Iridaceae
Beachhead iris
Iris setosa
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (10)
- arz
- ايريس سيتوسا
- Chinese
- 山鳶尾, 山鸢尾, 山鸢尾花, 檜扇菖蒲
- English
- Beachhead iris
- Finnish
- Kaunokurjenmiekka
- German
- Borsten-Schwertlilie
- Japanese
- ヒオウギアヤメ, 檜扇菖蒲
- Persian
- زنبق نوکزبر
- Polish
- Kosaciec szczecinkowaty
- Russian
- Ирис щетинистый, Ирис арктический, Касатик арктический, Касатик щетинистый, Касатик щетиновидный, Касатик щетиноносный
- Swedish
- Tuviris
Synonyms
- Iris setosa subsp. setosa
- Limniris setosa (Pall. ex Link) Rodion.
- Xyridion setosum (Pall. ex Link) Klatt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
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Photo: Emma Forsberg from Anchorage, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: capt_tain Tom, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.