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Section Xiphion
Xiphion
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is flags, while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as junos, particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Vriesea gigantea
speciesVriesea gigantea
Vriesea bituminosa
speciesVriesea bituminosa
Vriesea hieroglyphica
speciesVriesea hieroglyphica
Vriesea altodaserrae
speciesVriesea altodaserrae
Vriesea macrostachya
speciesVriesea macrostachya
Vriesea fosteriana
speciesVriesea fosteriana
Vriesea itatiaiae
speciesVriesea itatiaiae
Vriesea minarum
complexVriesea minarum
Vriesea jonghei
speciesVriesea jonghei
Vriesea tijucana
speciesVriesea tijucana
Vriesea chapadensis
speciesVriesea chapadensis
Vriesea longicaulis
speciesVriesea longicaulis
Vriesea sceptrum
speciesVriesea sceptrum
Vriesea pabstii
speciesVriesea pabstii
Vriesea unilateralis
speciesVriesea unilateralis
Vriesea fenestralis
speciesVriesea fenestralis
Vriesea triligulata
speciesVriesea triligulata
Vriesea racinae
speciesVriesea racinae
Vriesea thyrsoidea
speciesVriesea thyrsoidea
Vriesea pseudoatra
speciesVriesea pseudoatra
Vriesea sazimae
speciesVriesea sazimae
Vriesea longiscapa
speciesVriesea longiscapa
Vriesea ruschii
speciesVriesea ruschii
Vriesea penduliflora
speciesVriesea penduliflora
Vriesea amethystina
speciesVriesea amethystina
Vriesea hydrophora
speciesVriesea hydrophora
Vriesea atra
speciesVriesea atra
Vriesea zildae
speciesVriesea zildae
Vriesea crassa
speciesVriesea crassa
Vriesea diamantinensis
speciesVriesea diamantinensis
Vriesea roberto-seidelii
speciesVriesea roberto-seidelii
Vriesea exaltata
speciesVriesea exaltata
Vriesea minor
speciesVriesea minor
Vriesea oleosa
speciesVriesea oleosa
Vriesea wawrana
speciesVriesea wawrana
Vriesea carmeniae
speciesVriesea carmeniae
Vriesea clausseniana
speciesVriesea clausseniana
Vriesea pereirae
speciesVriesea pereirae
Vriesea maculosa
speciesVriesea maculosa
Vriesea serraourensis
speciesVriesea serraourensis
Vriesea luziae
speciesVriesea luziae
Vriesea morrenii
speciesVriesea morrenii
Vriesea gracilior
speciesVriesea gracilior
Vriesea sparsiflora
speciesVriesea sparsiflora
Vriesea rubrobracteata
speciesVriesea rubrobracteata
Vriesea dissitiflora
speciesVriesea dissitiflora
Vriesea hoehneana
speciesVriesea hoehneana
Vriesea socialis
speciesVriesea socialis
Vriesea grandiflora
speciesVriesea grandiflora
Vriesea minuta
speciesVriesea minuta
Vriesea melgueiroi
speciesVriesea melgueiroi
Vriesea altobocainensis
speciesVriesea altobocainensis
Vriesea mitoura
speciesVriesea mitoura
Vriesea nanuzae
speciesVriesea nanuzae
Vriesea wurdackii
speciesVriesea wurdackii
Vriesea bahiana
speciesVriesea bahiana
Vriesea gelatinosa
speciesVriesea gelatinosa
Vriesea saxicola
speciesVriesea saxicola
Vriesea altomacaensis
speciesVriesea altomacaensis
Vriesea oxapampae
speciesVriesea oxapampae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1613689.