Iridaceae

Coastal iris

Iris atropurpurea Baker

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Coastal iris (Iris atropurpurea) — FruitPhoto: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: سوسن أرجواني داكن
English: Coastal iris
Hebrew: אירוס הארגמן, אירוס ארגמן, איריס הארגמן

Synonyms

Iris eggeri Tubergen

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 23 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FruitPhoto: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: en:User:Smart Viral, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: shahar chaikin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: MathKnight and Zachi Evenor, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: shahar chaikin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zachi Evenor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yelena_antipova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: י.ש. at Hebrew Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mitch Van Dyke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zachi Evenor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Avi1111 dr. avishai teicher, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.