"out on the rhizomes of ""Iris tigridia"". It found that the chromosome number of Iris tigridia was 2n=18. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has been counted several times. Including by Doronkin in 1984. It has been counted as 2n=18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 34, 38, and 40. It is written as 粗根鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as ""cu gen yuan wei"" in Pidgin. It is also commonly known as 'thick-root iris' in China. or 'coarse roots iris'. In Russia, it is"
"root, as a thirst aid. It is initially sweet and then the taste of the root becomes pungently acrid. Iris cristata Iris cristata (also known as dwarf crested iris and crested iris) is a species in the genus ""Iris"", it is also in the subgenus of ""Limniris"". It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, endemic to the eastern United States. It has pale lavender flowers with a white patch and orange or yellow crest. It is a close relative to ""Iris lacustris"" (Dwarf lake iris), the only other crested iris native to North America. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant"
"occur. The leaves are very slender for an iris, seldom over 5 mm broad; the plant is often mistaken for a type of grass when not in bloom. Its rhizomes spread slowly, causing the plant to grow in a tight clump. Its species name ""(tenax)"" means ""tough"" or ""tenacious"" and is in reference to the strong, fibrous leaves of the plant, which were used by indigenous peoples for braiding into snares and other cordage. Iris tenax Iris tenax is a species of Iris, known by the common names tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris, or more colloquially, flag. It is native to"
"Iris × germanica Iris"" × ""germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family ""Iridaceae"" commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin. ""Iris"" × ""germanica"" grows up to 120 cm high and 30 cm wide. It is a European hybrid, rather than a true wild species. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep and it is a rhizomatous perennial that blooms mid to late spring. It is known to produce the isoflavone irilone. Hundreds of hybrids exist representing nearly every"
"approximately 60 cm long, and dark green to teal in color. Leaves begin growth in early spring, before the snow has entirely melted. It is a bulbous iris, as opposed to a rhizomatous iris. The bulb has a thin, dark brown skin and grows 10–15 cm deep in the ground. Iris latifolia Iris latifolia, the English iris, also known as ""I. xiphiodes"" and ""I. anglica"", is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the iris genus, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Pyrenees of Southwestern France and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its"
"rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It has a stout, compact rhizome, with very long secondary roots. The rhizomes grow level with the surface of the soil, so that they can benefit from heat from the sun. The roots form dense, thick clumps reaching 0.5 m wide. The leaves of the iris are falcate (sickle-shaped), or erect, or ensiform (sword-shaped). It is thought that specimens from the Arad valley have falcate (curved) leaves, compared with those found in the Beersheva hills or (Be'er Sheva), which have erect leaves. They are also similar to ""Iris susiana"" (another Oncocyclus"
"is 2 cm long, mottled and striped purple. After the iris has flowered, it does not produce a seed capsule or seeds. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count: 2n=22 It is sometimes commonly known as 'Sikkim Iris'. It is pronounced as (Iris) EYE-ris (sikkimensis) sik-im-EN-sis. The Latin specific epithet ""sikkimensis"" refers to the region of Sikkim (Indian Himalayas) where the iris was found. Mr William Rickatson Dykes had received this plant originally from Mr. Barr (a plant collector with Messrs."
"green leaves, long and wide. They have 4–7 veins on the leaves. It has a short, long flowering stem. In some years, the flowers are barely above the soil. It has one or two terminal (at the top of the stem) flower, between April and May (in Europe) and between May and June (in Asia). It has 3 green, ovate between long and wide, large spathes (leaves of the flower bud). Hence, reason for the common names of 'Big bud Iris' or 'Big Bract Iris'. Compared to ""Iris ventricosa"", it has parallel veins on the spathes, instead of being reticulate."
