Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Iridaceae > Genus Iris

Iris xiphium L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Iris*	Tourn. ex L.	accepted genus name
*Alatavia*	Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Belamcanda*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Beverna*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Chamaeiris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Chamoletta*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Coresantha*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Costia*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Cryptobasis*	Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Eremiris*	(Spach) Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Evansia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Gattenhofia*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Gemmingia*	Heist. ex Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Hermodactylus*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Iriastrum*	Heist. ex Fabr.	heterotypic synonym
*Iridodictyum*	Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Joniris*	(Spach) Klatt	heterotypic synonym
*Juno*	Tratt.	heterotypic synonym
*Junopsis*	Wern. Schulze	heterotypic synonym
*Limnirion*	Opiz	heterotypic synonym
*Limniris*	Fuss	heterotypic synonym
*Neubeckia*	Alef.	heterotypic synonym
*Oncocyclus*	Siemssen	heterotypic synonym
*Ophioiris*	(Y. T. Zhao) Rodion.	heterotypic synonym
*Pardanthopsis*	(Hance) L. W. Lenz	heterotypic synonym
*Pardanthus*	Ker Gawl.	heterotypic synonym
*Pseudo-iris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Sclerosiphon*	Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Siphonostylis*	Wern. Schulze	heterotypic synonym
*Spathula*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Thelysia*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Xeris*	Medik.	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Xuris*	Adans.	heterotypic synonym
*Xyridion*	Fourr.	heterotypic synonym
*Ioniris*	Baker	orthographic variant
*Xyphion*	Medik.	orthographic variant

Species group names

*Iris coronaria*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris hispanica*	Steud.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris lusitanica var. sordida*	(Salisb.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Iris spectabilis*	Spach	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Iris taitii*	Foster	heterotypic synonym
*Iris variabilis*	Jacq.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphium f. durandoi*	Batt.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphium var. battandieri*	Foster	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion verum*	Schrank	heterotypic synonym
*Xiphion vulgare*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Iris xiphia*	St.-Lag.	orthographic variant

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: iris d´Espanya; lliri cipriá; lliri ciprià; lliri de la Concepció; lliri gínjol; lliri xifi sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: albora; allica; allicas; boca de dragón; cadelas; lirio de color azul sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: lliri-gínjol sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: açucena; espadana; lirio cárdeno; lirio malhado amarello; lirio roxo; maios sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: baya; boca de sierpe; espadaña olorosa; espadaña portuguesa; lirio; lirio azul; lirio azul de mayo; lirio bulboso; lirio bulboso de flor azul; lirio cuerno de Lisboa; lirio de campo; lirio de dos colores; lirio de la sierra; lirio de primavera; lirio de Valladolid; lirio espadañal; lirio español; lirio fino; lirio humilde pajizo; lirio ilírico; lirio inglés; lirio silvestre; lirio xifio; lirios; reyllabuey sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: espadaña; lliri xifi

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 40. 1753

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Iris xiphium L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ab0f3ef0-134a-4071-8919-9465aaff5df1

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status DD 2008 This species is data deficient, there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.