Iris
genus of plants in the order Iridaceae
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Summary
Iris is a taxon[1]. Iris ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,560 views/month, #885 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: perennial of the year[3]
- Taxon rank: genus[4]
- Named after: Iris[5]
- Parent taxon: Irideae[6]
- Taxon name: Iris[7]
- Commons category: Iris (Iridaceae)[8]
- Taxonomic type: Iris x germanica[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iris (plant)[10]
- Commons gallery: Iris (Iridaceae)[11]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17], Pauly–Wissowa[18]
- Taxon synonym: Oncocyclus[19]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6074[20]
- This taxon is source of: iris[21], smell of orris root[22], smell of iris[23], Q141099591[24]
- Taxon common name: iris[25], سوسن[26], Süsən[27], Ėrėsos[28], Касач[29], Ирис[30], ཕྱེ་ལེབ་མེ་ཏོག[31], kosatec[32], Iris-slægten[33], Schwertlilien[34], Ίρις[35], Lirio[36], Võhumõõk[37], زنبق[38]
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Identifiers
Iris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 26378[39]. Iris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2748017[40]. Iris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43191[41].
Why It Matters
Iris has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Iris is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
FAQs
What awards did Iris receive?
Honors received include perennial of the year[3].