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Taxon:  Iris xiphium L.



Summary
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Xiphium
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Nomen number:
20447
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:40. 1753
Comment:
a proposal to reject this name against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4) Xiphion vulgare Mill. has failed
Verified:
03/13/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Iris hispanica hort. ex Steud.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Applequist, W. L. 2013. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 65. Taxon 62:1323-1324. Note: proposal not recommended
  3. Crespo, M. B. & G. Zijlstra. 2013. (2116) Proposal to conserve the name Xiphion vulgare against Iris xiphium (Iridaceae, Iridoideae). Taxon 62:175-176.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  5. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  6. Fennane, M. & M. I. Tattou. 1998. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires rares, menacées ou endémiques du Maroc. Bocconea 8:205.
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Mathew, B. F. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  10. Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 138.
  11. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  13. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  14. Wilson, K. L. 2016. Report of the General Committee: 14. Taxon 65:878. Note: proposal recommended
  15. Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Common names
English
Spanish iris –
German
spanische Iris –
Portuguese (Brazil)
lírio-de-Espanha –
Swedish
spansk iris –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (incl. Sardinia)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20447. Accessed 14 May 2025.