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Iris x germanica
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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.
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Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
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
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- taxon name
- Iris × germanica
- taxon rank
- species
- Commons category
- Iris × germanica
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- 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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iris x germanica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.