Iris subg. Iris

Common names: Bearded iris
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 375. Mentioned on page 372.

Sepals with signal of multicellular hairs (beard) [or papillae] along midrib of claw and base of limb. Seeds without [with] fleshy aril.

Distribution

Introduced; Eurasia.

Discussion

Species ca. 90 (3 in the flora).

The species of subg. Iris that are established in the flora outside cultivation all belong to sect. Iris.

Selected References

None.