Iridaceae
Blood iris
Iris sanguinea
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- سوسن دموي
- arz
- سوسن دموى
- Chinese
- 溪荪, 溪荪鳶尾, 溪荪鸢尾, 溪蓀, 东方鸢属, 西伯利亚鸢尾东方变种, 东方鸢尾
- English
- Blood iris
- German
- Ostsibirische Schwertlilie
- Japanese
- アヤメ, 文目, 綾目, 菖蒲
- Korean
- 붓꽃
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Fioliris
- Persian
- زنبق سنگونیا
- Swedish
- Violiris
Synonyms
- Iris haematophylla Fisch.
- Iris nertschinskia var. pumila Makino
- Iris sanguinea var. typica Makino
- Iris sibirica var. sanguinea (Hornem.) Ker Gawl.
- Limniris sanguinea (Hornem.) Rodion.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Iris
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- Sweet irisIris pallidaIridaceae
- Harlequin blueflagIris versicolorIridaceae
- Stinking irisIris foetidissimaIridaceae
- Dwarf irisIris pumilaIridaceae
- Iris gramineaIridaceae
- Iris japonicaIridaceae
- Iris reticulataIridaceae
- Spanish irisIris xiphiumIridaceae
- Japanese irisIris ensataIridaceae
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.