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Family Iridaceae - Irises
Freesia Species

Freesia species
Iris - Native North America

Iridacea - Nearctic
Iris - Old World

Iridacea - Old World
Iris - Cultivated

Iridacea - Hybrids

Narrative

Irises (Family Iridaceae) include the Iris, Gladiolus, Crocus, and other related species. These are important as a family for their beautiful flowers. This family includes approximately 1,800 natural species organized into roughly 92 genera. There are literally thousands of named varieties. In greater North America there are 116 species organized into 23 genera.

Taxonomy

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English

Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Monocotyledoneae Monocot
Order Liliiflora Lilies And Allies
Family Iridaceae Irises
SubFamily

References

TitleAuthorComments
IrisMathew, BrianThis excellent book covers the 250 species of wild Iris that are found in the Northern Hemisphere, including geographical distribution, placement into various subgenera, and general comments. Some of the species are pictured in color, and some are pictured in black and white.




GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acerbarbatum
Acerleucoderme
Acerpseudoplatanus
Acerspicatum
Achrasemarginata
Acoelorrhaphewrightii
Acrocomiatotai
Albizialebbek
Alnuscrispa
Alnusmaritima
Alnusoblongifolia
Alnusoregona = rubra
Alnusrhombifolia
Alnusrugosa
Alvaradoaamorphoides
Amphitecnalatifolia
Amyrisbalsamifera
Amyriselemifera
Annonasquamosa
Aquilegiabrevistyla
Aquilegiacaerulea
Aquilegiadesertorum
Aquilegiaelegantula
Aquilegiajonesii
Aquilegialongissima
Aquilegiamicrantha
Aquilegiasaximontana
Aquilegiascopulorum
Aquilegiatriternata
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