Iridaceae

Sweet iris

Iris pallida Lam.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Sweet iris (Iris pallida) — FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (18)

Arabic: سوسن شاحب, السوسن الفلورنسي
arz: سوسن شاحب
azb: سولغون سوسن
Azerbaijani: Solğun süsən
Chinese: 香根鳶尾, 香根鸢尾
Croatian: Blijeda perunika
Czech: Kosatec bledý
English: Sweet iris
Finnish: Tuoksukurjenmiekka
German: Bleiche Schwertlilie, Iripallidal
hsb: Blěda škleńčica
Hungarian: Dalmát nőszirom
Lithuanian: Blyškusis vilkdalgis
Macedonian: Перуника
Persian: زنبق رنگپریده
Russian: Ирис бледный
Slovenian: Bleda perunika
Swedish: Silveriris

Synonyms

Iris germanica subsp. pallida (Lam.) O.Bolòs & Vigo
Iris pallide-caerulaea Pers.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 988 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Simon Tonge, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: gerardbertrand, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pamwik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bigroger27509, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: francesco-rnelbosco, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Joeb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.