Iridaceae
Yellowband iris
Iris orientalis
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yellowband iris
Synonyms
- Chamaeiris longipedicellata (Czeczott) M.B.Crespo
- Chamaeiris monnieri (Redouté) M.B.Crespo
- Chamaeiris orientalis (Mill.) M.B.Crespo
- Iris albida Davidov
- Iris gigantea Carrière
- Iris gueldenstaedtiana var. ochroleuca (L.) K.Koch
- Iris halophila var. ochroleuca (L.) Hornem.
- Iris longipedicellata Czeczott
- Iris monnieri Redouté
- Iris ochroleuca L.
- Iris orientalis var. gigantea (Carrière) Lynch
- Iris pocockii Mill.
- Iris spuria subsp. monnieri (Redouté) Dykes
- Iris spuria subsp. ochroleuca (L.) Dykes
- Iris spuria var. ochroleuca (L.) Ker Gawl.
- Xiphion monnieri (Redouté) Alef.
- Xiphion ochroleucum (L.) Alef.
- Xyridion monnieri (Redouté) Klatt
- Xyridion ochroleucum (L.) Klatt
- Xyridion orientalis (Mill.) Rodion.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June, November (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duncan Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Hannah Hickli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Richard Davies, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Priya Sandhu, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: BS Thurner Hof, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Yesson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven Cross, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Kenny, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.