Iris
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Iris is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants known for its showy, often multicolored blooms and sword-shaped leaves, widely cultivated as ornamentals in gardens worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iris canonical | 4 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | genus ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivatedAs |
cut flower
ⓘ
garden ornamental ⓘ |
| family | Iridaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
bicolored
ⓘ
blue ⓘ pink ⓘ purple ⓘ variegated ⓘ white ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
meadows ⓘ open woodlands ⓘ riverbanks ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
herbaceous habit
ⓘ
multicolored blooms ⓘ often fragrant flowers ⓘ perennial life cycle ⓘ rhizomatous or bulbous growth ⓘ showy flowers ⓘ sword-shaped leaves ⓘ three inner upright tepals (standards) ⓘ three large outer tepals (falls) ⓘ zoned color patterns on petals ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Iris ensata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iris germanica NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris pseudacorus NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris reticulata NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris sibirica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal fan ⓘ |
| leafShape |
linear
ⓘ
sword-shaped ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
ⓘ
butterflies ⓘ other insects ⓘ |
| reproduction |
seeds
ⓘ
vegetative division of rhizomes or bulbs ⓘ |
| symbolism |
faith
ⓘ
hope ⓘ royalty ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
landscape design
ⓘ
ornamental horticulture ⓘ perfumery (from some species) ⓘ traditional medicine (some species) ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.