Iris

genus of plants in the order Iridaceae
Taxon taxon Q156901
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Iris

Summary

Iris is a taxon[1]. Iris ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,537 views/month, #885 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iris received the perennial of the year[3].
  • Iris's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Iris is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Iris is named after Iris[6].
  • Iris is classified within Irideae[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Iris is Iris[8].
  • Iris's Commons category is recorded as Iris (Iridaceae)[9].
  • The taxonomic type of Iris is Iris x germanica[10].
  • Iris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iris (plant)[11].
  • Iris's Commons gallery is recorded as Iris (Iridaceae)[12].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 16(1)[14].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[18].
  • Iris's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
  • Iris's taxon synonym is recorded as Oncocyclus[20].
  • Iris's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6074[21].
  • Iris's this taxon is source of is recorded as iris[22].
  • Iris's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of orris root[23].
  • Iris's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of iris[24].
  • Iris is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'iris'}[25].
  • Iris is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سوسن'}[26].
  • Iris is commonly known as {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Süsən'}[27].

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Classification

Iris's scientific name is Iris[8]. Iris is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Iris is classified within Irideae[7]. The taxonomic type of Iris is Iris x germanica[10]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'iris'}[25], {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'سوسن'}[26], {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'Süsən'}[27], {'lang': 'sgs', 'text': 'Ėrėsos'}[28], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Касач'}[29], and {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Ирис'}[30].

Discovery and Description

Iris is named after Iris[6].

Identifiers

Iris's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 26378[31]. Iris's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2748017[32]. Iris's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43191[33].

Why It Matters

Iris ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,537 views/month, #885 of 195,241).[2] Iris has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Iris is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Iris receive?

Honors received include perennial of the year[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Directory of eponymous plant names - extended edition. Index of Eponymic Plant Names - Extended Edition. Index de Noms éponymiques des Plantes - Édition augmentée.. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . staude-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . staude-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [33] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [32] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Named after Iris
    Named after
    Taxonomic type Iris x germanica
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