Iridaceae
Dwarf violet iris
Iris verna
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Dwarf violet iris
- Persian
- زنبق بنفش کوتوله
Synonyms
- Gattenhofia verna (L.) Medik.
- Iris vernalis Salisb.
- Neubeckia verna (L.) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bob Gutowski, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michelle Carter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Charles T. Bryson , USDA Agricultural Research Service , Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: robin read, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: B. Domangue, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: rickofms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jennifer Summey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rick Snyder, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jennifer lowry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.