Iris spuria subsp. maritima

Iris spuria subsp. maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Species:
Subspecies:
I. s. subsp. maritima
Trinomial name
Iris spuria subsp. maritima
(Dykes) P.Fourn.
Synonyms 
  • Chamaeiris reichenbachiana var. hispanica (Bernátsky) M.B.Crespo
  • Iris maritima Lam. (nom. illeg.)
  • Iris spathulata f. hispanica Bernátsky
  • Iris spuria var. hispanica Dykes
  • Iris spuria var. maritima Dykes
  • Xyridion maritimum (Dykes) Rodion.

Iris spuria subsp. maritima is a species of the genus Iris, part of a subgenus series known as Iris subg. Limniris and in the series Iris ser. Spuriae. It is a subspecies of Iris spuria, a beardless, rhizomatous perennial plant, from coastal regions Europe and north Africa with deep blue-violet flowers.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.