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Iris x germanica

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Iris x germanica

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Also known as Iris croatica, Iris germanica, bearded iris, German bearded iris

hybrid of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Iris × germanica, also known as the German iris or purple orris root, is a species of perennial plant within the family Iridaceae. It belongs to the genus Iris and is classified under the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The plant produces a capsule as its fruit type and exhibits flowers in blue, white, violet, and yellow colors.

Native to the NW. Balkan Pen., this species has a recorded taxon range that includes Beijing, China, and Fujian. It is utilized as a medicinal plant and physically interacts with Xenohyla truncata. Occurrence records for the species total 20,516, with additional data from institutions such as NCU in the United States.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyIridaceae
Native toNW. Balkan Pen.
Observations recorded20,516

Common Name: purple orris root

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
With media
6
Family
Iridaceae
Collections
NCU
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
perennial plant
Parent taxon
Iris
Image
00 1238 Deutsche Schwertlilie (Iris × germanica).jpg
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taxon name
Iris × germanica
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Iris × germanica
Commons gallery
Iris × germanica
taxon common name
nemška perunika
has fruit type
capsule
color
red
taxon range
Fujian
physically interacts with
Xenohyla truncata
short name
I. germanica
taxon author citation
L.
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Encyclopedic overview

Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is of hybrid origin. Varieties include I. × g. var. florentina.

Description

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