Iris sibirica

Iris sibirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Iris
Subgenus:	Iris subg. Limniris
Section:	Iris sect. Limniris
Series:	Iris ser. Sibiricae
Species:	I. sibirica
Binomial name
Iris sibirica L.
Synonyms[1]
Iris acuta Willd. Iris angustifolia Gilib. [Invalid] Iris bicolor Mill. Iris erirrhiza Posp. Iris flexuosa Murray Iris mandraliscae Tineo ex Tornab. [Illegitimate] Iris maritima Mill. Iris pratensis Lam. [Illegitimate] Iris pseudosibirica Schur Iris sibirica var. acuta (Willd.) Trevir. Iris sibirica f. albiflora Makino Iris sibirica var. flexuosa (Murray) Baker Iris sibirica f. stellata Makino Iris spathulata Cav. [Illegitimate] Iris stricta Moench Limnirion sibiricum (L.) Opiz Limniris sibirica (L.) Fuss Xiphion flexuosum (Murray) Alef. Xiphion pratense Parl. Xiphion sibiricum (L.) Schrank Xyridion flexuosum (Murray) Klatt Xyridion sibiricum (L.) Klatt

Iris sibirica, commonly known as Siberian iris or Siberian flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Europe (including France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine and northern Turkey) and Central Asia (including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Siberia). It has long green grass-like leaves, tall stem, 2–5 violet-blue, to blue, and occasionally white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.