Iris setosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Iridoideae
Tribus: Irideae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: I. subg. Limniris
Sectio: I. sect. Limniris
Series: I. ser. Tripetalae
Species: Iris setosa
Varietates: I. s. var. hondoensis – I. s. var. nasuensis – I. s. var. setosa

Name

Iris setosa Pall. ex Link in Spreng. & al., Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 71. (1820).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Limniris setosa (Pall. ex Link) Rodion., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 92(4): 552. (2007).
- Xyridion setosum (Pall. ex Link) Klatt, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 500. (1872).

Hybrids

I. × setosothungbergii – I. × tenosa

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Canada
  - Alaska, British Columbia
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Aleutian Is., Amur, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - North European Russi

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Pallas, P.S. ex Link, H.F. in Sprengel, C.P.J. & al. (1820) Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 71.

Additional references

Artyukova, E.V. & al. (2001) Molecular Biology 35(1): 134–138 [1].
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Iris setosa. Accessed: 2026 Jun 4.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Iris setosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Iris setosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Iris setosa. Accessed: 4 Jun 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Iris setosa. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jun 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Iris setosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jun 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Beachhead iris
suomi: Kaunokurjenmiekka
日本語: ヒオウギアヤメ
polski: Kosaciec szczecinkowaty
русский: Ирис щетинистый
中文: 山鸢尾花, 山鸢尾
中文（简体）: 山鸢尾