Iris arenaria

Iris arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Iris
Subgenus:	Iris subg. Iris
Section:	Iris sect. Psammiris
Species:	I. arenaria
Binomial name
Iris arenaria Waldst. and Kit.
Synonyms[1]
Iris arenaria subsp. borzaeana Prodán Iris arenaria subsp. orientalis Lavr. Iris arenaria f. phyllospatha Borbás Iris borzaeana (Prodán) Prodán Iris flavissima f. orientalis Ugr. Iris flavissima subsp. orientalis (Ugr.) Lavranos Iris humilis subsp. arenaria (Waldst. & Kit.) Á.Löve & D.Löve Iris humilis var. borzaeana (Prodán) Soó Iris humilis subsp. orientalis (Ugr.) Soó Iris humilis f. phyllospatha (Borbás) Soó Iris pineticola Klokov

Sandy iris, or sand iris^[2] (Iris arenaria), is a species in the genus Iris; it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Psammiris section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Central Europe, found in Hungary, Austria, Romania, Czech Republic and Ukraine. It has grass-like leaves, a short stem and pale yellow flowers. It has had a mixed origin and was once Iris humilis subsp. arenaria, a subspecies of Iris humilis (another Psammiris iris), until it was reclassified as a separate species. But many sources still state that it is either a synonym or subspecies of Iris humilis. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.