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Iris spuria

Marton. Nov 2007.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

In cultivation. Nov 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, 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

butterfly iris

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Monocots

Flower colours

Violet/Purple, Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Iris

Family

Iridaceae

Authority

Iris spuria L.

Endemic family

Ecology

Year naturalised

1954

Origin

Europe, Asia, N. Africa

Other information

Etymology

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

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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