Iridaceae

Iris ruthenica Ker Gawl.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Iris ruthenica (Iris ruthenica) — FlowerPhoto: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

arz: ايريس روثينيكا
Chinese: 紫苞鳶尾, 紫苞鸢尾, 俄罗斯鸢尾, 紫石蒲, 细茎鸢尾, 苏联鸢尾, 青海鸢尾子, 紫菖蒲
German: Siebenbürger Gras-Schwertlilie
Korean: 솔붓꽃
Persian: زنبق روسی
Romanian: Stânjenel mic de munte
Russian: Ирис русский

Synonyms

Iris ruthenica var. ruthenica
Iris ruthenica var. typica Maxim.
Joniris ruthenica (Ker Gawl.) Klatt
Limniris ruthenica (Ker Gawl.) Fuss
Xiphion ruthenicum (Ker Gawl.) Alef.

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 213 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yurii Basov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Denis.prévôt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The original uploader was Ihopulele at Romanian Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Кристина Медведева, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: xulescu_g, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Egor Dyukarev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: xulescu_g, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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). About our plant data.