In Czech, it is called Iris Iris žlutofialový. It is written as 假鸢尾 in Chinese script and known as Jia Yuan Wei in Pinyin Chinese. Linnaeus thought that the plants were hybrids rather than a true species. The Latin specific epithet spuria refers to 'spurious' meaning false. The chromosome count is normally stated as 2n=22. Īs most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. In July 2014, eight Irises from the Limniris section ( Iris crocea, Iris ensata, Iris orientalis, Iris pseudacorus, Iris setosa, Iris sibirica with its cultivars 'Supernatural' and 'Whiskey White', Iris spuria and Iris versicolor) were studied to find 12 chemical compounds ( flavonoids, phenols, quinones, tannins, saponins, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids, alkaloids, steroids, glycosides and proteins. In May 2014, a study was carried out on the hepatoprotective activity of Iris spuria against paracetamol induced toxicity. Iris pseudacorus had the highest content and Iris crocea had the lowest content. In 2012, five Iris species ( Iris pseudacorus, Iris crocea, Iris spuria, Iris orientalis and Iris ensata) were studied, to measure the flavonoids and phenolics content with the rhizomes. In 2007, a chemical analysis was carried out on Iris spuria rhizomes, several compounds were isolated 12a-dehydrorotenoid 1, 11-dihydroxy-9, 10-methylenedioxy-12a-dehydrorotenoid, together with a new isoflavonoid glycoside tectorigenin-7-O-beta-glucosyl-4'-O-beta-glucoside, with 4 other known compounds, tectorigenin, tectorigenin-7-O-beta-glucosyl (1 -> 6) glucoside, tectoridin (a tectorigenin-7-O-beta-glucoside) and tectorigenin-4'-O-beta-glucoside. In 2002, a study was carried out on Iris spuria rhizomes, it found seven iridal- glycosides. Inside the capsule, are light brown, angular seeds, with a loose membranous testa (surface). It has a long beak-like appendage on the top, and 6 visible, longitudinal groves. Īfter the iris has flowered, it produces an oblong-ovate, hexagonal, (2.5–4 cm long, ) seed capsule in September. It has a narrow, violet style, 2.5 cm long violet-lilac stigmas, 1.27 cm long anthers, which equal the filament length. It has a 7–10 mm long perianth tube, the ovary has a long tapering beak, which can be up to 40mm long. The standards are short, lanceolate or oblanceolate, erect wavy, and 3–6 cm (1–2 in) long and 8–20 mm wide. They have purple or violet veining, and a central yellow or white stripe or signal area. The falls are broadly ovate, elliptic, or orbicular with a long claw (section leading to the stem). It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'. It has large, lightly scented, flowers that are up to 6–12 cm (2–5 in) in diameter, and they come in shades of lilac, mauve-blue, violet-blue, purple-blue, violet, or blue. They flower after Iris germanica and are similar in form to Iris x hollandica. The stems (and branches) hold 1–4 terminal (top of stem) flowers, in summer, between May and July. The upper cauline (on stem) leaves are shorter than internodes. These are 40–80 cm (16–31 in) long, and have a membranous tip. The stem also has keeled, lanceolate, green, spathes (leaves of the flower bud) (or bracts). The stem has 1 or 2 lateral, upright branches, or pedicels, which are about 2 cm long. It has a strong, erect, round stem, that can reach up to between 50–80 cm (20–31 in) long. After the plant has flowered and set seed, the leaves die in the late summer. They are normally nearly as long as the flowering stem. They can grow up to between 25–90 cm (10–35 in) long and 5–12 mm wide. It has erect, slender, sword-shaped, acuminate (ending in a point), glaucous green to blue green basal leaves. The creeping habit creates compact clumps of plants. It has a thin, slender rhizome, that is about 2 cm in diameter, fibrous and has a creeping habit. It has many common names including 'blue iris', 'spurious iris' and 'bastard iris'. halophila (now Iris halophila), Iris spuria ssp. It used to have 3 other subspecies, which have now been re-classified as separate species Iris spuria subsp. It has several subspecies Iris spuria subsp. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and hybridized for use in the garden. It has purple or lilac flowers, and slender, elongated leaves. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, from Europe, Asia and Africa.
Iris spuria is a species of the genus Iris, part of the subgenus Limniris and the series Spuriae. Xyridion reichenbachianum (Klatt) Klatt.Chamaeiris reichenbachiana (Klatt) M.B.Crespo.