Iridaceae

Iris hookeri Penny ex G.Don

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Iris hookeri (Iris hookeri) — FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 虎克鸢尾

Synonyms

Iris canadensis (Foster) Peckham
Iris hookeri f. hookeri
Iris hookeri f. pallidiflora (Fernald) Fernald
Iris hookeri f. zonalis (Eames) Fernald
Iris setosa f. pallidiflora Fernald
Iris setosa f. zonalis Eames
Iris setosa subsp. pygmaea C.E.Lundstr.
Iris setosa var. canadensis Foster
Iris tripetala Hook.
Limniris hookeri (Penny ex G.Don) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Xiphion tripetalum Alef.

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 90 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis Godin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: André-Philippe D. Picard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maurice Raymond, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Halpaugh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Reuven Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Rittmaster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.