Iris regis-uzziae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. Also known as King Uzziae Iris. Named after the 742BC King of Judah, Uzziah. One translation of the Latin term 'Iris regis-uzziae' in Hebrew is אִירוּס טוּבְיָה It is a bulbous perennial. It was first described in notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978 by Prof. Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (an Israeli botanist). She also then described it in The Iris Year Book 1979. It can be seen in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. It also can be found at Kew Botanic Gardens, but confusingly they call it 'Jordan Iris'.