Iris tectorum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
- Species
- Iris tectorum
- Scientific Name
- Iris tectorum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Iris tectorum
Iris tectorum (also known as roof iris, Japanese roof iris and wall iris) is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris. It is a rhizomatous perennial. It is native of China, Korea and Burma, with lavender-blue, bluish-violet, purple-blue, blue-lilac or sky blue flowers. There is a white form as well. It is a compact plant and is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions of the world.
...Iris tectorum in languages:
- Chinese
- 鳶尾
- Chinese
- 紫蝴蝶
- English
- wall iris
- Estonian
- katus-iiris
- Japanese
- イチハツ
- Russian
- Ирис кровельный
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