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Iris orientalis

Pasture near Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 01/10/1990, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Ungrazed pasture, Kaiiwi, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 29/11/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Oriental iris

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Flower colours

White, Yellow

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Iris

Family

Iridaceae

Authority

Iris orientalis Mill.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1951

Origin

Turkey, E. Agean Is, Asia Minor

Other information

Etymology

iris: From the Greek iris ‘rainbow’, presumably in reference to the many colours of the flowers (Johnson and Smith, 1986).

orientalis: From the Latin orientale, meaning ‘eastern’ but sometimes also translated as ‘from the Orient’.

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Johnson, A. T. and Smith, H. A (1986). Plant Names Simplified: Their pronunciation, derivation and meaning. Landsman Bookshop Ltd: Buckenhill, UK.

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