Iris pseudacorus L.
(Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesIris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
SubgenusIris (Limniris) (beardless rhizomatous irises)
GenusIris (irises)
FamilyIRIDACEAE (corms)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag) :
1: Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
5 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
black staining on leaves. Frost damage?
Image 1: Leaf tips - abaxial surfacesImage 2: Leaf tips - abaxial surfaces (2)Image 3: Leaf tips - adaxial surfaces
2: Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
1 Apr 2002 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Emergent
3: Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
26 May 1975 OSGR: TQ11 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant
4: Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
25 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Inflorescence
5: Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
OSGR: ZZ00 44° 40’ N, 10° 40’ E United Kingdom
seeds (from commercial supplier)
Image 1: SeedsImage 2: Seeds (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 50 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)
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