Iridaceae
Iris

Iris versicolor L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 39 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Connecticut, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Germany, Great Britain, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akhter, C. & al. (2013). A taxonomic appraisal of genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in Kashmir himalaya, India. Iranian Journal of Botany 19: 119-126.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akhter, C. & al. (2013). A taxonomic appraisal of genus Iris L. (Iridaceae) in Kashmir himalaya, India. Iranian Journal of Botany 19: 119-126.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kennedy, H.; Ganders, F. [4114] Canada K002931539 Yes
Dykes, W.R. [s.n.] United States K002931551 Yes
Smith, D.B. [s.n.] United States K002931544 Yes
{Bourgeau} [s.n.] Canada K002931528 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932546 Yes
{Cleghorn} [s.n.] Canada K002931542 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932548 Yes
Rousseau, J.; Bonin, H. [32096] Canada K002931527 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002931549 Yes
Torrey, D. [s.n.] United States K002932552 Yes
{Cleghorn} [s.n.] Canada K002931532 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932537 Yes
Robinson, S.W. [s.n.] K002932554 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002931526 Yes
G.M.D. [s.n.] Canada K002931535 Yes
Phillips, S. [SP019] K:SPC-66797.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932549 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932540 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932561 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K002931541 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932541 Yes
Gleason, H.A.; Gleason Jr., H.A. [s.n.] United States K002931547 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932542 Yes
J.A.S. [2851] United States K002931550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932544 Yes
s.coll. [[8465]] K002932539 Yes
Garton, C.E. [6490] Canada K002931546 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Canada K002931530 Yes
Lowe, C.W. [s.n.] Canada K002931537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002931548 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932556 Yes
s.coll. [H3596/67] K002932550 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [2723] Canada K002931536 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002931524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932551 Yes
AndrewSprott [H.1425] United Kingdom K002983534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932535 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932559 Yes
{Drummond} [s.n.] Canada K002931529 Yes
[N. J. German] [H1217] United Kingdom K002983532 Yes
Robinson, S.W. [s.n.] K002932555 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932538 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932558 Yes
Dykes, W.R. [s.n.] United States K002931552 Yes
Kennedy, H.; Ganders, F. [4114] Canada K002931540 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932557 Yes
Townsend, D. [s.n.] K002931545 Yes
{Goldie} [s.n.] Canada K002931533 Yes
AndrewSprott [H1425] United Kingdom K002983533 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932553 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932560 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002932545 Yes
{Harold St. John} [1184] Canada K002931525 Yes
Kennedy, H. [4125] Canada K002931538 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Bartram, E.B.; Darlington, H.T. [5191] Canada K002931531 Yes
{Boott} [s.n.] K002931543 Yes
Taylor [s.n.] K002932536 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images