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Iris domestica
Sign in to saveAlso known as blackberry lily, leopard lily, leopard flower
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
Native toBangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Malaya
Observations recorded7,392
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 489
- With media
- 436
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- CHAS, US, DEK, DBG, MICH, GMUF
- Recorded in
- United States, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Iris
- Image
- Belamcanda chinensis 2007.jpg
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- species
- taxon name
- Iris domestica
- Commons category
- Iris domestica
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- Iris domestica
- taxon common name
- angínovník čínský
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
- taxon range
- Zhoushan Archipelago
- short name
- I. domestica
- taxon author citation
- (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.
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Encyclopedic overview
Iris domestica, commonly known as leopard lily, blackberry lily, and leopard flower, is an ornamental plant in the family Iridaceae. In 2005, based on molecular DNA sequence evidence, Belamcanda chinensis, the sole species in the genus Belamcanda, was transferred to the genus Iris and renamed Iris domestica.
Description
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