iris, shallow-flowered iris, kakitsubata (Japanese) Iris maackii Maxim.
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