Iris subg. Limniris


Subgenus Limniris is one subgenus of beardless irises, which don't have hairs on their drooping sepals, also called their falls.
'Limniris' is derived from the Latin for marsh or living-in-lakes iris, or pond iris. This refers to the fact that most species can be grown in moist habitats for part of the year.
It was originally described by Tausch in Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch in 1841. Édouard Spach made changes 1846 in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot..
It was divided into sections, 'Limniris', which is further divided down to about 16 series, and 'Lophiris'. They are both polyphyletic.
It has 45 species, which are widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.
It is a group that has been recognized with few changes since Dykes's 1913 monograph on the genus Iris. Lawrence, Rodionenko and then Mathew all tried to modify the group.

Various authors have tried to classify the list in various ways. It is still undergoing study and variations.

Taxonomy

Section ''Limniris''

Series Californicae Pacific Coast irises
Series Chinenses
Series Ensatae
Series Foetidissimae
Series Hexagonae
Series Laevigatae

Series Longipetalae

Series Prismaticae

Series Ruthenicae
Series Sibiricae

Series Spuriae
Series Syriacae

Series Tenuifoliae

Series Tripetalae

Series Unguiculares
Series Vernae

Section ''Lophiris''

Otherwise known as 'Evansias' or crested iris.

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