Iridaceae
Seashore iris
Iris spuria
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- سوسن كاذب, السوسن الأرجواني, زهرة السوسن سبوريا, زهره السوسن سبريا, سوسن سبوريا
- arz
- القزحيه سبوريا
- Chinese
- 琴瓣鸢尾, 拟鸢尾
- Czech
- Kosatec žlutofialový
- English
- Seashore iris, Blue iris
- Finnish
- Etelänkurjenmiekka
- German
- Bastard-Schwertlilie, Wiesen-Schwertlilie, Salzwiesen-Schwertlilie, Steppen-Schwertlilie
- hsb
- Přeměnita škleńčica
- Hungarian
- Korcs nőszirom, Fátyolos nőszirom
- Persian
- زنبق نمکزار
- Serbian
- Перуника бастардна
- Spanish
- Spurio
- Swedish
- Dansk iris, Blå svärdslilja, Dansk svärdslilja
- Vietnamese
- Diên vĩ hoa tím
- Welsh
- Gellesgen las
Synonyms
- Chamaeiris spuria (L.) Medik.
- Iris gueldenstadtiana subsp. subbarbata (Joó) Nyman
- Limniris spuria (L.) Fuss
- Xiphion spurium (L.) Alef.
- Xyridion spurium (L.) Fourr.
Flowers
- In flower
- May (from 158 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Philip Schaffer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michael Grundner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Philip Schaffer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Panthère Rose, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Steffen Lämpe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ali Halac, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rillke, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.