Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
Genus: Iris (Iris)
Iris sibirica L. - Siberian Iris
Iris spuria L. - Blue Iris
Iris pseudacorus L. - Yellow Iris
Iris pumila L. - Pygmy Iris
Iris aphylla L. - Stool Iris
Iris variegata L. - Hungarian Iris
Toxic, 50–120 cm tall. flowers:
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Natural, established occurences | ![]() |
Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands
in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats