| Iris atropurpurea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Iris |
| Section: | Iris sect. Oncocyclus |
| Species: | I. atropurpurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris atropurpurea | |
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Iris atropurpurea, the coastal iris (Hebrew: אירוס הארגמן, Irus HaArgaman, meaning "Purple Iris"; Arabic: سوسن أرجواني داكن, Sawsan argwānī al-dākin) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the section Oncocyclus. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Israel. It has glaucous (blue-green), linear, falcate (sickle-shaped) leaves. Between February and March, it has between 1 and 2 flowers, in dark shades from red-brown, burgundy, dark purple to blackish purple. They have a darker signal patch and yellow beard tipped with purple. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, due to it needing very dry conditions.
- ^ Sapir, Y. (2020). "Iris atropurpurea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13161450A177444302. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T13161450A177444302.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Iris atropurpurea Baker is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2016.