Iridaceae
Iris

Iris foetidissima L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 39 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, W. Europe to W. & Central Medit. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Corse, France, Great Britain, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia

Introduced into:

California, Canary Is., Ireland, Madeira, New Zealand North, Switzerland, Tasmania, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Colasante, M.A. (2014). Iridaceae presenti in Italia: 1-415. Sapienza, Università Editrice, Roma.
  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Innes, C. (1985). The World of Iridaceae: 1-407. Holly Gare International Ltd., Ashington.
  • Jeanmonod, D. & Schlüssel, A. (2006). Notes et contributions à la flore de Corse, XXI. Candollea 61: 93-134.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Press, J.R. & Short, M.J. (eds.) (1994). Flora of Madeira: i-xviii, 1-574. HMSO.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cooke, D.A. (1986). Flora of Australia 46: i-xii, 1-247. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 381-450. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Maire, R. (1959 publ. 1960). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 6: 1-397. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Press, J.R. & Short, M.J. (eds.) (1994). Flora of Madeira: i-xviii, 1-574. HMSO.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Funk; Gay, J.E. [s.n.] Spain K002983192 Yes
{Porta} [s.n.] Italy K002983182 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [65/58] United Kingdom K002983175 Yes
s.coll. [4084] France K002983189 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002983195 Yes
Scott, G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983174 Yes
s.coll. [596] Italy K002983180 Yes
[F]. Senogles [122] United Kingdom K002983166 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002983184 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002983187 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3631] United Kingdom K002983171 Yes
[Conraine] [s.n.] K002983188 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9317] United Kingdom K001400942 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A.; Pampanini, R.; Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002983179 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983173 Yes
Schultz, F.; Jarris [s.n.] France K002983185 Yes
Roussillon, M.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002983194 Yes
[W. W. Swood] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983168 Yes
[F. J. Beller] [572] Portugal K002983190 Yes
Ballard, F.; Hubbard, C.E. [52] United Kingdom K002983178 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983165 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [558] United Kingdom K:SPC-19044.000 No
Bonjean [s.n.] Italy K002983199 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983164 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 410] United Kingdom K000914596 Yes
[miss per Anders] [H930] United Kingdom K002983169 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002983170 Yes
K:SPC-28730.000 No
[fuwauins] [184] United Kingdom K002983172 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983177 Yes
Muller [s.n.] Italy K002983197 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] K002983191 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983176 Yes
{Parlatore} [s.n.] Italy K002983196 Yes
[N. Rousillon] [s.n.] K002983186 Yes
Scott, H. [s.n.] Italy K002983181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002983167 Yes
Muller [s.n.] Italy K002983198 Yes
[Fligalls] [27] K002983193 Yes
Rigo, G. [s.n.] Italy K002983183 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images