"darker veining and a dark signal patch and brown or purple beard. It is commonly known as ""Iris elegantissima"", especially in Europe and Russia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, but normally needs some protection during the winter period. It is classed as an mezo-xerophyte (meaning it likes medium to dry habitats), and has stoloniferous rhizomes which are about 3 cm long. Underneath the rhizomes, it has very long secondary roots. It has large, ribbon-like, and falcate (sickle-shaped), leaves, that can grow up to between long, It has a slender stem or peduncle, that starts to"
"sheath. These then open up to revel red-purple flowers with orange spots, or yellow stripe on the falls. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count: 2n=32. Its name means 'thread-leaved iris'. Filifolia comes from the Greek words, 'fili' meaning thread-like and 'folia' meaning leaf. In Gibraltar, it is also known as the 'Narrow-leaved Purple Iris'. It is often mistakenly called 'Spanish Iris'. The Spanish Iris is ""Iris xiphium"". In 1842, it was first described by Pierre Edmond Boissier in 'Voyage botanique"
"has a sub-cylindrical, slender stem, or peduncle, that can grow up to between tall. The stem and flowers are taller than the leaves. It has several, short and weak branches, (or pedicels). The stem has 2–4, green, long, inflated, spathes (leaves of the flower bud), that are long, and (scarious) or membranous at the ends. The flowers appear after each spathe or bract. The stems (and the many branches) hold between 2–4 flowers, usually 1–2 per branch, in late March. The scented flowers, come in shades of violet, from dark violet, purple, violet, and pale violet. Like other irises, it"
"Iris tenax Iris tenax is a species of Iris, known by the common names tough-leaved iris, Oregon iris, or more colloquially, flag. It is native to southwestern Washington, western Oregon, and northwestern California. It occurs along roadsides and in grasslands and forest openings at low to middle elevations. The subspecies ""Iris tenax"" ssp. ""klamathensis"" is endemic to northern California in the Klamath Mountains. Like many irises, ""Iris tenax"" has large and showy flowers. The flowers bloom in mid to late spring and are usually lavender-blue to purple, but blooms in white, yellow, pink, and orchid shades are known to sometimes"
"Iris tuberosa Iris tuberosa is a species of non-rhizomatous plant of the genus ""Iris"", with the common names snake's-head, snake's-head iris, widow iris, black iris, or velvet flower-de-luce. A native of the Mediterranean region, it is found in the northern Mediterranean littoral and western Europe. It is grown from tuberous bulbs planted in the autumn. It grows best in full sun to partial shade, and requires well-drained soil. In can naturalise in grassy areas but grows well in rock gardens or containers. It is a common ornamental garden plant, flowering in early spring. It is rather tender in the UK."
"and thus aid in dispersal in its wet habitat. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. This can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count of 2n=44. It has been counted many times, 2n=44-Simonet 1934, 2n=42 by Randolph 1958 and 2n=42, Randolph in 1966. It is pronounced as EYE-riss brev-ih-KAWL-iss. It has several common names including 'Zig-zag iris', or short-stemmed iris, or 'Lamance iris', (especially in Tennessee), or 'Leafy Blue Flag', (especially in Ohio). The name of 'Lamance iris' comes from 'Lora La Mance', an American horticulturalist and author (1857–1939)."
