Iridaceae
Rabbitear iris
Iris laevigata
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- ايريس لافيجاتا
- Bulgarian
- Гладък ирис
- Chinese
- 燕子花, 光叶鸢尾, 平叶鸢尾, 乌苏里鸢尾
- English
- Rabbitear iris
- French
- Iris d'eau japonais
- German
- Asiatische Sumpf-Schwertlilie
- hsb
- Bahnowa škleńčica
- Japanese
- カキツバタ, かきつばた, 杜若, 燕子花, カラフトキショウブ
- Korean
- 제비붓꽃
- Persian
- زنبق گوشخرگوشی, زنبق ماکی
- Russian
- Ирис гладкий, Ирис Маака
- Slovenian
- Japonska vodna perunika, Japonska perunika, Japonska zajčja perunika, Japonski iris
Synonyms
- Iris albopurpurea Baker
- Iris albopurpurea var. alba Makino
- Iris albopurpurea var. bakeri Makino
- Iris albopurpurea var. genuina Makino
- Iris gmelinii Ledeb.
- Iris itsihatsi Hassk.
- Iris laevigata f. albopurpurea (Baker) Makino
- Iris laevigata f. leucantha Makino & Nob.Tanaka
- Iris laevigata var. alba Ling Wang, L.Su & F.J.Shang
- Iris laevigata var. albopurpurea (Baker) Takeda ex Makino
- Iris maackii Maxim.
- Iris phragmitetorum Hand.-Mazz.
- Iris pseudacorus var. mandshurica L.H.Bailey
- Iris versicolor Thunb.
- Limniris laevigata (Fisch.) Rodion.
- Limniris maackii (Maxim.) Rodion.
- Limniris phragmitetorum (Hand.-Mazz.) Rodion.
- Xyridion laevigatum (Fisch.) Klatt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dennis L. Lindwall, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Rabbitear iris: 500px provided description: Just beauty... [#nature ,#macro ,#flower ,#black and white ,#petal ,#blur ,#flora ,#iris ,#no person]](/plants/iris-laevigata/photos/938c4fb907792f70-l.webp)
Photo: Stéphane Zundel, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.