Iridaceae
Spanish iris
Iris xiphium
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- سوسن إسباني
- arz
- اكسيفيوم القزحيه
- Chinese
- 葡萄牙鸢尾, 西班牙鸢尾
- English
- Spanish iris
- Finnish
- Espanjankurjenmiekka
- German
- Spanische Schwertlilie, Xiphium vulgare
- Persian
- زنبق اسپانیایی
- Russian
- Ирис ксифиум, Ксифиум обычный
- Spanish
- Boca de sierpe, Espadaña olorosa, Espadaña portuguesa, Lirio azul de mayo, Lirio bulboso de flor azul, Lirio de dos colores, Lirio de la sierra, Lirio de Valladolid
- Turkish
- İspanya süseni
- Welsh
- Gellesgen sbaen
Synonyms
- Iris coronaria Salisb.
- Iris hispanica Tubergen
- Iris lusitanica Ker Gawl.
- Iris lusitanica var. sordida Nyman
- Iris spectabilis Spach
- Iris taitii Foster
- Iris variabilis Jacq.
- Iris variabilis subsp. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) K.Richt.
- Iris variabilis subsp. sordida K.Richt.
- Iris xiphia St.-Lag.
- Iris xiphium f. durandoi Batt.
- Iris xiphium prol. hispanica (Tubergen) Cout.
- Iris xiphium prol. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) Samp.
- Iris xiphium var. battandieri Foster
- Iris xiphium var. castrensis Costa
- Iris xiphium var. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) Foster
- Iris xiphium var. praecox Dykes
- Xiphion lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) Alef.
- Xiphion sordidum Salisb.
- Xiphion verum Schrank
- Xiphion vulgare Mill.
- Xiphion vulgare var. lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) Baker
- Xiphion xiphium (L.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
- Xiphion xiphium var. battandieri (Foster) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
- Xiphion xiphium var. lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
- Xiphion xiphium var. praecox (Dykes) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
- Xiphion xiphium var. taitii (Foster) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Javier Solís, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paulo Galvão, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Florean Fortescue, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez ], CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: benjamin dumont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez ], CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: whiteleaf, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Santos Carlos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.