Iris tenax

Iris tenax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota 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. Californicae
Species: Iris tenax

Name

• Iris tenax Douglas ex Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1218. 1829.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Joniris tenax (Douglas ex Lindl.) Klatt, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 30: 502. 1872.
  • Limniris tenax (Douglas ex Lindl.) Rodion., Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 92: 552. 2007.

• Heterotypic
  • Iris gormanii Piper, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 37: 91. 1924.
  • Iris tenax subsp. klamathensis L.W.Lenz, Aliso 4: 64. 1958.
  • Iris tenax var. gormanii (Piper) R.C.Foster, Contr. Gray Herb. 119: 18. 1937.

Hybrids

• I. × tenosa
  

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. (1829) Edward's Botanical Register; or, Flower Garden and Shrubbery. London 15: t. 1218.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Iris tenax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Iris tenax. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Iris tenax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Iris tenax. Published online. Accessed: Feb 18 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iris tenax in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 Feb 18.

Vernacular names

English: toughleaf iris
فارسی: زنبق زبربرگ

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