Iris setosa

Iris setosa
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. Tripetalae
Species:	I. setosa
Binomial name
Iris setosa Pall. ex Link
Synonyms[1]
Iris arctica Eastw. Iris brachycuspis Fisch. ex Sims Iris brevicuspis Fisch. ex Schult. Iris interior (E.S.Anderson) Czerep. Iris setosa var. interior E.S.Anderson Iris setosa subsp. interior (E.S.Anderson) Hultén Iris setosa var. platyrhyncha Hultén Iris setosa subsp. setosa Iris setosa var. setosa Iris yedoensis Franch. & Sav. Limniris setosa (Pall. ex Link) Rodion. Xiphion brachycuspis (Fisch. ex Sims) Alef. Xyridion setosum (Pall. ex Link) Klatt

Iris setosa, the bristle-pointed iris, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Iris of the family Iridaceae, it belongs the subgenus Limniris and the series Tripetalae. It is a rhizomatous perennial from a wide range across the Arctic sea, including Alaska, Maine, Canada (including British Columbia, Newfoundland, Quebec and Yukon), Russia (including Siberia), northeastern Asia, China, Korea and southwards to Japan. The plant has tall branching stems, mid green leaves and violet, purple-blue, violet-blue, blue, to lavender flowers. There are also plants with pink and white flowers.