"flower buds have green spathes which are paper-like. The iris produces seed after the blooming period is over, in summer. The seed capsules and cylindrical and ellipsoid and the seeds are red-brown, rounded and tuberculate. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. This can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count: 2n=24. It has the common name of ""Grant Duff's Iris"", and 'Jaffa Iris'. It has the Hebrew name of איריס הביצות, meaning ""Irus ha-bitzot"" – the swamp iris, which comes from its native habitat of marshy areas. It was"
"(Iris) EYE-ris (graminea) gram-IN-ee-a. It is known as ""Iris à feuilles de graminées"" or ""Iris de Bayonne"" in France, and ""Giaggiolo susino"" in Italy. It is known as ""kosaciec trawolistny"" in Polish, and ""Iris trávolistý"" in Czechoslovakia. and it is known as ""zlakovidny iris"" in Russia, and ""gräsiris"" in Swedish,(meaning grass iris). The Latin specific epithet ""graminea"" refers to ""grassy"" due to the grass-like leaves. It has common names of ""Grass-Leaved Flag"" (in the US) or ""Grass leaved Iris"", ""Plum Iris"", and ""Plum tart Iris"", or ""Plum scented Iris"", (because of the scent). It was originally published and described by"
"Iris notha Iris notha is a species in the genus ""Iris"", it is also in the subgenus ""Limniris"" and series ""Spuriae"". It is a rhizomatous perennial with deep blue or violet flowers from the Caucasus region. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It was once ""Iris spuria"" subsp. ""notha"", and can often be found under that name. It has the common name of fake iris or mimic iris in Russia. It has a stout, thick rhizome, that is between 8–20 mm thick. The roots are sometimes described as adventitious (in an unusual place). It has linear,"
"she was abducted by the god Hades. It has been suggested that the 'agallis' mentioned was a dwarf iris, as described by leaf and root shape,) and identified as Iris attica. Iris (plant) Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, ""iris"" is also widely"
"The inflorescence usually consists of one or two flowers, exceptionally three or four. Each flower has three light to dark blue, spreading or reflexed sepals lined with purple and three smaller upright blue petals. Some Plateau Indian tribes used the roots to treat toothache. The Navajo used a decoction of this plant as an emetic. The Zuni apply a poultice of chewed root to increase strength of newborns and infants. This iris is listed as a weed in some areas, particularly in agricultural California. It is bitter and distasteful to livestock and heavy growths of the plant are a nuisance"
"As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has been counted several times, (Simonet 1934), (Snoad 1952), and (Chimphamba, 1973). It is 2n=30. It is pronounced as (Iris) EYE-ris (confusa) kon-FEW-suh. It has the common name of 'bamboo iris'. It is written as 扁竹兰 in Chinese script, and known as ""bian zhu lan"" in Pidgin in China. Bian zhu lan is translated into English as 'flat bamboo-orchid'. The Latin specific epithet ""confusa"" refers to ""confusus"" from – uncertin, easily mistake and mingle. In 1911, William Rickatson"
"rhizome. It has branching, thick, fibrous and strong secondary stolons roots, which are yellow and white. On top of the rhizome, are the brown, fibrous remains of old leaves. It has green, ensiform (sword shaped) or lanceolate basal (growing from the base) leaves. They are slightly bent or curved. They can grow up to between long and 0.8–1 cm wide, at blooming time. They then lengthen, and by the time the iris has seed capsules, they are between long and 1.5 cm wide. They have 2–4 longitudinal veins. It has a smoother stem, that can reach up to between long."
"3 other subspecies, which have now been re-classified as separate species; ""Iris spuria"" subsp. ""halophila"" (now ""Iris halophila""), ""Iris spuria"" ssp. ""sogdiana"" (now ""Iris halophile subsp. sogdiana"") and ""Iris spuria"" subsp. ""notha"" (now ""Iris notha""). It has many common names including 'blue iris', 'spurious iris' and 'bastard iris'. It has a thin, slender rhizome, that is about 2 cm in diameter, fibrous and has a creeping habit. Under the rhizome are wiry roots. The creeping habit creates compact clumps of plants. They can reach over wide. It has erect, slender, sword-shaped, acuminate (ending in a point), glaucous green to blue"
"Iris hexagona Iris hexagona (commonly known as the Dixie iris) is a species in the genus ""Iris"", it is also in the subgenus of ""Limniris"" and in the ""Series hexagonae"". It is a rhizomatous perennial with long bright green leaves, long thin stem and has small groups of flowers in shades of blue, from violet, to bluish purple, to lavender. It flowers in springtime and is native to the southeastern and south-central US states. ""Iris hexagona"" has thick (around 2–2. cm in diameter), greenish, branching rhizomes, that can spread to form large colonies of plants. The rhizomes are shallow rooted"
