Iridaceae

Iris japonica Thunb.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Iris japonica: Iris japonica , Nagano pref. Japan — Photo: Apple2000, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (12)

Arabic: سوسن مهدب
arz: ايريس جابونيكا
Azerbaijani: Yapon süsəni
Bulgarian: Японски ирис
Chinese: 日本鳶尾, 日本鸢尾, 蝴蝶花, 兰花草, 剑刀草, 开喉箭, 扁担叶, 扁竹
cv: Япони ирисӗ
Hebrew: אירוס יפני
hsb: Japanska škleńčica
Japanese: シャガ, 著莪
Persian: زنبق ژاپنی
Russian: Ирис японский
Vietnamese: Đuôi diều

Synonyms

Evansia chinensis Salisb. ex Decne.
Evansia fimbriata (Vent.) Decne.
Evansia japonica (Thunb.) Klatt
Iris chinensis Curtis
Iris fimbriata Vent.
Iris japonica f. japonica
Iris japonica f. pallescens P.L.Chiu & Y.T.Zhao
Iris squalens Thunb.
Moraea fimbriata (Vent.) Loisel.
Moraea fimbriata Dum.Cours.
Xiphion fimbriatum (Vent.) Alef.

Photos

Photo: Apple2000, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Pietro Granone, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: coniferconifer from japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: langella annamaria, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leone Laura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: elisabetta strocchi elisabetta strocchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: luciano gasparetto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: SAplants, 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.