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Iris spuria (seashore iris)

Synonyms: Chamaeiris spuria (homotypic); Limniris spuria (homotypic); Xiphion spurium (homotypic); Xyridion spurium (homotypic)

Infraspecies

Iris spuria carthaliniae (Dalmatian Iris)
Iris spuria demetrii
Iris spuria musulmanica
Iris spuria spuria

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [4]  Herb
Light Preference [3]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [3]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [3]  Mostly Infertile
Soil Moisture [3]  Damp

Protected Areas

Predators

Phytobia iridis[5]
Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0