"all the leaves. The stem is just visible behind the leaves. It was first described by (Russian Botanist Boris Fedtschenko) in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, page 917 in 1904. But it was called ""Iris coerulea"". When Foster was working on irises, he found that ""Iris coerulea"" was used to name an ""Iris pumila"" hybrid. He then renamed the iris as ""Iris albomarginata"" because the leaves of the iris had a white edging. This edging was a characteristic of several of the species in the ""Scorpiris"" subgenus section of irises. It was then re-published as ""Iris albomarginata"" in 'Contributions from the"
"""the cord-like rootstocks are peculiar"", and by R. K. Godfrey and J. W. Wooton (1979), ""clothed with coarse, strongly many-ribbed, brown, overlapping scales"". The slender rhizomes, branch very easily creating large spreading colonies. They are generally 1.5–2 cm in diameter with coarse, strongly ribbed, brown, scale-like leaves. It roots at the nodes of the rhizomes. The iris grows to a height of between 30–70 cm tall, (12"" to 28""). The flowering stalk (stem) is generally taller than the surrounding leaves, and 3–7 cm in diameter. It has between 1 and 3 branches (normally one) holding one flower. In late spring,"
"Iris (plant) Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. Some authors state that the name refers to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. 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. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of"
"rhizome. That is similar in form to other bearded irises. It has linear, falcate (sickle shaped), or acuminate (pointed) leaves. They can grow up to between long, (they are shorter than the flowering stem,) and around 2.5 cm wide. The tip of the leaves is membranous. It has a slender stem or peduncle, that can grow up to between tall. But can reach up to in cultivation. The stem has carinated (ridged or keeled) spathes (leaves of the flower bud). They have (scarious) membranous or papery tips and violet tinged edges. The stems hold 2 terminal (top of stem) flowers."
"most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. Nothing has been reported currently as of August 2015, about a chromosome count of the iris. It is commonly known as ""narcissus iris"". It is written as 水仙花鸢尾 in Chinese script, and known as ""shui xian hua yuan wei"" in Pidgin. The Latin specific epithet ""narcissiflora"" refers to having narcissus-like flowers. It was first published and described by Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels in 'Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift' (Svensk Bot. Tidskr.) in Vol.18 on page 428 in 1924. It was verified by"
"Iris latifolia Iris latifolia, the English iris, also known as ""I. xiphiodes"" and ""I. anglica"", is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the iris genus, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Pyrenees of Southwestern France and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its blue flowers which appear in early Summer. ""I. latifolia"" grows to a height of 50 cm. The plant produces two or three deep blue flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers have six tepals and are 12–13 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and sword-shaped,"
"Iris sibirica Iris sibirica (commonly known as Siberian iris or Siberian flag), is a species in the genus ""Iris"". It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Europe (including France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine and northern Turkey) and Central Asia (including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Siberia). It has long green grass-like leaves, tall stem, 2–5 violet-blue, to blue, and occasionally white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. ""Iris sibirica"" was often confused with ""Iris sanguinea"", another blue flowering Asian iris, but sanguinea has unbranched"
"is narrowed at each end. The capsule has 6 ribs along it length. It is almost round in cross-section. Inside are wrinkled dark brown globular seeds, which are pyriform. As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. This can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count : 2n=86, 88, (found by Simonet in 1932). It has the common name of 'Long petaled Iris', or 'Coast Iris'. It was published by William Herbert in 'Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage' on page 395 in Feb–Mar 1840. It was later illustrated in Journal of"
"are normally longer than the flowering stem, and die back at winter. It has a dwarf stem, that can grow up to between tall. The stem has green spathes (leaves of the flower bud), that have wide scarious (membranous) margins, they are similar in size to the perianth tube, at long and slightly keeled at blooming time. The stems hold 1 terminal (top of stem) flower, blooming in spring, in March and April. The large flowers, come in shades of yellow, red, purple, or violet. Or they can be a combination of these colours. Like other irises, it has 2"
"Iris histrioides Iris histrioides, (also known as 'Orchis Iris', ‘winter iris’ and 'Harput iris') is a species in the genus ""Iris"", and in the subgenus of ""Hermodactyloides"". It is a bulbous perennial, that is native to Turkey, and has blue scented flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, and has many known cultivars. It is similar in form to ""Iris histrio"", but with flowers a deeper shade of blue, and shorter stem. It has bulbs which are coated with a solid brown fibrous network. It has leaves that grow up to high, and are squarish in"