Iris aphylla

Iris aphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Iris
Section: Iris sect. Pogon
Species:
I. aphylla
Binomial name
Iris aphylla
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Iris babadagica Rzazade & Golneva
  • Iris bifurca Steven ex Baker
  • Iris bisflorens Host
  • Iris bohemica F.W.Schmidt
  • Iris breviscapa Opiz
  • Iris clusiana Tausch
  • Iris dacica Beldie
  • Iris diantha C. Koch
  • Iris diantha K.Koch
  • Iris duerinckii Buckley
  • Iris extrafoliacea J.C.Mikan ex Pohl
  • Iris falcata Tausch
  • Iris fieberi Seidl
  • Iris hungarica Waldst. & Kit.
  • Iris melzeri Prodán
  • Iris nudicaulis Lam.
  • Iris polonica Fomin & Bordz.
  • Iris reflexa Berg
  • Iris rigida Sieber ex Klatt
  • Iris sabina N.Terracc.
  • Iris schmidtii Baker
  • Iris subtriflora Fieber ex Klatt
  • Iris tenorei Parl.

Iris aphylla (also known as leafless iris, table iris or stool iris) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris, and in the section Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Asia to Europe. It is found in Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Albania, Former Yugoslavia, Italy, Romania and France. It has dark green or bright green, sword-shaped, long grass-like leaves, that die/fade away in the winter. It also has a slender stem, with several branches and green and purplish spathes. It has 3–5 large flowers, in shades of bright purple, purple, violet, dark blue, blue-violet and dark violet, which bloom between spring and early summer. Occasionally, they re-bloom in the autumn, before the seed capsule is formed. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. There is one known subspecies Iris aphylla subsp. hungarica (Waldst. & Kit.) Hegi.

  1. ^ "Iris Iris aphylla L. is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Stolley, Gregor. "The genus Iris in Germany". offene-naturfuehrer.de. Retrieved 20 February 2015.