Iridaceae
Iris oxypetala
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 中华白花马蔺, 中華白花馬藺, 山东蝴蝶花鸢尾, 马蔺, 山东鸢尾, 蓝蝴蝶, 蝴蝶花, 馬藺
- lzh
- 馬藺
Synonyms
- Eremiris lactea var. chinensis (Fisch.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
- Eremiris oxypetala (Bunge) Rodion.
- Iris ensata var. chinensis (Fisch.) Maxim.
- Iris lactea subsp. chinensis (Fisch.) Kitag.
- Iris lactea var. chinensis (Fisch.) Koidz.
- Iris moorcroftiana Wall. ex D.Don
- Iris pallasii var. chinensis Fisch.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 26 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jane Charlen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: capacoscar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jiao Sun (孙娇), 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.