Iridaceae

Small wild iris

Dietes iridioides (L.) Sweet ex Klatt

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Dietes

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Small wild iris: Dietes iridioides in Kew Gardens, London, England. — Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Wilde-iris
Chinese: 肖鳶尾, 肖鸢尾, 非洲鳶尾, 离被鸢尾, 摩利兰, 肖鸢尾根
English: Small wild iris
Japanese: ディエテス・イリディオイデス

Synonyms

Dietes iridifolia Salisb.
Ferraria blanda Salisb.
Moraea iridioides L.
Naron iridioides (L.) Moench

Photos

Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.