Iridaceae

Copper iris

Iris fulva Ker Gawl.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Copper iris (Iris fulva) — FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: سوسن أغبر
arz: ايريس فولفا
cv: Хӑмӑр-сарӑ ирис
English: Copper iris
German: Terrakotta-Schwertlilie
Persian: زنبق گندمگون

Synonyms

Iris cupraea Pursh
Iris ecristata Alexander
Iris fulva f. fulvaurea (Small) N.C.Hend.
Iris fulvaurea Small
Iris rubescens Raf.
Limniris fulva (Ker Gawl.) Rodion.
Neubeckia fulva (Ker Gawl.) Alef.
Phaeiris fulva (Ker Gawl.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 167 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joshua Soileau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gordon C. Snelling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irvin Louque, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.