Iridaceae

Dwarf iris

Iris pumila L.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Dwarf iris: Iris pumila — Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 矮菖蒲
Czech: Kosatec nízký
English: Dwarf iris, Pygmy iris
German: Zwerg-Schwertlilie
hsb: Niska škleńčica

Synonyms

Iris aequiloba Ledeb.
Iris angustifolia Mill.
Iris clusiana Rchb.
Iris clusiana var. transsilvanica (Schur) Schur
Iris coerulea Spach
Iris gracilis Berg
Iris grandis (Velen.) Velen.
Iris longiflora Ledeb.
Iris napocae Prodan
Iris napocae var. macrocarpa (Prodan) Prodan
Iris pluriscapis Prodan
Iris pseudopulcherrima Berg
Iris pulcherrima Berg
Iris pumila f. acuta Prodan
Iris pumila f. albiflora Schur
Iris pumila f. atroviolacea Schur
Iris pumila f. romanica Prodan & Borza
Iris pumila subsp. aequiloba (Ledeb.) K.Richt.
Iris pumila subsp. grandis (Velen.) Hayek
Iris pumila subsp. pumila
Iris pumila subsp. sintenisiiformis Prodan
Iris pumila subsp. stenoloba (A.DC. ex Baker) K.Richt.
Iris pumila subsp. taurica (Anon.) Rodion. & Shevch.
Iris pumila subsp. transsilvanica (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.
Iris pumila subsp. tristis (Nyman) K.Richt.
Iris pumila unranked aurea J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies
Iris pumila var. dobrogensis Prodan
Iris pumila var. grandis Velen.
Iris pumila var. heliotropii Prodan & Borza
Iris pumila var. latispatha Prodan & Borza
Iris pumila var. lutea Ker Gawl.
Iris pumila var. macrocarpa Prodan
Iris pumila var. ochroleuca Prodan & Borza
Iris pumila var. rozaliae Prodan
Iris pumila var. scapifera Borbás
Iris pumila var. stenoloba (A.DC. ex Baker) Baker
Iris pumila var. tristis Nyman
Iris purpurascens Berg
Iris rozaliae Prodan
Iris sarajevoensis Prodan

and 6 more.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Jerzy Opioła, 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.