- Family:
- Iridaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Moraea Mill.
Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl.

Native to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yemen
- Diaphane edulis Salisb.
- Evansia syrtica (Viv.) Klatt
- Gynandriris littorea Jord.
- Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) Nevski
- Gynandriris numidica Jord.
- Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.
- Helixyra sisyrinchium (L.) N.E.Br.
- Iris aegyptia Delile
- Iris collina Salisb.
- Iris fugax Ten.
- Iris involuta Garzia
- Iris libyca Mattei
- Iris maculata Tod.
- Iris maricoides Regel
- Iris samaritanii Heldr.
- Iris sisyrinchium L.
- Iris sisyrinchium subsp. fugax K.Richt.
- Iris sisyrinchium var. maculata Fiori
- Iris syrtica Viv.
- Iris todaroana Cif. & Giacom. ex S.Pignatti
- Iris zelantea Parl.
- Moraea sicula Tod.
- Moraea tenoreana Sweet
- Sisyrinchium majus R.M.Redhead
- Xiphion sisyrinchium (L.) Baker
Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Heldreich, De [s.n.], Greece | Gynandriris sisyrinchium | K000802357 | Yes | ||
Heldreich, De [51], Greece | Gynandriris sisyrinchium | K000802359 | Yes | ||
Heldreich, De [51], Greece | Gynandriris sisyrinchium | K000802358 | Yes | ||
Heldreich, De [s.n.], Greece | Gynandriris sisyrinchium | K000802360 | Yes |
First published in Ann. Bot. (König & Sims) 1: 241 (1804)
Accepted by
- Ali, S.I. & Mathew, B. (2000). Flora of Pakistan 202: 1-35. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
- Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina Area: 404-410. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Not accepted by
- Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Libya 81: 1-24. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli. [Cited as Iris sisyrinchium.]
- Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris. [Cited as Iris sisyrinchium.]
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Gynandriris sisyrinchium.]
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Bahali, D.D., Sanjappa, M. & Rath, S.P. (2004). Geographical distribution of Iridaceae in India Indian Journal of Forestry 27: 251-256.
- Boulos, L. (1995). Flora of Egypt: i-xii, 1-287. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
- Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
- Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
- Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 2: 1-454. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
- Wendelbo, P. & Mathew, B (1975). Flora Iranica 112: 1-79. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
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